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

The Big House
The Big House

1930

as Anne Marlowe

Island of Lost Souls
Island of Lost Souls

1932

as Ruth Thomas

Ruggles of Red Gap
Ruggles of Red Gap

1935

as Nell Kenner

Spite Marriage
Spite Marriage

1929

as Ethyl Norcrosse

Honor Bound
Honor Bound

1928

as Selma Ritchie

Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman

1932

as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

Way Out West
Way Out West

1930

as Molly Rankin

The Big Broadcast
The Big Broadcast

1932

as Anita Rogers

A Girl in Every Port
A Girl in Every Port

1928

as Widow in San Pedro, Belize

The Phantom of Paris
The Phantom of Paris

1931

as Cecile Bourrelier

The Thirteenth Chair
The Thirteenth Chair

1929

as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill

The Sins of the Children
People Will Talk
People Will Talk

1935

as Peggy Trask

Wonder of Women
Wonder of Women

1929

as Karen

The Constant Woman
Way for a Sailor
Way for a Sailor

1930

as Joan

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

1935

as Dorothy Summers

Surrender
Surrender

1931

as Axelle von Meirbach