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Lila Lee

Lila Lee

Actor

Born July 25, 1905 in Union Hill, New Jersey, USA

Died November 13, 1973

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Lila Lee (born Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel, July 25, 1905 – November 13, 1973) was a prominent screen actress, primarily a leading lady, of the silent film and early sound film eras.

In 1918, she was chosen for a film contract by Hollywood film mogul Jesse Lasky for Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, which later became Paramount Pictures. Her first feature, The Cruise of the Make-Believes, garnered the teenaged starlet much public acclaim and Lasky quickly sent Lee on an arduous publicity campaign. Critics lauded Lila for her wholesome persona and sympathetic character parts. Lee quickly rose to the ranks of leading lady and often starred opposite such matinee heavies as Conrad Nagel, Gloria Swanson, Wallace Reid, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, and Rudolph Valentino. Lee bore more than a slight resemblance to Ann Little, a former Paramount star and frequent Reid co-star who was leaving the film business and at this stage in her career an even stronger resemblance to Marguerite Clark.

In 1922 Lee was cast as Carmen in the enormously popular film Blood and Sand, opposite matinee idol Rudolph Valentino and silent screen vamp Nita Naldi; Lee subsequently won the first WAMPAS Baby Stars award that year. Lee continued to be a highly popular leading lady throughout the 1920s and made scores of critically praised and widely watched films.

As the Roaring Twenties drew to a close, Lee's popularity began to wane and Lee positioned herself for the transition to talkies. She is one of the few leading ladies of the silent screen whose popularity did not nosedive with the coming of sound. She went back to working with the major studios and appeared, most notably, in The Unholy Three, in 1930, opposite Lon Chaney Sr. in his only talkie. However, a series of bad career choices and bouts of recurring tuberculosis and alcoholism hindered further projects and Lee was relegated to taking parts in mostly grade B movies.

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Rodolfo Valentino - "Blood and Sand" (1922)

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Filmography

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Spisok korabley Documentary2008Beverly West

Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers Poster

Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers Feature Film1967Viola Zickafoose

The Emperor's New Clothes Poster

The Emperor's New Clothes Short Film1966Wringmouth

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Poster

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Documentary1961Self

Panic! TV Series1957Store Keeper

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna Poster

The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna TV Series1956Mrs. Mason

This Is Your Life Poster

This Is Your Life TV Series1952Self - Honoree

Screen Snapshots: The Great Director Short Film1951Self

Lux Video Theatre Poster

Lux Video Theatre TV Series1950Mrs. McLean

Hands of Mystery Poster

Hands of Mystery TV Series19491 episode, 1952

Nation Aflame Poster

Nation Aflame Feature Film1937Mona Franklin Burtis

Two Wise Maids Poster

Two Wise Maids Feature Film1937Ethel Harriman

Country Gentlemen Poster

Country Gentlemen Feature Film1936Mrs. Louise Heath

Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8 Short Film1936Self

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Poster

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Feature Film1936Miss Prentiss

Champagne for Breakfast Poster

Champagne for Breakfast Feature Film1935Natalie Morton

People's Enemy Poster

People's Enemy Feature Film1935Catherine Carr

The Marriage Bargain Feature Film1935Helen Stanhope

I Can't Escape Poster

I Can't Escape Feature Film1934Mae Nichols

In Love with Life Poster

In Love with Life Feature Film1934Sharon

Stand Up and Cheer! Poster

Stand Up and Cheer! Feature Film1934Zelda

Whirlpool Poster

Whirlpool Feature Film1934Helen

Face in the Sky Poster

Face in the Sky Feature Film1933Sharon Hadley

Lone Cowboy Poster

Lone Cowboy Feature Film1933Eleanor Jones

The Intruder Poster

The Intruder Feature Film1933Connie Wayne

The Iron Master Poster

The Iron Master Feature Film1933Janet Stillman

Exposure Poster

Exposure Feature Film1932Doris Corbin

False Faces Poster

False Faces Feature Film1932Georgia Rand

Officer Thirteen Poster

Officer Thirteen Feature Film1932Doris Dane

Radio Patrol Poster

Radio Patrol Feature Film1932Sue Kennedy

The Night of June 13 Poster

The Night of June 13 Feature Film1932Trudie Morrow

Unholy Love Poster

Unholy Love Feature Film1932Jane Bradford

War Correspondent Poster

War Correspondent Feature Film1932Julie March

Misbehaving Ladies Poster

Misbehaving Ladies Feature Film1931Princess Ellen

The House That Shadows Built Poster

The House That Shadows Built Documentary1931

Woman Hungry Poster

Woman Hungry Feature Film1931Judith Temple

Double Cross Roads Poster

Double Cross Roads Feature Film1930Mary Carlyle

Fashion News Poster

Fashion News Short Film1930Self

Murder Will Out Poster

Murder Will Out Feature Film1930Jeanne Baldwin

Second Wife Poster

Second Wife Feature Film1930Florence Wendell Fairchild

The Gorilla Poster

The Gorilla Feature Film1930Alice Denby

The Unholy Three Poster

The Unholy Three Feature Film1930Rosie

Those Who Dance Poster

Those Who Dance Feature Film1930Nora Brady

Announcing Queen of the Night Clubs Short Film1929Self - Actress in Film

Dark Streets Poster

Dark Streets Feature Film1929Katie Dean

Drag Feature Film1929Dot

Flight Feature Film1929Elinor Baring

Honky Tonk Poster

Honky Tonk Feature Film1929Beth Leonard

Love, Live and Laugh Poster

Love, Live and Laugh Feature Film1929Margharita

Queen of the Night Clubs Poster

Queen of the Night Clubs Feature Film1929Bea Walters

Show of Shows Poster

Show of Shows Feature Film1929Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number

The Argyle Case Poster

The Argyle Case Feature Film1929Mary Morgan

The Sacred Flame Poster

The Sacred Flame Feature Film1929Stella Taylor

A Bit of Heaven Feature Film1928Fola Dale

Black Butterflies Poster

Black Butterflies Feature Film1928Norma Davis

Just Married Poster

Just Married Feature Film1928Victoire

The Adorable Cheat Poster

The Adorable Cheat Feature Film1928Marion Dorsey

The Black Pearl Feature Film1928Eugenie Bromley

The Little Wild Girl Poster

The Little Wild Girl Feature Film1928Marie Cleste

The Man in Hobbles Feature Film1928Ann Harris

Thundergod Feature Film1928Enid Bryant

Top Sergeant Mulligan Poster

Top Sergeant Mulligan Feature Film1928The Girl

United States Smith Poster

United States Smith Feature Film1928Molly Malone

You Can't Beat the Law Poster

You Can't Beat the Law Feature Film1928Patricia Berry

Million Dollar Mystery Poster

Million Dollar Mystery Feature Film1927Florence Grey

One Increasing Purpose Poster

One Increasing Purpose Feature Film1927Elizabeth Glade

Broken Hearts Poster

Broken Hearts Feature Film1926Ruth Esterin

Fascinating Youth Poster

Fascinating Youth Feature Film1926Lila Lee

The New Klondike Poster

The New Klondike Feature Film1926Evelyn Lane

Coming Through Poster

Coming Through Feature Film1925Alice Rand

Old Home Week Poster

Old Home Week Feature Film1925Ethel Harmon

The Midnight Girl Poster

The Midnight Girl Feature Film1925Anna

Another Man's Wife Poster

Another Man's Wife Feature Film1924Helen Brand

Love's Whirlpool Poster

Love's Whirlpool Feature Film1924Molly

Wandering Husbands Poster

Wandering Husbands Feature Film1924Diana Moreland

Hollywood Poster

Hollywood Feature Film1923Lila Lee

Homeward Bound Poster

Homeward Bound Feature Film1923Mary Brent

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 20 Documentary1923Self

The Ne'er-Do-Well Poster

The Ne'er-Do-Well Feature Film1923Chiquita

Woman-Proof Poster

Woman-Proof Feature Film1923Louise Halliday

A Trip to Paramountown Poster

A Trip to Paramountown Documentary1922Self

Back Home and Broke Poster

Back Home and Broke Feature Film1922Mary Thorne

Blood and Sand Poster

Blood and Sand Feature Film1922Carmen

Ebb Tide Poster

Ebb Tide Feature Film1922Ruth Attwater

Is Matrimony a Failure? Poster

Is Matrimony a Failure? Feature Film1922Margaret Saxby

One Glorious Day Poster

One Glorious Day Feature Film1922Molly McIntyre

Rent Free Poster

Rent Free Feature Film1922Barbara Teller

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 Poster

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 Documentary1922Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 5 Documentary1922Self

The Dictator Poster

The Dictator Feature Film1922Juanita

The Fast Freight Poster

The Fast Freight Feature Film1922Elsie

The Ghost Breaker Poster

The Ghost Breaker Feature Film1922Maria Theresa, a Spanish Heiress

The WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1922 Poster

The WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1922 Short Film1922Lila

After the Show Poster

After the Show Feature Film1921Eileen

Crazy to Marry Poster

Crazy to Marry Feature Film1921Annabelle Landis

Gasoline Gus Poster

Gasoline Gus Feature Film1921Sal Jo Banty

The Charm School Poster

The Charm School Feature Film1921Elsie

The Dollar-a-Year Man Poster

The Dollar-a-Year Man Feature Film1921Peggy Bruce

The Easy Road Poster

The Easy Road Feature Film1921Ella Klotz

Midsummer Madness Poster

Midsummer Madness Feature Film1920Daisy Osborne

Terror Island Poster

Terror Island Feature Film1920Beverly West

The Prince Chap Poster

The Prince Chap Feature Film1920Claudia

The Soul of Youth Poster

The Soul of Youth Feature Film1920Vera Hamilton

A Daughter of the Wolf Poster

A Daughter of the Wolf Feature Film1919Annette Ainsworth

Hawthorne of the U.S.A. Poster

Hawthorne of the U.S.A. Feature Film1919Princess Irma

Jane Goes A' Wooing Poster

Jane Goes A' Wooing Feature Film1919

Male and Female Poster

Male and Female Feature Film1919Tweeny - the Scullery Maid

Puppy Love Poster

Puppy Love Feature Film1919Gloria O'Connell

Rose o' the River Poster

Rose o' the River Feature Film1919Rose Wiley

Rustling a Bride Poster

Rustling a Bride Feature Film1919Emily

The Heart of Youth Poster

The Heart of Youth Feature Film1919Josephine Darchat

The Lottery Man Poster

The Lottery Man Feature Film1919Polly

The Secret Garden Poster

The Secret Garden Feature Film1919Mary Lennox

Such a Little Pirate Poster

Such a Little Pirate Feature Film1918Patricia Wolf

The Cruise of the Make-Believes Poster

The Cruise of the Make-Believes Feature Film1918Bessie Meggison

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Isla Fisher Shines at Spa Weekend Premiere in Las Vegas

Isla Fisher Attends Southwest Airlines Spa Weekend Retreat in Burbank

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Hayes Warner Shines at The Shards Launch Skate Party in Los Angeles

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