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Leah Baird

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedJun 19, 1883 (Died at 88)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Career Span1920 – 1971
Known Credits59 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Leah Baird

Also known as:Ada Frankenstein
Total Works

59

59 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
as Extra (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945•movie
as Police Matron (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0
as Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
It Should Happen to You
7.1
as Audience Member (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 59 titles featuring Leah Baird

Around the World in 80 Days
6.7

as Extra (uncredited)

Mildred Pierce
7.6
Mildred Pierce
1945•movie

as Police Matron (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0

as Fan at Train Station (uncredited)

It Should Happen to You
7.1

as Audience Member (uncredited)

Humoresque
7.0
Humoresque
1947•movie

as Professor (uncredited)

Air Force
6.5
Air Force
1943•movie

as Nurse #2 (uncredited)

Action in the North Atlantic
7.1

as Mother (uncredited)

Watch on the Rhine
6.9
Watch on the Rhine
1943•movie

as Miss Drake (uncredited)

The Verdict
6.5
The Verdict
1946•movie

as French Charwoman (uncredited)

Thank Your Lucky Stars
6.2

as Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Riding Shotgun
6.0
Riding Shotgun
1954•movie

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Lady Gangster
5.7
Lady Gangster
1942•movie

as Matron

A Cure for Pokeritis
4.9
One Foot in Heaven
6.9
One Foot in Heaven
1941•movie

as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Manpower
6.5
Manpower
1941•movie

as Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)

Winning Your Wings
6.0
Winning Your Wings
1942•movie

as High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)

Jungle Bride
5.5
Jungle Bride
1933•movie

Role: Story

Shadow of a Woman
4.5
Shadow of a Woman
1946•movie

as Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother

The Male Animal
4.5
The Male Animal
1942•movie

as Trustee's Wife (uncredited)

Dangerously They Live
6.3

as Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Busses Roar
6.6
Busses Roar
1942•movie

as 2nd Old Maid

The Hard Man
5.2
The Hard Man
1957•movie

as Townswoman (uncredited)

Bad Men of Missouri
6.2

as Ms. Brooks

Make Your Own Bed
6.0
Make Your Own Bed
1944•movie

as John's Wife

Gasoline Alley
5.8
Gasoline Alley
1951•movie

as Pedestrian (uncredited)

Bullets for O'Hara
5.0
Bullets for O'Hara
1941•movie

as Police Matron

The Primrose Path
5.8
The Primrose Path
1925•movie

Role: Writer

Ivanhoe
4.7
Ivanhoe
1913•movie

as Rebecca of York

The Return of Boston Blackie
7.0

Role: Adaptation

Stolen Pleasures
3.3
Stolen Pleasures
1927•movie

Role: Writer

Moral Suicide
1.0
Moral Suicide
1918•movie

as Fay Hope

Neptune's Daughter
1.0
Neptune's Daughter
1914•movie

as Princess Olga

Vampire of the Desert
9.0

as Mrs. William Corday

Lights of New York
9.0
Lights of New York
1916•movie

as Yolande Cowles

The Volcano
10.0
The Volcano
1919•movie

as Ruth Carroll

The Spider's Web
10.0
The Spider's Web
1912•movie

as Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer

When Husbands Deceive
8.0

as Viola Baxter

Is Divorce a Failure?
8.0

as Carol Lockwood

Wolves of Kultur
6.0
Wolves of Kultur
1918•movie

as Alice Grayson

The Echo of Youth
7.0
The Echo of Youth
1919•movie

as Olive Martin

The Unnamed Woman
8.0
The Unnamed Woman
1925•movie

as Billie Norton

When the Devil Drives
8.0

as Blanche Mansfield

The Miracle Makers
10.0
The Miracle Makers
1923•movie

as Doris Mansfield

The Destroying Angel
7.0

as Mary Miller /Sara Law

Devil's Island
10.0
Devil's Island
1926•movie

Role: Screenplay

Shadow of the Law
10.0
Shadow of the Law
1926•movie

Role: Writer

Spangles
7.0
Spangles
1926•movie

Role: Writer

Barriers Burned Away
10.0

Role: Screenplay

The False Alarm
10.0
The False Alarm
1926•movie

Role: Screenplay

The Bond of Blood
The Bond of Blood
1920•movie

as Evelyn

Chumps
Chumps
1912•movie

as Terpsine - the Cause

The Devil's Pay Day

as Jean Haskins

The People vs. John Doe

as Woman Lawyer

Sins of Ambition
Sins of Ambition
1917•movie

as Laurette Maxwell

Absinthe
Absinthe
1914•movie

as Madame Dumas

The Capitol
The Capitol
1919•movie

as Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake

Life or Honor?
Life or Honor?
1918•movie

as Helen West

As a Man Thinks
As a Man Thinks
1919•movie

as Elinor Clayton