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
- The Verdict as French Charwoman (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Woman as Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother
1945
- Mildred Pierce as Police Matron (uncredited)
1944
- Make Your Own Bed as John's Wife
1943
- Air Force as Nurse #2 (uncredited)
- Action in the North Atlantic as Mother (uncredited)
- Watch on the Rhine as Miss Drake (uncredited)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1942
- The Male Animal as Trustee's Wife (uncredited)
- Winning Your Wings as High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)
- Lady Gangster as Matron
- The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Superintendent
- Busses Roar as 2nd Old Maid
1941
- The Man Who Came to Dinner as Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
- One Foot in Heaven as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
- Bad Men of Missouri as Ms. Brooks
- Manpower as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
- Bullets for O'Hara as Police Matron
- Dangerously They Live as Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1933
- Jungle Bride ... (Story)
1927
- The Return of Boston Blackie ... (Adaptation)
- Stolen Pleasures ... (Writer)
1926
- Shadow of the Law ... (Producer)
- The False Alarm ... (Screenplay)
- Devil's Island ... (Screenplay)
- Spangles ... (Writer)
1925
- The Unnamed Woman as Billie Norton
- The Primrose Path ... (Writer)
- Barriers Burned Away ... (Screenplay)
1923
- Is Divorce a Failure? as Carol Lockwood
- The Miracle Makers as Doris Mansfield
- The Destroying Angel as Mary Miller /Sara Law
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
- As a Man Thinks as Elinor Clayton
- The Capitol as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
1918
- Wolves of Kultur as Alice Grayson
- Life or Honor? as Helen West
- Moral Suicide as Fay Hope
1917
- The Devil's Pay Day as Jean Haskins
- One Law for Both as Helen
- Sins of Ambition as Laurette Maxwell
1916
- Lights of New York as Yolande Cowles
- The People vs. John Doe as Woman Lawyer
1915
1914
- Absinthe as Madame Dumas
- The Great Universal Mystery as Herself
- Neptune's Daughter as Princess Olga
1913
- The Lady and the Glove as Anne
- Bunny and the Bunny Hug
- Cutey and the Chorus Girls as Kitty - Another Dancer
- The Only Veteran in Town as Mrs. Arnold - Dora's Mother
- Vampire of the Desert as Mrs. William Corday
- A Birthday Gift as Alice's Aunt
- Ivanhoe as Rebecca of York
1912
- The Spider's Web as Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer
- The Old Silver Watch as Mildred as an Adult
- The Miracle as Mousali - a Poor Woman
- Chumps as Terpsine - the Cause
- The Gamblers
- The Adventure of the Italian Model as The Model
- The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror as Ruth
- The Black Sheep as Mrs. Moreland - Clara's Mother
- A Cure for Pokeritis
- The Red Barrier as Isabel, Professor Bain's Daughter
- Stenographer Wanted as The Brunette Stenographer
- Following the Star as George's Fiancée
- The Foster Child as An Heiress