Leila Hyams

Leila Hyams

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...

Known For

Freaks

as Venus

Island of Lost Souls

as Ruth Thomas

Red-Headed Woman

as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

Cast Credits

Yellow Dust

as Nellie Brian

$1,000 a Minute

as Dorothy Summers

People Will Talk

as Peggy Trask

Ruggles of Red Gap

as Nell Kenner

No Ransom

as Barbara Winfield

Affairs of a Gentleman

as Gladys Durland

The Poor Rich

as Grace Hunter

Saturday's Millions

as Joan Chandler

Sing, Sinner, Sing

as Lela Larson

Horse Play

as Angelica Wayne

Island of Lost Souls

as Ruth Thomas

The Big Broadcast

as Anita Rogers

Red-Headed Woman

as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

Freaks

as Venus

The Christmas Party

as Herself (uncredited)

Surrender

as Axelle von Meirbach

The Phantom of Paris

as Cecile Bourrelier

Stepping Out

as Eve Martin

Gentleman's Fate

as Marjorie Channing

Part Time Wife

as Mrs. Murdock (Betty Rogers)

Way Out West

as Molly Rankin

Sweethearts and Wives

as Angela Worthington

The Big House

as Anne Marlowe

The Girl Said No

as Mary Howe