Leah Baird

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

Gender

Female

Birthday

1883-06-19

Deathday

1971-10-03 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

  • Ada Frankenstein

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

Mildred Pierce
7.6%

Mildred Pierce

Oct 20, 1945

Humoresque
7.1%

Humoresque

Jan 25, 1947

It Should Happen to You
6.9%

It Should Happen to You

Jan 15, 1954

Air Force
6.4%

Air Force

Mar 20, 1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.1%

Thank Your Lucky Stars

Sep 25, 1943

A Cure for Pokeritis
4.8%

A Cure for Pokeritis

Dec 31, 1912

Lady Gangster
5.8%

Lady Gangster

Apr 1, 1942

One Foot in Heaven
6.6%

One Foot in Heaven

Nov 1, 1941

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Acting

1957
The Hard Man as Townswoman (uncredited)
1956
Around the World in Eighty Days as Extra (uncredited)
1954
It Should Happen to You as Audience Member (uncredited)
1951
Gasoline Alley as Pedestrian (uncredited)
1950
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1947
Humoresque as Professor (uncredited)
1946
Shadow of a Woman as Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother
1945
Mildred Pierce as Police Matron (uncredited)
1944
Make Your Own Bed as John's Wife
1943
Thank Your Lucky Stars as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
1943
Action in the North Atlantic as Mother (uncredited)
1943
Air Force as Nurse #2 (uncredited)
1942
Busses Roar as 2nd Old Maid
1942
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady as Superintendent
1942
Winning Your Wings as High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)
1942
Lady Gangster as Matron
1942
The Male Animal as Trustee's Wife (uncredited)
1941
The Man Who Came to Dinner as Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
1941
Dangerously They Live as Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)
1941
One Foot in Heaven as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1941
Manpower as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
1941
Bad Men of Missouri as Ms. Brooks
1941
Bullets for O'Hara as Police Matron
1923
Is Divorce a Failure? as Carol Lockwood
1922
When Husbands Deceive as Viola Baxter
1920
The Bond of Blood as Evelyn
1919
The Capitol as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
1919
The Volcano as Ruth Carroll
1919
As a Man Thinks as Elinor Clayton
1919
The Echo of Youth as Olive Martin
1918
Wolves of Kultur as Alice Grayson
1918
Moral Suicide as Fay Hope
1918
Life or Honor? as Helen West
1917
Sins of Ambition as Laurette Maxwell
1917
One Law for Both
1917
The Devil's Pay Day as Jean Haskins
1916
The People vs. John Doe as Woman Lawyer
1916
Lights of New York as Yolande Cowles
1915
The Ruling Power
1914
The Great Universal Mystery as Herself
1914
Neptune's Daughter as Princess Olga
1914
Absinthe as Madame Dumas
1913
Ivanhoe as Rebecca of York
1913
The Lady and the Glove
1913
The Only Veteran in Town as Mrs. Arnold - Dora's Mother
1913
Vampire of the Desert as Mrs. William Corday
1913
Bunny and the Bunny Hug
1913
Cutey and the Chorus Girls as Kitty - Another Dancer
1913
A Birthday Gift as Alice's Aunt
1912
A Cure for Pokeritis
1912
Following the Star as George's Fiancée
1912
The Red Barrier as Isabel, Professor Bain's Daughter
1912
The Adventure of the Italian Model as The Model
1912
The Miracle as Mousali - a Poor Woman
1912
The Black Sheep as Mrs. Moreland - Clara's Mother
1912
The Foster Child as An Heiress
1912
The Gamblers
1912
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror as Ruth
1912
The Spider's Web as Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer
1912
The Old Silver Watch as Mildred as an Adult
1912
Stenographer Wanted as The Brunette Stenographer
1912
Chumps as Terpsine - the Cause
1911
The Wooing of Winifred

Production

1926
Shadow of the Law as Producer

Writing

1933
Jungle Bride as Story
1927
The Return of Boston Blackie as Adaptation
1927
The Return of Boston Blackie as Screenplay
1926
Spangles as Writer
1926
Devil's Island as Screenplay
1926
Devil's Island as Story
1926
Shadow of the Law as Writer
1925
The Primrose Path as Writer
1925
Barriers Burned Away as Screenplay
1923
Is Divorce a Failure? as Screenplay
1923
Is Divorce a Failure? as Adaptation
1922
When Husbands Deceive as Screenplay
1922
When Husbands Deceive as Story
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