Daughter of actor John Hyams and actress Leila McIntyre.
She retired from film work in 1936, in order to concentrate on her marriage but still remained a big part of Hollywood society.
Sparkling green-eyed blonde ingenue of American silent and early sound pictures, best known for her roles in the classic horror features Freaks (1932) and Island of Lost Souls (1932). Her career lasted little more than a decade.