Effie Laird was born on July 30, 1888 in Chatfield, Minnesota, USA as Effie McLaird. She was an actress, known for Strangler of the Swamp (1946), House by the River (1950) and Beneath Western Skies (1944). She was married to Emory Parnell. She died on September 4, 1986 in Los Angeles, California, USA.