Leah Baird
Born: 1883-06-19 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 1971-10-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leah Baird (June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress of the silent screen, and a screenwriter. She began her film career in 1910 in Jean and the Waif opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial Wolves of Kultur. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s. Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.
Filmography
1957
- The Hard Man as Townswoman (uncredited)
1956
- Around the World in 80 Days as Extra (uncredited)
1954
- It Should Happen to You as Audience Member (uncredited)
- Riding Shotgun as Townswoman (uncredited)
1951
- Gasoline Alley as Pedestrian (uncredited)
1947
- Humoresque as Professor (uncredited)
1946
- Shadow of a Woman as Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother
- The Verdict as French Charwoman (uncredited)
1945
- Mildred Pierce as Police Matron (uncredited)
1944
- Make Your Own Bed as John's Wife
1943
- Action in the North Atlantic as Mother (uncredited)
- Watch on the Rhine as Miss Drake (uncredited)
- Air Force as Nurse #2 (uncredited)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1942
- The Male Animal as Trustee's Wife (uncredited)
- Lady Gangster as Matron
- Winning Your Wings as High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)
- Busses Roar as 2nd Old Maid
- The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Superintendent
1941
- One Foot in Heaven as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- The Man Who Came to Dinner as Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
- Manpower as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
- Dangerously They Live as Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)
- Bullets for O'Hara as Police Matron
- Bad Men of Missouri as Ms. Brooks
1933
- Jungle Bride ... (Story)
1927
- Stolen Pleasures ... (Writer)
- The Return of Boston Blackie ... (Adaptation)
1926
- Spangles ... (Writer)
- Devil's Island ... (Screenplay)
- The False Alarm ... (Screenplay)
- Shadow of the Law ... (Writer)
1925
- The Unnamed Woman as Billie Norton
- The Primrose Path ... (Writer)
- Barriers Burned Away ... (Screenplay)
1923
- The Miracle Makers as Doris Mansfield
- The Destroying Angel as Mary Miller /Sara Law
- Is Divorce a Failure? as Carol Lockwood
1922
- When the Devil Drives as Blanche Mansfield
- When Husbands Deceive as Viola Baxter
1920
- The Bond of Blood as Evelyn
1919
- The Volcano as Ruth Carroll
- The Echo of Youth as Olive Martin
- The Capitol as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
- As a Man Thinks as Elinor Clayton
1918
- Life or Honor? as Helen West
- Wolves of Kultur as Alice Grayson
- Moral Suicide as Fay Hope
1917
- Sins of Ambition as Laurette Maxwell
- One Law for Both as Helen
- The Devil's Pay Day as Jean Haskins
1916
- Lights of New York as Yolande Cowles
- The People vs. John Doe as Woman Lawyer
1915
1914
- Neptune's Daughter as Princess Olga
- Absinthe as Madame Dumas
- The Great Universal Mystery as Herself
1913
- The Lady and the Glove as Anne
- The Only Veteran in Town as Mrs. Arnold - Dora's Mother
- Vampire of the Desert as Mrs. William Corday
- Ivanhoe as Rebecca of York
- A Birthday Gift as Alice's Aunt
- Cutey and the Chorus Girls as Kitty - Another Dancer
- Bunny and the Bunny Hug
1912
- The Miracle as Mousali - a Poor Woman
- The Black Sheep as Mrs. Moreland - Clara's Mother
- The Old Silver Watch as Mildred as an Adult
- The Spider's Web as Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer
- The Adventure of the Italian Model as The Model
- The Gamblers
- Chumps as Terpsine - the Cause
- The Foster Child as An Heiress
- Following the Star as George's Fiancée
- A Cure for Pokeritis
- The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror as Ruth
- The Red Barrier as Isabel, Professor Bain's Daughter
- Stenographer Wanted as The Brunette Stenographer