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

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

1933

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

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
Gentleman's Fate as Marjorie Channing
The Christmas Party as Herself (uncredited)
Surrender as Axelle von Meirbach
Stepping Out as Eve Martin
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford as Dorothy

1930

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

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

1926

Summer Bachelors as Willowdean French
Dancing Mothers as Birdie Courtney

1924

Sandra as Mait Stanley