Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

1905-05-01 – 1977-12-04 (age 72) New York City, New York, USA
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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.

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Known For

Freaks
Freaks

1932

as Venus

Horse Play
Horse Play

1933

as Angelica Wayne

Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls

1932

as Ruth Thomas

Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman

1932

as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

1928

as Selma Ritchie

Hurricane
Hurricane

1929

as Mary Stevens

The Big House
The Big House

1930

as Anne Marlowe

Surrender
Surrender

1931

as Axelle von Meirbach

The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair

1929

as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill

The Idle Rich
The Idle Rich

1929

as Joan Thayer

Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

as Nell Kenner

Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage

1929

as Ethyl Norcrosse

The Wizard
The Wizard

1927

as Anne Webster

The Bishop Murder Case
The Bishop Murder Case

1929

as Belle Dillard

The Sins of the Children
The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich

1934

as Grace Hunter

$1,000 a Minute
$1,000 a Minute

1935

as Dorothy Summers

Gentleman's Fate
Gentleman's Fate

1931

as Marjorie Channing

Stepping Out
Stepping Out

1931

as Eve Martin

The Crimson City
The Crimson City

1928

as Nadine Howells