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

Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls

1932

as Ruth Thomas

Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman

1932

as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

The Bishop Murder Case
The Bishop Murder Case

1929

as Belle Dillard

Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

as Nell Kenner

The Big House
The Big House

1930

as Anne Marlowe

The Girl Said No
The Girl Said No

1930

as Mary Howe

Men Call It Love
Men Call It Love

1931

as Connie

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

1928

as Selma Ritchie

The Phantom of Paris
The Phantom of Paris

1931

as Cecile Bourrelier

A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port

1928

as Widow in San Pedro, Belize

Part Time Wife
Part Time Wife

1930

as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)

Affairs of a Gentleman
Affairs of a Gentleman

1934

as Gladys Durland

The Poor Rich
The Poor Rich

1934

as Grace Hunter

People Will Talk
People Will Talk

1935

as Peggy Trask

Sandra
Sandra

1924

as Mait Stanley

Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage

1929

as Ethyl Norcrosse

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

1935

as Dorothy Summers

The Constant Woman
The Sins of the Children