Leila Hyams

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.

Known For

Ruth Thomas

Island of Lost Souls

Nell Kenner

Ruggles of Red Gap

Belle Dillard

The Bishop Murder Case

Anne Marlowe

The Big House

Connie Marsh

The Branded Sombrero

Ethyl Norcrosse

Spite Marriage

Cecile Bourrelier

The Phantom of Paris

Mait Stanley

Sandra

Irene 'Rene' Legendre

Red-Headed Woman

Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill

The Thirteenth Chair

Hilda Larsen

The Far Call

Lou

The Constant Woman

Lela Larson

Sing, Sinner, Sing

Alma

The Sins of the Children

Molly Rankin

Way Out West

Joan

Way for a Sailor

Karen

Wonder of Women

Mary Howe

The Girl Said No

Marjorie Channing

Gentleman's Fate

Grace Hunter

The Poor Rich

Eve Martin

Stepping Out

Willowdean French

Summer Bachelors

Anita Rogers

The Big Broadcast

Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)

Part Time Wife

Evelyn

The Flirting Widow

Joan Thayer

The Idle Rich

Dorothy

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

Connie

Men Call It Love

Mary Stevens

Hurricane

Herself (uncredited)

The Christmas Party

Angelica Wayne

Horse Play

Nellie Brian

Yellow Dust

Gladys Durland

Affairs of a Gentleman

Rose

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Anne Webster

The Wizard

Axelle von Meirbach

Surrender

Widow in San Pedro, Belize

A Girl in Every Port

Dorothy Summers

$1,000 a Minute

Helen Davis

One-Round Hogan

Barbara Winfield

No Ransom

Angela Worthington

Sweethearts and Wives

Joan Chandler

Saturday's Millions

Red Cross Worker

First Aid

Birdie Courtney

Dancing Mothers

Nadine Howells

The Crimson City

Sylvia Graeme

Masquerade

Selma Ritchie

Honor Bound

Venus

Freaks

Peggy Trask

People Will Talk

Marie du Fronque

Land of the Silver Fox

Alice Hobbs

The Bush Leaguer

Jennifer Duan

The Brute

Helen Charters

White Pants Willie

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Female

Birthday

1905-05-01

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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