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Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Acting1905New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Leila Hyams (May 1, 1905 – December 4, 1977) was an American model, vaudeville and film actress, who came from a show business family. Her relatively short film career began in the 1920s during the era of silent films and ended in 1936. Although her career only lasted around twelve years, the blonde blue-eyed ingenue appeared in more than 50 film roles and remained a press favorite, with numerous magazine covers.

Acting History

1943
First Aid
as Red Cross Worker
1936
Yellow Dust
as Nellie Brian
1935
People Will Talk
as Peggy Trask
Ruggles of Red Gap
as Nell Kenner
$1,000 a Minute
as Dorothy Summers
1934
Affairs of a Gentleman
as Gladys Durland
No Ransom
as Barbara Winfield
The Poor Rich
as Grace Hunter
1933
Horse Play
as Angelica Wayne
Sing, Sinner, Sing
as Lela Larson
Saturday's Millions
as Joan Chandler
1932
The Big Broadcast
as Anita Rogers
Red-Headed Woman
as Irene 'Rene' Legendre
Freaks
as Venus
Island of Lost Souls
as Ruth Thomas
1931
Stepping Out
as Eve Martin
Surrender
as Axelle von Meirbach
The Christmas Party
as Herself (uncredited)
Gentleman's Fate
as Marjorie Channing
The Phantom of Paris
as Cecile Bourrelier
1930
The Big House
as Anne Marlowe
Way Out West
as Molly Rankin
The Girl Said No
as Mary Howe
Part Time Wife
as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)
Sweethearts and Wives
as Angela Worthington
1929
The Bishop Murder Case
as Belle Dillard
Hurricane
as Mary Stevens
Masquerade
as Sylvia Graeme
Spite Marriage
as Ethyl Norcrosse
The Thirteenth Chair
as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
The Idle Rich
as Joan Thayer
The Far Call
as Hilda Larsen
1928
The Crimson City
as Nadine Howells
A Girl in Every Port
as Widow in San Pedro, Belize
Land of the Silver Fox
as Marie du Fronque
Honor Bound
as Selma Ritchie
The Branded Sombrero
as Connie Marsh
1927
The Wizard
as Anne Webster
The Bush Leaguer
as Alice Hobbs
The Brute
as Jennifer Duan
One-Round Hogan
as Helen Davis
White Pants Willie
as Helen Charters
1926
Summer Bachelors
as Willowdean French
Dancing Mothers
as Birdie Courtney
1924
Sandra
as Mait Stanley

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/1/1905
Day of Death
12/4/1977
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA