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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.
Filmography12 titles

Freaks
1932as Venus
1932as Venus

Ruggles of Red Gap
1935as Nell Kenner
1935as Nell Kenner

Island of Lost Souls
1932as Ruth Thomas
1932as Ruth Thomas

Stepping Out
1931as Eve Martin
1931as Eve Martin

Red-Headed Woman
1932as Irene 'Rene' Legendre
1932as Irene 'Rene' Legendre

The Big House
1930as Anne Marlowe
1930as Anne Marlowe

Spite Marriage
1929as Ethyl Norcrosse
1929as Ethyl Norcrosse

The Idle Rich
1929as Joan Thayer
1929as Joan Thayer

Sing, Sinner, Sing
1933as Lela Larson
1933as Lela Larson

A Girl in Every Port
1928as Widow in San Pedro, Belize
1928as Widow in San Pedro, Belize

The Thirteenth Chair
1929as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
1929as Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill

The Bishop Murder Case
1929as Belle Dillard
1929as Belle Dillard