Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Known for
Acting
Born
May 1, 1905
Died
December 4, 1977 (aged 72)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

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

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Filmography

1943
First Aid poster

First Aid

Movie · as Red Cross Worker

1936
Yellow Dust poster

Yellow Dust

Movie · as Nellie Brian

1935
Ruggles of Red Gap poster

Ruggles of Red Gap

Movie · as Nell Kenner

1935
$1,000 a Minute poster

$1,000 a Minute

Movie · as Dorothy Summers

1935
People Will Talk poster

People Will Talk

Movie · as Peggy Trask

1934
The Poor Rich poster

The Poor Rich

Movie · as Grace Hunter

1934
Affairs of a Gentleman poster

Affairs of a Gentleman

Movie · as Gladys Durland

1934
No Ransom

No Ransom

Movie · as Barbara Winfield

1933
The Constant Woman poster

The Constant Woman

Movie · as Lou

1933
Sing, Sinner, Sing

Sing, Sinner, Sing

Movie · as Lela Larson

1933
Horse Play poster

Horse Play

Movie · as Angelica Wayne

1933
Saturday's Millions poster

Saturday's Millions

Movie · as Joan Chandler

1932
Island of Lost Souls poster

Island of Lost Souls

Movie · as Ruth Thomas

1932
Red-Headed Woman poster

Red-Headed Woman

Movie · as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

1932
The Big Broadcast poster

The Big Broadcast

Movie · as Anita Rogers

1932
Freaks poster

Freaks

Movie · as Venus

1931
The Phantom of Paris poster

The Phantom of Paris

Movie · as Cecile Bourrelier

1931
Gentleman's Fate poster

Gentleman's Fate

Movie · as Marjorie Channing

1931
Stepping Out poster

Stepping Out

Movie · as Eve Martin

1931
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford poster

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

Movie · as Dorothy

1931
Men Call It Love poster

Men Call It Love

Movie · as Connie

1931
The Christmas Party poster

The Christmas Party

Movie · as Herself (uncredited)

1931
Surrender poster

Surrender

Movie · as Axelle von Meirbach

1930
The Big House poster

The Big House

Movie · as Anne Marlowe

1930
The Sins of the Children poster

The Sins of the Children

Movie · as Alma

1930
Way Out West poster

Way Out West

Movie · as Molly Rankin

1930
Way for a Sailor poster

Way for a Sailor

Movie · as Joan

1930
The Girl Said No poster

The Girl Said No

Movie · as Mary Howe

1930
Part Time Wife poster

Part Time Wife

Movie · as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)

1930
The Flirting Widow poster

The Flirting Widow

Movie · as Evelyn

1930
Sweethearts and Wives

Sweethearts and Wives

Movie · as Angela Worthington

1929
The Bishop Murder Case poster

The Bishop Murder Case

Movie · as Belle Dillard

1929
Spite Marriage poster

Spite Marriage

Movie · as Ethyl Norcrosse

1929
The Thirteenth Chair poster

The Thirteenth Chair

Movie · as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill

1929
The Far Call poster

The Far Call

Movie · as Hilda Larsen

1929
Wonder of Women poster

Wonder of Women

Movie · as Karen

1929
The Idle Rich poster

The Idle Rich

Movie · as Joan Thayer

1929
Hurricane poster

Hurricane

Movie · as Mary Stevens

1929
Masquerade poster

Masquerade

Movie · as Sylvia Graeme

1928
The Branded Sombrero poster

The Branded Sombrero

Movie · as Connie Marsh

1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine poster

Alias Jimmy Valentine

Movie · as Rose

1928
A Girl in Every Port poster

A Girl in Every Port

Movie · as Widow in San Pedro, Belize

1928
The Crimson City poster

The Crimson City

Movie · as Nadine Howells

1928
Honor Bound poster

Honor Bound

Movie · as Selma Ritchie

1928
Land of the Silver Fox poster

Land of the Silver Fox

Movie · as Marie du Fronque

1927
The Wizard poster

The Wizard

Movie · as Anne Webster

1927
One-Round Hogan poster

One-Round Hogan

Movie · as Helen Davis

1927
The Bush Leaguer poster

The Bush Leaguer

Movie · as Alice Hobbs

1927
The Brute poster

The Brute

Movie · as Jennifer Duan

1927
White Pants Willie poster

White Pants Willie

Movie · as Helen Charters

1926
Summer Bachelors poster

Summer Bachelors

Movie · as Willowdean French

1926
Dancing Mothers poster

Dancing Mothers

Movie · as Birdie Courtney

1924
Sandra poster

Sandra

Movie · as Mait Stanley