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Leila Hyams
Acting
Born: May 1, 1905
New York City, New York, USA
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

Red-Headed Woman
as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

Ruggles of Red Gap
as Nell Kenner

The Big House
as Anne Marlowe

Spite Marriage
as Ethyl Norcrosse

The Poor Rich
as Grace Hunter

The Thirteenth Chair
as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill

People Will Talk
as Peggy Trask

$1,000 a Minute
as Dorothy Summers