Charmian or Charmion may refer to: * Charmion (1875–1949), American vaudeville trapeze artist and strongwoman *

Charmion (servant to Cleopatra) Charmion ( el, Χάρμιον; ), alternatively Charmian, was a trusted servant and advisor to Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Plutarch, in his ''Parallel Lives'' biography of Mark Antony, writes that Charmion managed the principal affairs of Cleopatra's go ...

, one of Cleopatra's handmaids and confidantes, according to Plutarch **Charmian, the character in Shakespeare's ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around ...

'' ** Charmian (''Rome'' character), supporting character in the TV series ''Rome'' * ''Charmion'' (skipper), a synonym of the butterfly genus ''Celaenorrhinus'' * Charmian, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * ''Charmian II'' (Motorboat), a 1915 racing express cruiser, USS ''Charmian II'' (SP-696) 1917 to 1918

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Charmian Campbell Charmian Campbell (born Charmian Rachel Montagu Douglas Scott; 18 July 1942 – 5 April 2009) was a British socialite and artist. She was born at Selkirk in the Scottish Borders to portrait painter Mary Winona Mannin "Molly" Bishop and Lord ...

(1942–2009), British socialite and portrait painter *

Charmian Carr Charmian Carr (born Charmian Anne Farnon; December 27, 1942 – September 17, 2016) was an American actress best known for her role as Liesl, the eldest von Trapp daughter in the 1965 film version of ''The Sound of Music''. Early life Carr was ...

(1942–2016), American actress, best known for her role as Liesl in ''The Sound of Music'' (1965) * Charmian Clift (1923–1969), Australian writer *Charmian Faulkner, Australian two-year-old who disappeared with her mother in 1980; see

Louise and Charmian Faulkner disappearance Louise Yvonne Faulkner (born 7 April 1937) and Charmian Christabel Alexis Faulkner (born 30 October 1977) were a mother and daughter who went missing from St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, in 1980. , no-one has been charged over the disappearance ...

* Charmian Gadd, Australian violinist and 1962 winner of an ABC Young Performers Award * Charmian Gooch, British social activist *

Charmian Gradwell Charmian Gradwell is a British actress, best known for her role in the television game show ''The Adventure Game''. She also played Jenny Richards in ''Howards' Way ''Howards' Way'' is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham an ...

, British actress *Charmian Innes, British actress in movies such as ''Up for the Cup'' * Charmian Hussey, British writer * Charmian Johnson, Canadian curator and artist *

Charmian Kittredge Charmian London ( née Kittredge; November 27, 1871 – January 14, 1955) was an American writer and the second wife of Jack London. Early life "Clara" Charmian Kittredge was born to poet and writer Dayelle "Daisy" Wiley and California hotelier ...

(1871–1955), American writer and second wife of Jack London *

Charmion King Charmion King (July 25, 1925 – January 6, 2007) was a Canadian actress. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she was part of the country's burgeoning theatre and television industry in the decade of the 1950s. Fresh out of the University of Toronto's ...

(1925–2007), Canadian actress * Charmian May (1937–2002), British actress *

Charmian Mellars Charmian Mellars (; born 7 January 1979 in Papakura, Auckland) is a New Zealand female professional basketball player. She was a member of New Zealand women's national basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She scored six points and gr ...

, New Zealand basketballer * Charmian O'Connor, New Zealand organic chemist * Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American artist and journalist * Charmian Woodfield (1929–2014), British archaeologist

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