Lila Lee

Lila Lee

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1901-07-25
Deathday: 1973-11-13 (72 years old)

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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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Filmography

all 84

Movies 82

self 6

TV Shows 2

Viola Zickafoose
Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers

Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers (1967)

Movie
Wringmouth
The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes (1966)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino (1961)

Movie
Panic!

Panic! (1957)

TV
Mrs. McLean
Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV
Mona Franklin Burtis
Nation Aflame

Nation Aflame (1937)

Movie
Ethel Harriman
Two Wise Maids

Two Wise Maids (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Louise Heath
Country Gentlemen

Country Gentlemen (1936)

Movie
Miss Prentiss, Bradford's Receptionist
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)

Movie
Natalie Morton
Champagne for Breakfast

Champagne for Breakfast (1935)

Movie
Catherine Carr
The People's Enemy

The People's Enemy (1935)

Movie
Mae Nichols
I Can't Escape

I Can't Escape (1934)

Movie
Sharon
In Love with Life

In Love with Life (1934)

Movie
Helen Rankin Morrison
Whirlpool

Whirlpool (1934)

Movie
Eleanor Jones
Lone Cowboy

Lone Cowboy (1933)

Movie
Connie Wayne
The Intruder

The Intruder (1933)

Movie
Janet Stillman
The Iron Master

The Iron Master (1933)

Movie
Sharon Hadley
Face in the Sky

Face in the Sky (1933)

Movie
Doris Dane
Officer Thirteen

Officer Thirteen (1932)

Movie
Georgia Rand
False Faces

False Faces (1932)

Movie
Trudie Morrow
The Night of June 13

The Night of June 13 (1932)

Movie
Doris Corbin
Exposure

Exposure (1932)

Movie
Julie March
War Correspondent

War Correspondent (1932)

Movie
Jane Bradford
Unholy Love

Unholy Love (1932)

Movie
Sue Kennedy
Radio Patrol

Radio Patrol (1932)

Movie
Princess Ellen
Misbehaving Ladies

Misbehaving Ladies (1931)

Movie
Judith Temple
Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry (1931)

Movie
Alice Denby
The Gorilla

The Gorilla (1930)

Movie
Rosie
The Unholy Three

The Unholy Three (1930)

Movie
Mary Carlyle
Double Cross Roads

Double Cross Roads (1930)

Movie
Nora Brady
Those Who Dance

Those Who Dance (1930)

Movie
Jeanne Baldwin
Murder Will Out

Murder Will Out (1930)

Movie
Florence Wendell Fairchild
Second Wife

Second Wife (1930)

Movie
Stella Taylor
The Sacred Flame

The Sacred Flame (1929)

Movie
Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Show of Shows

Show of Shows (1929)

Movie
Margharita
Love, Live & Laugh

Love, Live & Laugh (1929)

Movie
Elinor Baring
Flight

Flight (1929)

Movie
Beth Leonard
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk (1929)

Movie
Mary Morgan
The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case (1929)

Movie
Katie Dean
Dark Streets

Dark Streets (1929)

Movie
Dot
Drag

Drag (1929)

Movie
Bea Walters
Queen of the Night Clubs

Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)

Movie
Eugenie Bromley
The Black Pearl

The Black Pearl (1928)

Movie
Self (1930)
Fashion News

Fashion News (1928)

Movie
Victoire
Just Married

Just Married (1928)

Movie
Marion Dorsey
The Adorable Cheat

The Adorable Cheat (1928)

Movie
Marie Cleste
The Little Wild Girl

The Little Wild Girl (1928)

Movie
The girl
Top Sergeant Mulligan

Top Sergeant Mulligan (1928)

Movie
Florence Grey
Million Dollar Mystery

Million Dollar Mystery (1927)

Movie
Elizabeth Glade
One Increasing Purpose

One Increasing Purpose (1927)

Movie
Lila Lee
Fascinating Youth

Fascinating Youth (1926)

Movie
Evelyn Lane
The New Klondike

The New Klondike (1926)

Movie
Ruth Esterin
Broken Hearts

Broken Hearts (1926)

Movie
Alice Rand
Coming Through

Coming Through (1925)

Movie
Anna
The Midnight Girl

The Midnight Girl (1925)

Movie
Helen Brand
Another Man's Wife

Another Man's Wife (1924)

Movie
Diana Moreland
Wandering Husbands

Wandering Husbands (1924)

Movie
Molly
Love's Whirlpool

Love's Whirlpool (1924)

Movie
Louise Halliday
Woman-Proof

Woman-Proof (1923)

Movie
Lila Lee
Hollywood

Hollywood (1923)

Movie
Mary Brent
Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound (1923)

Movie
Chiquita
The Ne'er-Do-Well

The Ne'er-Do-Well (1923)

Movie
Ruth Attwater
Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide (1922)

Movie
Self
Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12

Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 12 (1922)

Movie
Maria Theresa, a Spanish Heiress
The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker (1922)

Movie
Carmen
Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand (1922)

Movie
Self
A Trip to Paramountown

A Trip to Paramountown (1922)

Movie
Juanita
The Dictator

The Dictator (1922)

Movie
Elsie
The Fast Freight

The Fast Freight (1922)

Movie
Lila
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922

The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922 (1922)

Movie
Molly McIntyre
One Glorious Day

One Glorious Day (1922)

Movie
Barbara Teller
Rent Free

Rent Free (1922)

Movie
Eileen
After the Show

After the Show (1921)

Movie
Annabelle Landis
Crazy to Marry

Crazy to Marry (1921)

Movie
Sal Jo Banty
Gasoline Gus

Gasoline Gus (1921)

Movie
Peggy Bruce
The Dollar-a-Year Man

The Dollar-a-Year Man (1921)

Movie
Daisy Osborne
Midsummer Madness

Midsummer Madness (1921)

Movie
Elsie
The Charm School

The Charm School (1921)

Movie
Vera Hamilton
The Soul of Youth

The Soul of Youth (1920)

Movie
Beverly West
Terror Island

Terror Island (1920)

Movie
Princess Irma
Hawthorne of the U.S.A.

Hawthorne of the U.S.A. (1919)

Movie
Tweeny, the scullery maid
Male and Female

Male and Female (1919)

Movie
Polly
The Lottery Man

The Lottery Man (1919)

Movie
Mary Lennox
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (1919)

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1901-07-25

Deathday
1973-11-13 (72 years old)

Birth Name
Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel

Birth Place
Union Hill, United States of America

Children
James Kirkwood Jr.

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka Appel, Augusta Appel

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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