Leah Baird

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1883-06-19

Deathday 1971-10-03 (88 years old)

Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As Ada Frankenstein

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

Actor

1957
The Hard Man

as Townswoman (uncredited)

1956
Around the World in Eighty Days

as Extra (uncredited)

1951
Gasoline Alley

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

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
Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

1943
Action in the North Atlantic

as Mother (uncredited)

1943
Air Force

as Nurse #2 (uncredited)

1942
Busses Roar

as 2nd Old Maid

1942
1942
Winning Your Wings

as High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)

1942
Lady Gangster

as Matron

1942
The Male Animal

as Trustee's Wife (uncredited)

1941
Dangerously They Live

as Fake Telephone Operator (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
Manpower

as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

1941
Bad Men of Missouri

as Ms. Brooks

1941
Bullets for O'Hara

as Police Matron

1923
Is Divorce a Failure?

as Carol Lockwood

1922
When Husbands Deceive

as Viola Baxter

1920
1919
The Capitol

as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake

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
Sins of Ambition

as Laurette Maxwell

1917
The Devil's Pay Day

as Jean Haskins

1916
The People vs. John Doe

as Woman Lawyer

1916
Lights of New York

as Yolande Cowles

1914
Neptune's Daughter

as Princess Olga

1914
Absinthe

as Madame Dumas

1913
Ivanhoe

as Rebecca of York

1913
The Only Veteran in Town

as Mrs. Arnold - Dora's Mother

1913
Vampire of the Desert

as Mrs. William Corday

1913
Cutey and the Chorus Girls

as Kitty - Another Dancer

1913
A Birthday Gift

as Alice's Aunt

1912
Following the Star

as George's Fiancée

1912
The Red Barrier

as Isabel, Professor Bain's Daughter

1912
The Miracle

as Mousali - a Poor Woman

1912
The Black Sheep

as Mrs. Moreland - Clara's Mother

1912
The Foster Child

as An Heiress

1912
The Spider's Web

as Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer

1912
The Old Silver Watch

as Mildred as an Adult

1912
Stenographer Wanted

as The Brunette Stenographer

1912
Chumps

as Terpsine - the Cause

Writer

1933
Jungle Bride

as Story

1926
Devil's Island

as Screenplay

1926
1926
1926
Spangles

as Writer

1925
1923
Is Divorce a Failure?

as Adaptation

1923
Is Divorce a Failure?

as Screenplay

1922
When Husbands Deceive

as Screenplay

Producer

1926
Shadow of the Law

as Producer