Born in
Philadelphia in 1883, Harmer had a brief film career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in
A Shriek in the Night (1933) and
The Bowery (1933), in which she played the historical character of
Carrie Nation. Other notable films in which she appeared include:
Huckleberry Finn (1931), starring
Jackie Coogan as
Tom Sawyer; the 1933 version of
Alice in Wonderland;
William Wellman's 1937 version of
A Star is Born, starring
Janet Gaynor,
Fredric March, and
Adolphe Menjou; the
Ronald Colman vehicle,
The Prisoner of Zenda; and the 1938
Cecil B. DeMille historical drama,
The Buccaneer, starring
Fredric March. Her final film appearance would be in a small role in 1938's
Gateway, starring
Don Ameche and
Arleen Whelan. Harmer, who was married to Albert Frederick Kaeber, died on May 14, 1946, and was buried in
Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. ==Filmography==