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

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

The Christmas Party as Herself (uncredited)
Men Call It Love as Connie
The Phantom of Paris as Cecile Bourrelier
Gentleman's Fate as Marjorie Channing
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
Part Time Wife as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)
The Girl Said No as Mary Howe
Way Out West as Molly Rankin
The Flirting Widow as Evelyn
Sweethearts and Wives as Angela Worthington
The Sins of the Children as Alma

1929

Spite Marriage as Ethyl Norcrosse
The Idle Rich as Joan Thayer
The Thirteenth Chair as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
The Bishop Murder Case as Belle Dillard
Wonder of Women as Karen
Masquerade as Sylvia Graeme
Hurricane as Mary Stevens
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
The Crimson City as Nadine Howells
The Branded Sombrero as Connie Marsh
Land of the Silver Fox as Marie du Fronque

1927

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

1926

Dancing Mothers as Birdie Courtney
Summer Bachelors as Willowdean French

1924

Sandra as Mait Stanley