At the time of her death, she was one of the last surviving actors of the silent film era, with her career spanning nearly 90 years, also with one of the longest gaps.

In 2009, the book Growing Up with Monsters: My Times at Universal Studios in Rhymes, co-authored by Laemmle and Daniel Kinske, was released.

The book was illustrated by the legendary Jack Davis (of Mad magazine fame) and details her life at Universal Studios from 1921 to 1937.

[4] On October 20, 2009, she celebrated her 100th birthday with a guestlist which included Ray Bradbury, George Clayton Johnson, Bela Lugosi Jr., Sara Karloff, and Ron Chaney.

[5] On October 3, 2010, she appeared in BBC Four documentary A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss, sharing memories of her early film work with Lon Chaney and Bela Lugosi.