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Carmen Gertrude Short was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era. She appeared in 132 films between 1912 and 1945. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and died in Hollywood, California, aged 66, from a heart attack. One of her siblings was Antrim Short. Blanche Sweet was a cousin.
Birth Name
Carmen Gertrude Short
Born
Sunday, 06 April 1902
Died
Wednesday, 31 July 1968
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Man Alive | Mrs. Fogarty | 1945 |
| Week-End at the Waldorf | Telephone Operator | 1945 |
| Sheriff of Cimarron | Portly Woman | 1945 |
| Her Cardboard Lover | Hotel Telephone Operator | 1942 |
| Tom, Dick and Harry | Bridge Matron | 1941 |
| A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Mother | 1941 |
| Broadway Serenade | Second 5&10 Salesgirl | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Peg | 1939 |
| Tip-Off Girls | 'Boots' Milburn | 1938 |
| Manhattan Merry-Go-Round | Danny's Nightclub Date | 1937 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Man Alive | Mrs. Fogarty | 1945 |
| Week-End at the Waldorf | Telephone Operator | 1945 |
| Sheriff of Cimarron | Portly Woman | 1945 |
| Her Cardboard Lover | Hotel Telephone Operator | 1942 |
| Tom, Dick and Harry | Bridge Matron | 1941 |
| A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob | Mother | 1941 |
| Broadway Serenade | Second 5&10 Salesgirl | 1939 |
| You Can't Get Away with Murder | Peg | 1939 |
| Tip-Off Girls | 'Boots' Milburn | 1938 |
| Manhattan Merry-Go-Round | Danny's Nightclub Date | 1937 |
| Stella Dallas | Carrie Jenkins | 1937 |
| The Singing Marine | Mamie - Mike's Girl | 1937 |
| Penny Wisdom | Chloe Smudge | 1937 |
| Park Avenue Logger | Margy MacLean | 1937 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1937 | Suzie - Waitress | 1936 |
| 13 Hours by Air | Waitress in Omaha | 1936 |
| Follow the Fleet | Cashier in Paradise Ballroom | 1936 |
| The Affair of Susan | Girl in Candy Shop | 1935 |
| Woman Wanted | Gertie | 1935 |
| Front Page Woman | Miss Dunn | 1935 |
| 'G' Men | Collins' Moll | 1935 |
| Helldorado | Mae | 1935 |
| The St. Louis Kid | Babe Smith - the Girl Buck Picks Up | 1934 |
| Happiness Ahead | Party Reveller | 1934 |
| Death on the Diamond | Player's Wife | 1934 |
| The Key | Evie - a Barmaid / Evie, the barmaid | 1934 |
| The Thin Man | Marion | 1934 |
| Love Birds | Burlesque Girl | 1934 |
| Son of Kong | Reporter | 1933 |
| Secret Sinners | Sue's Chum - the Chorus Girl | 1933 |
| The Girl in 419 | Lucy - Housekeeper | 1933 |
| Blonde Venus | Receptionist | 1932 |
| Make Me a Star | Girl with the Pattersons | 1932 |
| What Price Hollywood? | Waitress Letting Mary Serve Max | 1932 |
| Laughing Sinners | Edna | 1931 |
| Little Accident | Miss Clark | 1930 |
| The Broadway Hoofer | Annabelle | 1929 |
| Gold Diggers of Broadway | Topsy | 1929 |
| Bulldog Drummond | Barmaid | 1929 |
| The Three Outcasts | June | 1929 |
| None But the Brave | (unconfirmed) | 1928 |
| Polly of the Movies | Polly Primrose | 1927 |
| Women's Wares | Maisie Duncan | 1927 |
| Adam and Evil | Dora Dell | 1927 |
| Ladies at Ease | Mabel | 1927 |
| The Show | Lena / Lena Driskai | 1927 |
| Dangerous Friends | Linda Betts | 1926 |
| The Lily | Lucie Plock | 1926 |
| A Poor Girl's Romance | Anne Beaudeau | 1926 |
| The Other Woman's Story | Gertie Van | 1925 |
| The People vs. Nancy Preston | Agnes | 1925 |
| Tessie | Mame McQuire | 1925 |
| Beggar on Horseback | Gladys Cady | 1925 |
| My Lady's Lips | Crook girl | 1925 |
| Code of the West | Mollie Thurman | 1925 |
| The Narrow Street | Nell Mangan | 1925 |
| Barbara Frietchie | Sue Rogers | 1924 |
| Faster Foster | 1924 | |
| Sherlock's Home | Sadie / Hazel Killian - Switchboard Operator | 1924 |
| Leap Year | Molly Morris | 1924 |
| The Man Life Passed By | Paula | 1923 |
| Crinoline and Romance | Sibil Vane | 1923 |
| Youth to Youth | Luella | 1922 |
| Boy Crazy | Evelina Skinner | 1922 |
| Headin' West | Potato Polly | 1922 |
| The Blot | Miss Olsen | 1921 |
| Cinderella's Twin | Marcia Valentine | 1920 |
| She Couldn't Help It | Mag Monahan | 1920 |
| In Mizzoura | Lisbeth Vernon | 1919 |
| The Heart of Youth | Cora | 1919 |
| Blackie's Redemption | Baby Doll | 1919 |
| Riddle Gawne | Jane Gawne | 1918 |
| The Only Road | Bianca | 1918 |
| Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley | Freida Shultz The Gossip | 1918 |
| A Little Princess | Ermigarde | 1917 |
| A Bit o' Heaven | A Raggedy Ruggles | 1917 |
| The Purple Mask | Mary MacLean | 1917 |
| Luke's Movie Muddle | 1916 | |
| The Broken Coin | Young girl | 1915 |
| The Little Angel of Canyon Creek | Olaf Tryggvesson | 1914 |
| Jess of the Mountain Country | May Gibbons (Jack's Sister) | 1914 |
