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Agnes Ayres

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Actress

The Resume

    (April 4, 1898-December 25, 1940)
    Born in Carbondale, Illinois
    Birth name was Agnes Eyre Hinkle
    Portrayed Lady Diana Mayo opposite Rudolph Valentino in 'The Sheik' (1921) and 'Son of the Sheik' (1926)
    Also appeared in 'His New Job' (1915), 'Richard the Brazen' (1917), 'Hedda Gabler' (1917), 'A Four Cornered Triangle' (1918), 'The Girl Problem' (1919), 'The Affairs of Anatol' (1921), 'Forbidden Fruit' (1921), 'The Ten Commandments' (1923), 'Eve's Love Letters' (1927), 'The Donovan Affair' (1929) and 'Souls at Sea' (1937)

Why she might be annoying:

    She had affairs with studio executive Jesse Lasky and actor Wallace Reid, who were both married.
    'The Sheik' was supposed to be her star vehicle, but she was overshadowed by Valentino.
    She had only one lead role in a talkie.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her affair with Reid ended after Reid's wife threatened to throw acid in her face if she continued seeing him.
    She was good friends with Gloria Swanson, with whom she shared a dressing room early in their careers.
    She invested her earnings in real estate, but lost most of her fortune following the 1929 stock market crash.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 59 Votes: 64.41% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 60.87% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying