No photo available. Represent Lila Lee? Add or change photos at IMDbPro
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 12,353 this week

Lila Lee (I) (1901–1973)

Actress | Soundtrack

A performer since childhood (she was widely known then as "Cuddles"), pert and pretty, raven-haired Lila Lee was brought to Hollywood by Paramount mogul Jesse L. Lasky and debuted in a starring role with The Cruise of the Make-Believes as a poor girl supported by a rich admirer. Following her appearance as a servant wench in Cecil B. DeMille's Male and Female... See full bio »

Born:

Augusta Appel
in Union Hill, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 72) in Saranac Lake, New York, USA
2 videos | 5 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

Top Movies of the Teens
26 March 2013 7:33 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide
Movie Poster of the Week: William Desmond Taylor’s “The Green Temptation”
30 March 2012 3:07 PM, PDT | MUBI
Lon Chaney Movie Schedule: The Phantom Of The Opera, Tell It To The Marines, Mr. Wu
15 August 2011 12:20 AM, PDT | Alt Film Guide
See all 5 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
women in silence
a list of 250 people by quietgiant2 created 14 Jan 2011
 
image of name
100 Silent Queens
a list of 100 people by drednm created 26 Apr 2011
 
image of name
In Memoriam - 1973
a list of 45 people by dziwnytenswiat created 30 Apr 2011
 
image of name
They played in silent too II
a list of 445 people by quietgiant2 created 26 May 2011
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Lila Lee.
1 win See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActress (99 titles)
1967 Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers
Viola Zickafoose
 
1966 The Emperor's New Clothes
Wringmouth
 
1957 Panic! (TV series)
Store Keeper
– Love Story (1957) … Store Keeper
 
1957 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Mrs. Mason
– A Hit in Tahiti (1957) … Mrs. Mason
 
1951-1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Mrs. McLean
– Long Distance (1953) … Mrs. McLean
– Long Distance (1951) … Mrs. McLean
 
1937 Nation Aflame
Mona Franklin Burtis
 
1937 Two Wise Maids
Ethel Harriman
 
1936 Country Gentlemen
Mrs. Louise Heath
 
1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Miss Prentiss, Bradford's Receptionist
 
1935 Champagne for Breakfast
Natalie Morton
 
1935 The People's Enemy
Catherine Carr
 
1935 The Marriage Bargain
Helen Stanhope
 
1934 I Can't Escape (short)
Mae Nichols
 
1934 In Love with Life
Sharon
 
1934 Stand Up and Cheer!
Zelda (uncredited)
 
1934 Whirlpool
Helen Rankin Morrison
 
1933 Lone Cowboy
Eleanor Jones
 
1933 The Intruder
Connie Wayne
 
1933 The Iron Master
Janet Stillman
 
1933 Face in the Sky
Sharon Hadley
 
1932 Officer Thirteen
Doris Dane
 
1932 False Faces
Georgia Rand
 
1932 The Night of June 13th
Trudie Morrow
 
1932 Exposure
Doris Corbin
 
1932 War Correspondent
Julie March
 
1932 Radio Patrol
Sue Kennedy
 
1932 Unholy Love
Jane Bradford
 
1931 Misbehaving Ladies
Princess Ellen
 
1931 Woman Hungry
Judith Temple
 
1930 The Gorilla
Alice Denby
 
1930 The Unholy Three
Rosie
 
1930 Double Cross Roads
Mary Carlyle
 
1930 Those Who Dance
Nora Brady
 
1930 Murder Will Out
Jeanne Baldwin
 
1930 Second Wife
Florence Wendell Fairchild
 
1929 The Sacred Flame
Stella Taylor - Maurice's Wife
 
1929 The Show of Shows
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
 
1929 Love, Live and Laugh
Margharita
 
1929 Flight
Elinor
 
1929 The Argyle Case
Mary Morgan
 
1929 Dark Streets
Katie Dean
 
1929 Drag
Dot
 
1929 Honky Tonk
Beth (her daughter)
 
1929 Queen of the Night Clubs
Bea Walters
 
1928 The Black Pearl
Eugenie Bromley
 
1928 The Little Wild Girl
Marie Cleste
 
1928 Black Butterflies
Norma davis
 
1928 Just Married
Victoire
 
1928 The Adorable Cheat
Marion Dorsey
 
1928 United States Smith
Molly Malone
 
1928 Thundergod
Enid Bryant
 
1928 A Bit of Heaven
Fola Dale
 
1928 You Can't Beat the Law
Patricia Berry
 
1928 The Man in Hobbles
Ann Harris
 
1928 Top Sergeant Mulligan
The girl
 
1927 Million Dollar Mystery
Florence Grey
 
1927 One Increasing Purpose
Elizabeth Glade
 
1926 The New Klondike
Evelyn Lane
 
1926 Broken Hearts
Ruth Esterin
 
1925 Old Home Week
Ethel Harmon
 
1925 Coming Through
Alice Rand
 
1925 The Midnight Girl
Anna
 
1924 Another Man's Wife
Helen Brand
 
1924 Wandering Husbands
Diana Moreland
 
1924 Love's Whirlpool
Molly
 
1923 Rent Free
Barbara Teller
 
1923 Woman-Proof
Louise Halliday
 
1923 Homeward Bound
Mary Brent
 
1923 The Ne'er-Do-Well
Chiquita
 
1922 Back Home and Broke
Mary Thorne
 
1922 Ebb Tide
Ruth Attwater
 
1922 The Ghost Breaker
Maria Theresa, a Spanish Heiress
 
1922 Blood and Sand
Carmen
 
1922 The Dictator
Juanita
 
1922 The Fast Freight
 
1922 Is Matrimony a Failure?
Margaret Saxby
 
1922 One Glorious Day
Molly McIntyre
 
1921 After the Show
Eileen
 
1921 Crazy to Marry
Annabelle Landis
 
1921 Gasoline Gus
Sal Jo Banty
 
1921 The Dollar-a-Year Man
Peggy Bruce
 
1921 The Easy Road
Ella Klotz
 
1921 The Charm School
Elsie
 
1920 Midsummer Madness
Daisy Osborne
 
1920 The Prince Chap
Claudia (age 18)
 
1920 The Soul of Youth
Vera Hamilton
 
1920 Terror Island
Beverly West
 
1919 Male and Female
Tweeny - the Scullery Maid
 
1919 Hawthorne of the U.S.A.
Princess Irma
 
1919 The Lottery Man
 
1919 The Heart of Youth
Josephine Darchat
 
1919 Rose o' the River
Rose Wiley
 
1919 A Daughter of the Wolf
Annette Ainsworth
 
1919 Rustling a Bride
Emily
 
1919 Puppy Love
Gloria O'Connell
 
1919 The Secret Garden
Mary Lennox
 
1919 Jane Goes A' Wooing
 
1918 Such a Little Pirate
Patricia Wolf
 
1918 The Cruise of the Make-Believes
Bessie Meggison
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1930 Second Wife (performer: "Wiegenlied Brahms' Lullaby, Op. 49, No. 4" 1868 - uncredited)
 
1929 The Show of Shows (performer: "What's Become of the Floradora Boys?" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1957 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
– Lila Lee (1957) … Herself
 
1936 Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 8 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1926 Fascinating Youth
Herself - Lila Lee
 
1923 Hollywood
Herself
 
1923 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 20 (documentary short)
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 5 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1922 A Trip to Paramountown (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (video documentary)
Herself
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: The Great Director (documentary short)
Herself
 

Related Videos

I Can't Escape -- An ex-convict, unable to get a good job because of his prison record, gets mixed up in a phony stock scam. In Love with Life -- Professor John Sylvestus Applegate has been dismissed from his college teaching position for objecting too loudly to the predominant part that football and other sports play in the curriculum...
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: 'There Must Be a Pony,' 1960. See more »

Publicity Listings:

18 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Lila's erratic screen career was triggered by severe bouts with what was euphemistically referred to as tuberculosis, but whispered to be the results of acute alcoholism. See more »

Star Sign:

Leo