Carrie Daumery (25 March 1863 – 1 July 1938) was a Belgian-born American film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1908 and 1937.

Personal life

Daumery was the sister of violinist

Eugène Ysaÿe Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe (; 16 July 185812 May 1931) was a Belgian virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar". Legend of the Ysaÿe violin Eugène Ysaÿe ...

. She was also the widow of Belgian pianist Ysaye Daumery and the mother of

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John Daumery. Daumery and her husband were traveling in Switzerland when World War I began; when they returned to Belgium, they discovered German soldiers occupying their home. Subsequently, their son fought in the war, and her husband's health failed. When the war ended, Daumery's husband was dead, and her son was recovering from poison gas and wounds. Daumery died in

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Career

Daumery began acting on stage at age 17 in roles that she described to a reporter as "artistic". Later she went to Hollywood, where she became "one of the best-known extras in the screen colony". She eventually progressed from being an extra to work as a stock actress at Warner Brothers studio.

Partial filmography

* ''

The Conquering Power ''The Conquering Power'' (1921) is an American silent romantic drama directed by Rex Ingram and starring Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, and Ralph Lewis. The film was based on the 1833 novel '' Eugénie Grandet'' by Honoré de Balzac. Its se ...

'' (1921) * '' The Song of Love'' (1923) (uncredited) * ''

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall ''Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall'' is a 1902 historical novel written by Charles Major. Following the life and romances of Dorothy Vernon in Elizabethan England, the novel became the year's third most successful novel according to '' The Bookman'' ...

'' (1924) * '' He Who Gets Slapped'' (1924) * '' Dynamite Dan'' (1924) * '' Forbidden Paradise'' (1924) * '' The Rose of Paris'' (1924) * '' I'll Show You the Town'' (1925) * '' Lady Windermere's Fan'' (1925) * ''

Paris at Midnight ''Paris at Midnight'' is a 1926 American silent drama film starring Jetta Goudal and Lionel Barrymore and was directed by E. Mason Hopper. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation. It was based on the novel '' Le Père Goriot' ...

'' (1926) * '' The Lucky Lady'' (1926) * '' The Greater Glory'' (1926) * '' The Love Thief'' (1926) * '' Young April'' (1926) * '' The Garden of Eden'' (1928) * '' The Cardboard Lover'' (1928) * ''

The Man Who Laughs ''The Man Who Laughs'' (also published under the title ''By Order of the King'' from its subtitle in French) is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in April 1869 under the French title ''L'Homme qui rit''. It takes place in England beg ...

'' (1928) * '' Hearts in Exile'' (1929) * '' The Kiss'' (1929) * ''

Madame X ''Madame X'' (original title ''La Femme X'') is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It was novelized in English and adapted for the American stage; it was also adapted for the screen twelve times over sixty-five ...

'' (1929) * ''

General Crack ''General Crack'' is a 1929 American pre-Code part-talkie historical costume melodrama with Technicolor sequences which was directed by Alan Crosland and produced and distributed by Warner Bros. It was filmed and premiered in 1929, and releas ...

'' (1929) * '' Children of Pleasure'' (1930) * '' Cameo Kirby'' (1930) * ''

Call of the Flesh ''Call of the Flesh'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film directed by Charles Brabin. The film stars Ramon Novarro, Dorothy Jordan, and Renée Adorée. It featured several songs performed by Novarro and originally included a sequence photo ...

'' (1930) and

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version ''Le chanteur de Séville'' * '' The Common Law'' (1931) * '' The Road to Singapore'' (1931) (uncredited) * ''

Ambassador Bill ''Ambassador Bill'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring Will Rogers and Marguerite Churchill. The film also features Greta Nissen and Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 19 ...

'' (1931) (uncredited) * ''

Duck Soup Duck soup may refer to: * ''Duck Soup'' (1933 film), starring the Marx Brothers * ''Duck Soup'' (1927 film), featuring Laurel and Hardy * Oritang, Korean duck soup * "Duck Soup", an episode of '' Even Stevens'' * "Duck Soup", a song by Baba Broo ...

'' (1933) as Reception Guest (uncredited) * '' Queen Christina'' (1933) as Woman at Court (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Strange Wives'' (1934) * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, «Анна Каренина», p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever writte ...

'' (1935) * '' Give Me Liberty'' (1936)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daumery, Carrie 1863 births 1938 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Belgian emigrants to the United States Actresses from Brussels 20th-century American actresses