Carmen Gertrude Short[1] (April 6, 1902 – July 31, 1968) was an American film actress of the silent and early sound era.

Short debuted on stage in The Story of the Golden Fleece in San Francisco when she was 5 years old.

[3] In her screen debut, she portrayed Little Eva in the silent film Uncle Tom's Cabin.

[2] Film companies with which she worked included Edison, Metro, Paramount, Robertson-Cole, and Universal.

[5] She stopped acting during World War II and went to work for Lockheed Corporation, from which she retired in 1967.