Leah Baird
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1883-06-19
Day of Death
1971-10-03 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Leah Baird
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leah Baird (June 20, 1883 – October 3, 1971) was an American actress of the silent screen, and a screenwriter. She began her film career in 1910 in Jean and the Waif opposite Jean, the Vitagraph Dog. She played several leads in William F. Brady's troupe, opposite Douglas Fairbanks. In the late 1910s she played in 15 episodes of the serial Wolves of Kultur. Baird wrote and produced film during the 1920s.
Baird later became a screenwriter and contributed to a number of Clara Bow features. She was married to producer Arthur F. Beck.
Known For
Acting
(1957)
The Hard Man
as Townswoman (uncredited)
(1956)
Around the World in Eighty Days
as Extra (uncredited)
(1954)
It Should Happen to You
as Audience Member (uncredited)
(1951)
Gasoline Alley
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
(1950)
(1947)
Humoresque
as Professor (uncredited)
(1946)
Shadow of a Woman
as Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother
(1945)
Mildred Pierce
as Police Matron (uncredited)
(1944)
Make Your Own Bed
as John's Wife
(1943)
Action in the North Atlantic
as Mother (uncredited)
(1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
(1943)
Air Force
as Nurse #2 (uncredited)
(1942)
Lady Gangster
as Matron
(1942)
The Male Animal
as Trustee's Wife (uncredited)
(1942)
Winning Your Wings
as High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)
(1942)
Busses Roar
as 2nd Old Maid
(1942)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as Superintendent
(1941)
Manpower
as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
(1941)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
(1941)
One Foot in Heaven
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
(1941)
Dangerously They Live
as Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)
(1941)
Bad Men of Missouri
as Ms. Brooks
(1941)
Bullets for O'Hara
as Police Matron
(1925)
The Unnamed Woman
as Billie Norton
(1923)
Is Divorce a Failure?
as Carol Lockwood
(1922)
When Husbands Deceive
as Viola Baxter
(1920)
The Bond of Blood
as Evelyn
(1919)
The Capitol
as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
(1919)
As a Man Thinks
as Elinor Clayton
(1919)
The Echo of Youth
as Olive Martin
(1919)
The Volcano
as Ruth Carroll
(1918)
Wolves of Kultur
as Alice Grayson
(1918)
Moral Suicide
as Fay Hope
(1918)
Life or Honor?
as Helen West
(1917)
The Devil's Pay Day
as Jean Haskins
(1917)
Sins of Ambition
as Laurette Maxwell
(1917)
(1916)
Lights of New York
as Yolande Cowles
(1916)
The People vs. John Doe
as Woman Lawyer
(1915)
(1914)
Neptune's Daughter
as Princess Olga
(1914)
The Great Universal Mystery
as Herself
(1914)
Absinthe
as Madame Dumas
(1913)
Ivanhoe
as Rebecca of York
(1913)
Vampire of the Desert
as Mrs. William Corday
(1913)
(1913)
(1913)
A Birthday Gift
as Alice's Aunt
(1913)
The Only Veteran in Town
as Mrs. Arnold - Dora's Mother
(1913)
Cutey and the Chorus Girls
as Kitty - Another Dancer
(1912)
Chumps
as Terpsine - the Cause
(1912)
The Old Silver Watch
as Mildred as an Adult
(1912)
(1912)
The Miracle
as Mousali - a Poor Woman
(1912)
(1912)
The Spider's Web
as Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer
(1912)
The Red Barrier
as Isabel, Professor Bain's Daughter
(1912)
The Black Sheep
as Mrs. Moreland - Clara's Mother
(1912)
The Adventure of the Italian Model
as The Model
(1912)
(1912)
Stenographer Wanted
as The Brunette Stenographer
(1912)
Following the Star
as George's Fiancée
(1912)
The Foster Child
as An Heiress
(1911)
Crew
(1933)
Jungle Bride
Story
(1927)
The Return of Boston Blackie
Adaptation, Screenplay
(1927)
Stolen Pleasures
Writer
(1926)
Devil's Island
Screenplay, Story
(1926)
Shadow of the Law
Producer, Writer
(1926)
Spangles
Writer
(1925)
The Primrose Path
Writer
(1925)
Barriers Burned Away
Screenplay
(1925)
The Unnamed Woman
Story
(1923)
Is Divorce a Failure?
Screenplay, Adaptation
(1922)
When Husbands Deceive
Screenplay, Story