Leila Hyams

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

May 1, 1905

died

December 4, 1977

place of birth

New York City, New York, USA

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Freaks
7.8

Freaks

1932as Venus
Island of Lost Souls
6.9

Island of Lost Souls

1932as Ruth Thomas
The Big House
6.6

The Big House

1930as Anne Marlowe
Spite Marriage
6.6

Spite Marriage

1929as Ethyl Norcrosse
Red-Headed Woman
6.6

Red-Headed Woman

1932as Irene 'Rene' Legendre
Ruggles of Red Gap
7.1

Ruggles of Red Gap

1935as Nell Kenner
The Phantom of Paris
6.0

The Phantom of Paris

1931as Cecile Bourrelier
The Sins of the Children
4.7

The Sins of the Children

1930as Alma
A Girl in Every Port
6.0

A Girl in Every Port

1928as Widow in San Pedro, Belize
The Thirteenth Chair
5.5

The Thirteenth Chair

1929as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
Honor Bound
9.0

Honor Bound

1928as Selma Ritchie
The Bishop Murder Case
5.4

The Bishop Murder Case

1929as Belle Dillard
The Big Broadcast
7.1

The Big Broadcast

1932as Anita Rogers
$1,000 a Minute
5.8

$1,000 a Minute

1935as Dorothy Summers
Way for a Sailor
5.3

Way for a Sailor

1930as Joan
Way Out West
6.2

Way Out West

1930as Molly Rankin
First Aid
7.0

First Aid

1943as Red Cross Worker
People Will Talk
4.3

People Will Talk

1935as Peggy Trask
Wonder of Women
4.0

Wonder of Women

1929as Karen
Men Call It Love
6.0

Men Call It Love

1931as Connie
Alias Jimmy Valentine
8.0

Alias Jimmy Valentine

1928as Rose
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford
6.0

New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford

1931as Dorothy
The Poor Rich
8.0

The Poor Rich

1934as Grace Hunter
Land of the Silver Fox
7.0

Land of the Silver Fox

1928as Marie du Fronque
Surrender
5.5

Surrender

1931as Axelle von Meirbach
Hurricane
6.5

Hurricane

1929as Mary Stevens
The Flirting Widow
5.7

The Flirting Widow

1930as Evelyn
The Christmas Party
5.3

The Christmas Party

1931as Herself (uncredited)
The Girl Said No
5.8

The Girl Said No

1930as Mary Howe
Gentleman's Fate
6.1

Gentleman's Fate

1931as Marjorie Channing
Affairs of a Gentleman
4.0

Affairs of a Gentleman

1934as Gladys Durland
Part Time Wife
8.0

Part Time Wife

1930as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)
The Idle Rich
6.6

The Idle Rich

1929as Joan Thayer
One-Round Hogan
10.0

One-Round Hogan

1927as Helen Davis
Saturday's Millions
7.0

Saturday's Millions

1933as Joan Chandler
The Crimson City
9.0

The Crimson City

1928as Nadine Howells
The Wizard
8.0

The Wizard

1927as Anne Webster
Summer Bachelors
4.0

Summer Bachelors

1926as Willowdean French
Sandra
7.0

Sandra

1924as Mait Stanley
The Bush Leaguer
10.0

The Bush Leaguer

1927as Alice Hobbs
Yellow Dust
4.5

Yellow Dust

1936as Nellie Brian
The Constant Woman
5.0

The Constant Woman

1933as Lou
Horse Play
8.0

Horse Play

1933as Angelica Wayne
The Brute
9.0

The Brute

1927as Jennifer Duan
Stepping Out
6.7

Stepping Out

1931as Eve Martin
White Pants Willie
9.0

White Pants Willie

1927as Helen Charters
The Far Call
8.0

The Far Call

1929as Hilda Larsen
Masquerade
10.0

Masquerade

1929as Sylvia Graeme
Dancing Mothers
7.5

Dancing Mothers

1926as Birdie Courtney
The Branded Sombrero
7.0

The Branded Sombrero

1928as Connie Marsh