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Charmion Laverie Vallee ''née'' Cooper (July 18, 1875 – February 6, 1949), best known by her stage name Charmion, was an American vaudeville trapeze artist and strongwoman whose well-publicized suggestive performance was captured on film in 190 ...

(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 Charmian ( fa, چرميان, also Romanized as Charmīān and Charmeyān) is a village in Mosaferabad Rural District, Rudkhaneh District, Rudan County, Hormozgan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and ...

, 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 Charmian Clift (30 August 19238 July 1969) was an Australian writer and essayist. She was the second wife and literary collaborator of George Johnston. Biography Clift was born in Kiama, New South Wales in 1923. She married George Johnston ...

(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 Charmian Gadd OAM (b.1942) is an Australian violinist and teacher. Career Gadd grew up in Ourimbah, New South Wales, and learned to play violin at three years old. Her family listened to Alfred Ernest Floyd's ''Music Lover’s Hour'' on ABC ...

, Australian violinist and 1962 winner of an ABC Young Performers Award *

Charmian Gooch Charmian Penelope Gooch (born 1965) is a British anti-corruption campaigner and activist. She is a co-founder and board member of the NGO Global Witness, where she works to uncover and fight corruption in the developing world. Gooch's career sp ...

, 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 Charmian Hussey (born 1939) is an author of children's literature. Her book ''The Valley of Secrets'' is a best seller in many countries. Biography According to her website, Hussey was born in London in 1939. She pursued a career as a model, the ...

, British writer *

Charmian Johnson Charmian Johnson (1939 – July 20, 2020) was a Canadian artist and potter based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Life and career Charmian Johnson was born in Pouce Coupe, BC in 1939. She attended Delta Central School in Delta, BC then the U ...

, 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 Charmian Rosemary May (16 June 1937 – 24 October 2002) was an English character actress best known for her television and film roles. She appeared in the sitcoms '' The Good Life'' and ''Keeping Up Appearances'', and the film ''Bridget Jon ...

(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 Dame Charmian Jocelyn O'Connor (née Bishop, born 4 August 1937) is a New Zealand physical organic chemist. She became the first female professor of chemistry at the University of Auckland in 1986, and retired in 2004. Early life and educati ...

, New Zealand organic chemist * Charmion Von Wiegand (1896–1983), American artist and journalist *

Charmian Woodfield Charmian Catherine Woodfield (née Phillips; 1929–2014) was a British archaeologist. Career Charmian started worked for the Ministry of Works as a field archaeologist. She excavated many sites, including Verulamium (St Albans) with Sheppard ...

(1929–2014), British archaeologist

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