Leila Hyams

Born: 1905-05-01 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1977-12-04

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1943

First Aid as Red Cross Worker

1936

Yellow Dust as Nellie Brian

1935

Ruggles of Red Gap as Nell Kenner
$1,000 a Minute as Dorothy Summers
People Will Talk as Peggy Trask

1934

Affairs of a Gentleman as Gladys Durland
The Poor Rich as Grace Hunter
No Ransom as Barbara Winfield

1933

Saturday's Millions as Joan Chandler
The Constant Woman as Lou
Sing, Sinner, Sing as Lela Larson
Horse Play as Angelica Wayne

1932

Freaks as Venus
Island of Lost Souls as Ruth Thomas
Red-Headed Woman as Irene 'Rene' Legendre
The Big Broadcast as Anita Rogers

1931

Men Call It Love as Connie
The Phantom of Paris as Cecile Bourrelier
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford as Dorothy
The Christmas Party as Herself (uncredited)
Surrender as Axelle von Meirbach
Gentleman's Fate as Marjorie Channing
Stepping Out as Eve Martin

1930

The Big House as Anne Marlowe
Way for a Sailor as Joan
The Sins of the Children as Alma
The Girl Said No as Mary Howe
Sweethearts and Wives as Angela Worthington
Way Out West as Molly Rankin
Part Time Wife as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)
The Flirting Widow as Evelyn

1929

Spite Marriage as Ethyl Norcrosse
The Bishop Murder Case as Belle Dillard
The Idle Rich as Joan Thayer
Wonder of Women as Karen
The Thirteenth Chair as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
The Far Call as Hilda Larsen
Hurricane as Mary Stevens
Masquerade as Sylvia Graeme

1928

A Girl in Every Port as Widow in San Pedro, Belize
Honor Bound as Selma Ritchie
Land of the Silver Fox as Marie du Fronque
Alias Jimmy Valentine as Rose
The Crimson City as Nadine Howells
The Branded Sombrero as Connie Marsh

1927

The Wizard as Anne Webster
The Brute as Jennifer Duan
The Bush Leaguer as Alice Hobbs
White Pants Willie as Helen Charters
One-Round Hogan as Helen Davis

1926

Summer Bachelors as Willowdean French
Dancing Mothers as Birdie Courtney

1924

Sandra as Mait Stanley