Leah Baird

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

June 19, 1883

died

October 3, 1971

place of birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

also known as

Ada Frankenstein

total credits

48 movies

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leah Baird (June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress of the silent screen, and a screenwriter. She began her film career in 1910 in Jean and the Waif opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial Wolves of Kultur. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s.

Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.

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Known For

Filmography

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Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956as Extra (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
7.6

Mildred Pierce

1945as Police Matron (uncredited)
It Should Happen to You
7.1

It Should Happen to You

1954as Audience Member (uncredited)
Air Force
6.5

Air Force

1943as Nurse #2 (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
7.0

Action in the North Atlantic

1943as Mother (uncredited)
Humoresque
7.0

Humoresque

1947as Professor (uncredited)
Manpower
6.8

Manpower

1941as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
Riding Shotgun
6.0

Riding Shotgun

1954as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Male Animal
4.5

The Male Animal

1942as Trustee's Wife (uncredited)
Dangerously They Live
6.3

Dangerously They Live

1941as Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

Thank Your Lucky Stars

1943as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
The Hard Man
5.2

The Hard Man

1957as Townswoman (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
6.2

Bad Men of Missouri

1941as Ms. Brooks
The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941as Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
The Man Who Cheated Himself
6.2

The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950
One Foot in Heaven
6.9

One Foot in Heaven

1941as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Shadow of a Woman
4.5

Shadow of a Woman

1946as Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother
Lady Gangster
5.7

Lady Gangster

1942as Matron
Make Your Own Bed
6.0

Make Your Own Bed

1944as John's Wife
Life or Honor?

Life or Honor?

1918as Helen West
Winning Your Wings
6.0

Winning Your Wings

1942as High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)
Neptune's Daughter
1.0

Neptune's Daughter

1914as Princess Olga
Busses Roar
6.8

Busses Roar

1942as 2nd Old Maid
Gasoline Alley
5.8

Gasoline Alley

1951as Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Miracle Makers
10.0

The Miracle Makers

1923as Doris Mansfield
The Capitol

The Capitol

1919as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
Bullets for O'Hara
5.0

Bullets for O'Hara

1941as Police Matron
Lights of New York
9.0

Lights of New York

1916as Yolande Cowles
Sins of Ambition

Sins of Ambition

1917as Laurette Maxwell
Wolves of Kultur
6.0

Wolves of Kultur

1918as Alice Grayson
A Cure for Pokeritis
4.9

A Cure for Pokeritis

1912
Is Divorce a Failure?
8.0

Is Divorce a Failure?

1923as Carol Lockwood
The Unnamed Woman
8.0

The Unnamed Woman

1925as Billie Norton
Ivanhoe
4.7

Ivanhoe

1913as Rebecca of York
Moral Suicide
1.0

Moral Suicide

1918as Fay Hope
The Echo of Youth
7.0

The Echo of Youth

1919as Olive Martin
As a Man Thinks

As a Man Thinks

1919as Elinor Clayton
The Spider's Web
10.0

The Spider's Web

1912as Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer
When Husbands Deceive
8.0

When Husbands Deceive

1922as Viola Baxter
The Volcano
10.0

The Volcano

1919as Ruth Carroll
Chumps

Chumps

1912as Terpsine - the Cause
Vampire of the Desert
9.0

Vampire of the Desert

1913as Mrs. William Corday
The Devil's Pay Day

The Devil's Pay Day

1917as Jean Haskins
When the Devil Drives
8.0

When the Devil Drives

1922as Blanche Mansfield
The Destroying Angel
7.0

The Destroying Angel

1923as Mary Miller /Sara Law
Absinthe

Absinthe

1914as Madame Dumas
The People vs. John Doe

The People vs. John Doe

1916as Woman Lawyer
The Bond of Blood

The Bond of Blood

1920as Evelyn