Leila Hyams

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.

Known For

Freaks

as Venus

Island of Lost Souls

as Ruth Thomas

Ruggles of Red Gap

as Nell Kenner

Spite Marriage

as Ethyl Norcrosse

Red-Headed Woman

as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

The Big House

as Anne Marlowe

A Girl in Every Port

as Widow in San Pedro, Belize

The Bishop Murder Case

as Belle Dillard

The Thirteenth Chair

as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill

$1,000 a Minute

as Dorothy Summers