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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Freaks (1932) — Venus
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Island of Lost Souls (1932) — Ruth Thomas
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Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) — Nell Kenner
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Spite Marriage (1929) — Ethyl Norcrosse
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The Big House (1930) — Anne Marlowe
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Red-Headed Woman (1932) — Irene 'Rene' Legendre
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A Girl in Every Port (1928) — Widow in San Pedro, Belize
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The Bishop Murder Case (1929) — Belle Dillard
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The Thirteenth Chair (1929) — Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
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$1,000 a Minute (1935) — Dorothy Summers
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The Sins of the Children (1930) — Alma
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The Big Broadcast (1932) — Anita Rogers
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The Christmas Party (1931) — Herself (uncredited)
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The Phantom of Paris (1931) — Cecile Bourrelier
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Way Out West (1930) — Molly Rankin
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Gentleman's Fate (1931) — Marjorie Channing
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The Constant Woman (1933) — Lou
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Way for a Sailor (1930) — Joan
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Yellow Dust (1936) — Nellie Brian
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Affairs of a Gentleman (1934) — Gladys Durland
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Wonder of Women (1929) — Karen
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The Girl Said No (1930) — Mary Howe
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The Idle Rich (1929) — Joan Thayer
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Surrender (1931) — Axelle von Meirbach
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Dancing Mothers (1926) — Birdie Courtney
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Stepping Out (1931) — Eve Martin
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Summer Bachelors (1926) — Willowdean French
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The Flirting Widow (1930) — Evelyn
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New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931) — Dorothy
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Men Call It Love (1931) — Connie
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First Aid (1943) — Red Cross Worker
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People Will Talk (1935) — Peggy Trask
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The Branded Sombrero (1928) — Connie Marsh
- Sing, Sinner, Sing (1933) — Lela Larson
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Hurricane (1929) — Mary Stevens
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Saturday's Millions (1933) — Joan Chandler
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Sandra (1924) — Mait Stanley
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The Far Call (1929) — Hilda Larsen
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The Poor Rich (1934) — Grace Hunter
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Part Time Wife (1930) — Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)