- Niece of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle.
- Has co-authored a book about her life growing up (and residing) on her uncle's Universal Studios lot from 1921 until 1937 where she "grew up" with the now classic Universal Horror Monsters such as The Phantom of the Opera (1925), Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), The Mummy (1933), et al. Book is called: "Growing Up With Monsters: My Times at Universal Studios in Rhymes" co-written with Daniel Kinske, LCDR, USN, illustrated by Jack Davis and Hermann Mejia with the foreword by Ray Bradbury. (May 2009)
- She was the last surviving cast member of both The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and Dracula (1931).
- Spoke the first line of dialog in a horror film in Dracula (1931).
- With movie appearances stretching from 1925 to 2014, totaling 89 years, hers and Mickey Rooney's are jointly the longest careers in cinema history, surpassing Lillian Gish, whose career spanned the years from 1912 to 1987, or 75 years. Rooney's 339 film credits span ten consecutive decades: 1926-2015. Laemmle's 17 film credits include a break from 1939 to 2010 (except for a video short in 2001).
- Longtime relationship with writer Raymond Cannon (1934 till his death in 1977), though they never married.
- Lifelong friend of silent film actress Mary Philbin.
- Great aunt of actress Antonia Carlotta.
- In March 2012, Turner Classic Movies presented a screening of Dracula, where Laemmle appeared at the screening in connection with its Classic Movie Festival.
- At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving actors of the silent film era.
- Laemmle continued to appear in small roles until the late 1930s, when she disappeared from the movie screen.
- Laemmle entered films in 1925, as "Carla Laemmle", in an uncredited role as a ballet dancer in the original silent film version of The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
- On October 20, 2009, she celebrated her 100th birthday with a guest list which included Ray Bradbury, George Clayton Johnson, Bela Lugosi Jr., Sara Karloff, and Ron Chane.
- In November 2010, she made an appearance in the documentary Moguls and Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood for Turner Classic Movies and in May 2011 she appeared in Paul Merton's Birth of Hollywood on the BBC.
- As an actress/dancer, she is known primarily for her roles in The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and Dracula (1931).
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content