Leah Baird

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.

Known For

Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

Manpower

Trustee's Wife (uncredited)

The Male Animal

Superintendent

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

Matron

Lady Gangster

Anne

The Lady and the Glove

Evelyn

The Bond of Blood

Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother

Shadow of a Woman

2nd Old Maid

Busses Roar

Terpsine - the Cause

Chumps

The Gamblers

The Wooing of Winifred

Mousali - a Poor Woman

The Miracle

Mrs. William Corday

Vampire of the Desert

High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)

Winning Your Wings

A Cure for Pokeritis

Professor (uncredited)

Humoresque

Alice's Aunt

A Birthday Gift

Fay Hope

Moral Suicide

George's Fiancée

Following the Star

An Heiress

The Foster Child

Mrs. Moreland - Clara's Mother

The Black Sheep

The Ruling Power

Yolande Cowles

Lights of New York

The Man Who Cheated Himself

Ruth Carroll

The Volcano

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Gasoline Alley

Bunny and the Bunny Hug

Helen

One Law for Both

Townswoman (uncredited)

The Hard Man

Nurse #2 (uncredited)

Air Force

Police Matron (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce

Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer

The Spider's Web

Ruth

The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror

Rebecca of York

Ivanhoe

Mrs. Arnold - Dora's Mother

The Only Veteran in Town

Kitty - Another Dancer

Cutey and the Chorus Girls

Carol Lockwood

Is Divorce a Failure?

Viola Baxter

When Husbands Deceive

Isabel, Professor Bain's Daughter

The Red Barrier

The Brunette Stenographer

Stenographer Wanted

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Extra (uncredited)

Around the World in 80 Days

Ms. Brooks

Bad Men of Missouri

Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Dangerously They Live

Alice Grayson

Wolves of Kultur

Princess Olga

Neptune's Daughter

Mother (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic

Jean Haskins

The Devil's Pay Day

Woman Lawyer

The People vs. John Doe

Laurette Maxwell

Sins of Ambition

John's Wife

Make Your Own Bed

Madame Dumas

Absinthe

Mildred as an Adult

The Old Silver Watch

The Model

The Adventure of the Italian Model

Fan at Train Station (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner

Police Matron

Bullets for O'Hara

Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake

The Capitol

Helen West

Life or Honor?

Herself

The Great Universal Mystery

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

One Foot in Heaven

Audience Member (uncredited)

It Should Happen to You

Olive Martin

The Echo of Youth

Elinor Clayton

As a Man Thinks

Billie Norton

The Unnamed Woman

Townswoman (uncredited)

Riding Shotgun

Blanche Mansfield

When the Devil Drives

Doris Mansfield

The Miracle Makers

Mary Miller /Sara Law

The Destroying Angel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

68

Gender

Female

Birthday

1883-06-19

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Ada Frankenstein