Person Details
Birthday: 1905-05-01 21:29:35
Death: 1977-12-04 21:29:35
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 29
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Freaks
(1932) VenusIsland of Lost Souls
(1932) Ruth ThomasThe Big House
(1930) Anne MarloweThe Thirteenth Chair
(1929) Helen 'Nellie' O'NeillThe Sins of the Children
(1930) AlmaAffairs of a Gentleman
(1934) Gladys DurlandThe Crimson City
(1928) Nadine HowellsThe Phantom of Paris
(1931) Cecile BourrelierActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1943 | Red Cross Worker | |
1936 | Nellie Brian | |
1935 | Dorothy Summers | |
Peggy Trask | ||
Nell Kenner | ||
1934 | Barbara Winfield | |
Gladys Durland | ||
Grace Hunter | ||
1933 | Joan Chandler | |
Lela Larson | ||
Angelica Wayne | ||
Lou | ||
1932 | Ruth Thomas | |
Anita Rogers | ||
Irene 'Rene' Legendre | ||
Venus | ||
1931 | Herself (uncredited) | |
Axelle von Meirbach | ||
Dorothy | ||
Cecile Bourrelier | ||
Eve Martin | ||
Connie | ||
Marjorie Channing | ||
1930 | Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers) | |
Joan | ||
Molly Rankin | ||
Alma | ||
Angela Worthington | ||
Anne Marlowe | ||
Evelyn | ||
Mary Howe | ||
1929 | Belle Dillard | |
Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill | ||
Mary Stevens | ||
Sylvia Graeme | ||
Karen | ||
Joan Thayer | ||
Hilda Larsen | ||
Ethyl Norcrosse | ||
1928 | Rose | |
Marie du Fronque | ||
Selma Ritchie | ||
Nadine Howells | ||
Widow in San Pedro, Belize | ||
Connie Marsh | ||
1927 | Anne Webster | |
1926 | Willowdean French | |
Birdie Courtney | ||
1924 | Mait Stanley | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |