Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/25/1905
Place of Birth
Union Hill, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Augusta Wilhelmena Fredericka AppelAugusta Appel
Lila Lee
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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...
Known For
Hollywood
as Lila Lee
Blood and Sand
as Carmen
Wandering Husbands
as Diana Moreland
Misbehaving Ladies
as Princess Ellen
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
as Miss Prentiss, Bradford's Receptionist
Woman-Proof
as Louise Halliday
Radio Patrol
as Sue Kennedy
The Secret Garden
as Mary Lennox
The Gorilla
as Alice Denby
Flight
as Elinor
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Bea Walters
The Intruder
as Connie Wayne
Just Married
as Victoire
The Dictator
as Juanita
Drag
as Dot
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Self (archive footage)
Lone Cowboy
as Eleanor Jones
Crazy to Marry
as Annabelle Landis
Male and Female
as Tweeny, the scullery maid
Homeward Bound
as Mary Brent
Career Timeline
1936
1934
1933
1932
1930
1929
The Sacred Flame
as Stella Taylor
The Show of Shows
as Performer in 'What Became of the Floradora Boys' Number
Love, Live & Laugh
as Margharita
Flight
as Elinor
Honky Tonk
as Beth
The Argyle Case
as Mary Morgan
Dark Streets
as Katie Dean
Drag
as Dot
Queen of the Night Clubs
as Bea Walters
1928
1926
1924
1923
1922
Back Home and Broke
as Mary Thorne
Ebb Tide
as Ruth Attwater
The Ghost Breaker
as Maria Theresa, a Spanish Heiress
Blood and Sand
as Carmen
A Trip to Paramountown
as Self
The Dictator
as Juanita
The Fast Freight
as Elsie
Is Matrimony a Failure?
as Margaret Saxby
The Wampas Baby Stars of 1922
as Self
One Glorious Day
as Molly McIntyre
Rent Free
as Barbara Teller