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Carmen Phillips (born Anna Catherine Phillips; September 15, 1888 – December 14, 1966) was an American actress of the
A native Californian, Phillips performed on stage in musical comedies and as a Floradora Girl before films. Her stage name, "Carmen," came from her work as an "operatic contralto."
She died from complications of multiple sclerosis and her ashes are interred at Live Oak Memorial Park in
silent era
A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...
. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1914 and 1926, frequently as a " vamp".
Biography
A native Californian, Phillips performed on stage in musical comedies and as a Floradora Girl before films. Her stage name, "Carmen," came from her work as an "operatic contralto."
She died from complications of multiple sclerosis and her ashes are interred at Live Oak Memorial Park in Monrovia, California
Monrovia is a city in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 37,931 at the 2020 census. Monrovia has been used for filming TV shows, movies and c ...
.
Partial filmography
* ''The Pipes o' Pan
''The Pipes o' Pan'' (aka ''The Pipes of Pan'') is a 1914 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney and Pauline Bush (actress), Pauline Bush. It is thought the screenplay was written by De Grasse ...
'' (1914, Short) - Caprice
* '' Damon and Pythias'' (1914) - Extra (uncredited)
* '' Outside the Gates'' (1915, Short) - Carmela - a Dancing Girl
* '' Under the Crescent'' (1915) - Princess Uarda
* ''The New Adventures of Terence O'Rourke'' (1915) - Princess Constantine
* '' Lord John's Journal'' (1915) - Jenny
* '' The Grey Sisterhood'' (1916, Short) - Jenny
* '' Three Fingered Jenny'' (1916, Short) - Jenny
* '' The League of the Future'' (1916)
* '' Forbidden Paths'' (1917) - Benita Ramirez
* '' The Planter'' (1917) - Minor Role
* '' The Sunset Trail'' (1917) - Camilla Aiken
* ''Unclaimed Goods
''Unclaimed Goods'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent Western (genre), Western comedy film directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon and written by Gardner Hunting and Johnston McCulley. The film stars Vivian Martin, Harrison Ford (silent film actor), ...
'' (1918) - Idaho Ina
* '' Tyrant Fear'' (1918) - Marie Courtot
* '' The Velvet Hand'' (1918) - Countess Michhetti
* ''The Cabaret Girl'' (1918) - Dolly
* '' Smiles'' (1919) - Madame Yelba
* ''Whitewashed Walls'' (1919) - Rosa
* '' The Home Town Girl'' (1919) - Nan Powderly
* '' The Man Who Turned White'' (1919) - Fanina
* '' The Pagan God'' (1919) - Tai Chen
* '' For A Woman's Honor'' (1919) - Valeska De Marsay
* '' The Hawk's Trail'' (1919) - Mimi
* '' The Great Air Robbery'' (1919) - Viola Matthews
* '' The Right of Way'' (1920) - Paulette Du Bois
* '' Mrs. Temple's Telegram'' (1920) - Pauline
* ''Always Audacious
''Always Audacious'' is a 1920 American silent romance film directed by James Cruze and written by Thomas J. Geraghty. The film stars Wallace Reid in a dual role, Margaret Loomis, Clarence Geldart, J.M. Dumont, Rhea Haines, Carmen Phillips, a ...
'' (1920) - Molly the Eel
* '' The Hope Diamond Mystery'' (1921) - Wanda Atherton / Miza
* '' All Soul's Eve'' (1921) - Olivia Larkin
* ''Too Much Married'' (1921) - Mrs. William Trevor
* '' The Fire Eater'' (1921) - Marie Roselli
* ''The Guttersnipe
''The Guttersnipe'' is a 1922 American romance film directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald and written by Wallace C. Clifton. The film stars Gladys Walton, Walter Perry, Kate Price, Jack Perrin, Sidney Franklin, and Carmen Phillips. The film was rel ...
'' (1922) - Lady Clarissa
* ''The Heart Specialist
''The Heart Specialist'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Dennis Cooper, and starring Wood Harris, Zoe Saldana, Brian J. White and Mýa. Originally released under the title ''Ways of the Flesh'', th ...
'' (1922) - Grace Fitch
* '' Thirty Days'' (1922) - Carlotta
* '' The Gentleman from America'' (1923) - The Vamp
* '' Ashes of Vengeance'' (1923) - Marie
* ''Hollywood
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'' (1923) - Carmen Phillips
* '' The Fighting Coward'' (1924) - Mexico
* '' Fair Week'' (1924) - Madame Le Grande
* '' The Beautiful Sinner'' (1924) - Carmen De Santas
* '' A Cafe in Cairo'' (1924) - Gaza
* '' The Great Circus Mystery'' (1925) - Natchi
* '' A Six Shootin' Romance'' (1926) - Mrs. King (final film role)
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Carmen 1888 births 1936 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses 20th-century American actresses American musical theatre actresses Deaths from multiple sclerosis Neurological disease deaths in California