Leila Hyams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Female

Birthday

1905-05-01

Deathday

1977-12-04 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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

Freaks
7.8%

Freaks

Jan 1, 1932

Island of Lost Souls
6.9%

Island of Lost Souls

Dec 24, 1932

Ruggles of Red Gap
7.1%

Ruggles of Red Gap

Mar 8, 1935

Spite Marriage
6.7%

Spite Marriage

Mar 24, 1929

Red-Headed Woman
6.7%

Red-Headed Woman

Jun 25, 1932

The Big House
6.7%

The Big House

Jun 14, 1930

A Girl in Every Port
6.4%

A Girl in Every Port

Feb 26, 1928

The Bishop Murder Case
5.2%

The Bishop Murder Case

Dec 31, 1929

The Thirteenth Chair
4.9%

The Thirteenth Chair

Oct 19, 1929

$1,000 a Minute
5.5%

$1,000 a Minute

Oct 21, 1935

The Big Broadcast
7.1%

The Big Broadcast

Oct 14, 1932

The Sins of the Children
4.4%

The Sins of the Children

Jun 27, 1930

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Acting

1943
First Aid as Red Cross Worker
1936
Yellow Dust as Nellie Brian
1935
$1,000 a Minute as Dorothy Summers
1935
People Will Talk as Peggy Trask
1935
Ruggles of Red Gap as Nell Kenner
1934
No Ransom as Barbara Winfield
1934
Affairs of a Gentleman as Gladys Durland
1934
The Poor Rich as Grace Hunter
1933
Saturday's Millions as Joan Chandler
1933
Sing, Sinner, Sing as Lela Larson
1933
Horse Play as Angelica Wayne
1933
The Constant Woman as Lou
1932
Island of Lost Souls as Ruth Thomas
1932
The Big Broadcast as Anita Rogers
1932
Red-Headed Woman as Irene 'Rene' Legendre
1932
Freaks as Venus
1931
The Christmas Party as Herself (uncredited)
1931
Surrender as Axelle von Meirbach
1931
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford as Dorothy
1931
The Phantom of Paris as Cecile Bourrelier
1931
Stepping Out as Eve Martin
1931
Men Call It Love as Connie
1931
Gentleman's Fate as Marjorie Channing
1930
Part Time Wife as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)
1930
Way for a Sailor as Joan
1930
Way Out West as Molly Rankin
1930
The Sins of the Children as Alma
1930
Sweethearts and Wives as Angela Worthington
1930
The Big House as Anne Marlowe
1930
The Flirting Widow as Evelyn
1930
The Girl Said No as Mary Howe
1929
The Bishop Murder Case as Belle Dillard
1929
The Thirteenth Chair as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
1929
Hurricane as Mary Stevens
1929
Masquerade as Sylvia Graeme
1929
Wonder of Women as Karen
1929
The Idle Rich as Joan Thayer
1929
The Far Call as Hilda Larsen
1929
Spite Marriage as Ethyl Norcrosse
1928
Alias Jimmy Valentine as Rose
1928
Land of the Silver Fox as Marie du Fronque
1928
Honor Bound as Selma Ritchie
1928
The Crimson City as Nadine Howells
1928
A Girl in Every Port as Widow in San Pedro, Belize
1928
The Branded Sombrero as Connie Marsh
1927
The Wizard as Anne Webster
1927
One-Round Hogan as Helen Davis
1927
The Bush Leaguer as Alice Hobbs
1926
Summer Bachelors as Willowdean French
1926
Dancing Mothers as Birdie Courtney
1924
Sandra as Mait Stanley
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