Jewel Carmen was born in Portland, Oregon, on July 13, 1897. After
graduating from high school, she traveled to New York City to try her
hand at acting. She appeared in her first production in the lead role
in Daphne and the Pirate (1916) when she was 19 years old. Six more films followed,including
Sunshine Dad (1916) and Manhattan Madness (1916). She went on to six movies in 1917 and five in
1918. After Confession (1918) she left the film industry for three years before
returning in Nobody (1921). Her final fling with movies was Das Rätsel der Fledermaus (1926). She died
in San Diego, California, on March 4, 1984 at the age of
86.
