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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
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Extra (uncredited)
Mildred Pierce
(1945)
Police Matron (uncredited)
Air Force
(1943)
Nurse #2 (uncredited)
Humoresque
(1947)
Professor (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Mother (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Wooing of Winifred
(1911)
A Cure for Pokeritis
(1912)
The Days of Terror; or, In the Reign of Terror
(1912)
Ruth
Stenographer Wanted
(1912)
The Brunette Stenographer
The Red Barrier
(1912)
Isabel, Professor Bain's Daughter
The Adventure of the Italian Model
(1912)
The Model
The Old Silver Watch
(1912)
Mildred as an Adult
Chumps
(1912)
Terpsine - the Cause
The Gamblers
(1912)
The Miracle
(1912)
Mousali - a Poor Woman
The Foster Child
(1912)
An Heiress
The Black Sheep
(1912)
Mrs. Moreland - Clara's Mother
Following the Star
(1912)
George's Fiancée
The Spider's Web
(1912)
Brenda Wray - Lester's Stenographer
Bunny and the Bunny Hug
(1913)
Ivanhoe
(1913)
Rebecca of York
The Only Veteran in Town
(1913)
Mrs. Arnold - Dora's Mother
Cutey and the Chorus Girls
(1913)
Kitty - Another Dancer
The Lady and the Glove
(1913)
Vampire of the Desert
(1913)
Mrs. William Corday
A Birthday Gift
(1913)
Alice's Aunt
Neptune's Daughter
(1914)
Princess Olga
Absinthe
(1914)
Madame Dumas
The Great Universal Mystery
(1914)
Herself
The Ruling Power
(1915)
The People vs. John Doe
(1916)
Woman Lawyer
Lights of New York
(1916)
Yolande Cowles
The Devil's Pay Day
(1917)
Jean Haskins
Sins of Ambition
(1917)
Laurette Maxwell
One Law for Both
(1917)
Wolves of Kultur
(1918)
Alice Grayson
Life or Honor?
(1918)
Helen West
Moral Suicide
(1918)
Fay Hope
The Capitol
(1919)
Margaret Kennard / Agnes Blake
The Volcano
(1919)
Ruth Carroll
The Bond of Blood
(1920)
Evelyn
When Husbands Deceive
(1922)
Viola Baxter
Is Divorce a Failure?
(1923)
Carol Lockwood
Bad Men of Missouri
(1941)
Ms. Brooks
Dangerously They Live
(1941)
Fake Telephone Operator (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1941)
Fan at Train Station (uncredited)
Bullets for O'Hara
(1941)
Police Matron
One Foot in Heaven
(1941)
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Manpower
(1941)
Mrs. Taylor (uncredited)
Lady Gangster
(1942)
Matron
Winning Your Wings
(1942)
High Schooler's Mother (uncredited)
Busses Roar
(1942)
2nd Old Maid
The Male Animal
(1942)
Trustee's Wife (uncredited)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
(1942)
Superintendent
Air Force
(1943)
Nurse #2 (uncredited)
Action in the North Atlantic
(1943)
Mother (uncredited)
Make Your Own Bed
(1944)
John's Wife
Mildred Pierce
(1945)
Police Matron (uncredited)
Shadow of a Woman
(1946)
Mrs. Calvin, Genevieve's Mother
Humoresque
(1947)
Professor (uncredited)
The Man Who Cheated Himself
(1950)
Gasoline Alley
(1951)
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1956)
Extra (uncredited)
The Hard Man
(1957)
Townswoman (uncredited)
Writing
When Husbands Deceive
(1922)
Story and Screenplay
Is Divorce a Failure?
(1923)
Adaptation and Screenplay
The Primrose Path
(1925)
Writer
Devil's Island
(1926)
Screenplay and Story
Shadow of the Law
(1926)
Writer
Spangles
(1926)
Writer
The Return of Boston Blackie
(1927)
Adaptation and Screenplay
Jungle Bride
(1933)
Story
Production