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Lila Leeds
Lila Leeds
71 years (Jan 28, 1928 – Sep 15, 1999)
Dodge City, Kansas, USA
10 Movies

Lila Leeds

Lila Leeds is an American actress present in film and television credits, and the public account of her work stops at the credits. The best-known entry is 'Lady in the Lake', with her as Receptionist. The workload is steady enough, if quiet: 10 credits.
Lila Leeds is an American actress present in film and television credits, and the public account of her work stops at the credits. The best-known entry is 'Lady in the Lake', with her as Receptionist. The workload is steady enough, if quiet: 10 credits.
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Is Lila Leeds still alive?
Lila Leeds passed away on September 15, 1999 at age 71.
What are the most famous roles of Lila Leeds?
Lila Leeds is best known for roles in Lady in the Lake, Moonrise, Green Dolphin Street.
How many movies has Lila Leeds been in?
Over a 53-year career (since 1946), Lila Leeds has appeared in 10 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Lila Leeds's first movie?
The career of Lila Leeds began with The Show-Off (1946).
What is Lila Leeds's most recent movie or series?
Lila Leeds's most recent release is The House Across the Street, which premiered on September 10, 1949.
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Lila Leeds
Lila Leeds
1928-01-28 · Dodge City, Kansas, USA

Lila Leeds (born Lila Lee Wilkinson, January 28, 1928 – September 15, 1999) was an American film actress. She signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and began appearing in small roles in the Red Skelton film The Show-Off (1946); Lady in the Lake (1947), based on a Raymond Chandler story; and in the Lana Turner vehicle Green Dolphin Street. She had a small part in So You Want to Be a Detective, which was part of the Joe McDoakes series of comedy shorts, the film being a reworking of the subjective camera style used in Lady in the Lake, in which Leeds had previously appeared.

Leeds was producer Harold Hecht's top choice to star in Kiss the Blood Off My Hands, the first film by Hecht and co-star Burt Lancaster's production company Norma Productions. Leeds was ultimately replaced by Joan Fontaine, who was already under contract with the movie's financer and distributor Universal-International Pictures.

On September 1, 1948, Leeds gained notoriety for being arrested together with actor Robert Mitchum on charges of marijuana possession. She subsequently spent sixty days in jail. Considered a Lana Turner look-alike, Leeds was 20 years old and engaged to Turner's ex-husband Stephen Crane at the time of her arrest. Although she starred in the Reefer Madness–style film She Shoulda Said No! (1949) following her release from jail, her acting career, unlike Mitchum's, never recovered from the scandal. She died of a heart attack at age 71 in Los Angeles.

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