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