[1] Gonzalez was best known for her role as Enid Maitland in Vitagraph's six-reel feature length drama The Chalice of Courage (1915) opposite William Duncan.

From early childhood, Myrtle displayed remarkable dramatic talent, and she had a good soprano voice.

[4] Because she grew up in Los Angeles, the shift of movie production to her hometown was a big advantage for her.

In 1919, Photoplay Magazine honored Myrtle Gonzalez with a Bronze Plaque for her exceptional performance in “The Mexican,” considered one of her finest roles.

By the time of their marriage, the US had entered World War I and Watt was an officer in the US Army.

[citation needed] Gonzalez, at age 27, died during the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic of 1918.

At the time of her death, she was at her parents' home in Los Angeles, at 908 West Thirtieth Street.