Portrait of Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

Acting

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.

Born: May 1, 1905

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

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
Affairs of a Gentleman

as Gladys Durland

1934
The Poor Rich

as Grace Hunter

1933
Saturday's Millions

as Joan Chandler

1933
Horse Play

as Angelica Wayne

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
The Phantom of Paris

as Cecile Bourrelier

1931
Stepping Out

as Eve Martin

1931
1931
Gentleman's Fate

as Marjorie Channing

1930
Part Time Wife

as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)

1930
1930
Way Out West

as Molly Rankin

1930
The Big House

as Anne Marlowe

1930
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
1929
Masquerade

as Sylvia Graeme

1929
The Idle Rich

as Joan Thayer

1929
The Far Call

as Hilda Larsen

1929
Spite Marriage

as Ethyl Norcrosse

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

1927
White Pants Willie

as Helen Charters

1927
The Brute

as Jennifer Duan

1926
Summer Bachelors

as Willowdean French

1926
Dancing Mothers

as Birdie Courtney

1924
Sandra

as Mait Stanley