Lela Bliss
32 movies · 4 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1896
- Died
- May 15, 1980 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Lella Bliss · Lela Bliss-Hayden
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lela Bliss (May 11, 1896 – May 15, 1980) was an American actress. She made her first silent film, Pretty Mrs. Smith, in 1915 and appeared in at least over 40 movies until the 1960s. Bliss appeared in supporting roles and bit parts in Hollywood films such as The Dark Mirror (1946), Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Intruder in the Dust (1949). She often played mothers, neighbours or society women. Since the 1950s, Bliss also appeared frequently on popular television shows including "My Little Margie" as Trixie Wilson, the mother of Margie's boyfriend in the 1952 episode "Vern's Chums", The Twilight Zone, Maverick, Mister Ed and The Addams Family. She ended her acting career with a guest role in That Girl in 1967.
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Known for
Lela Bliss: movies and TV shows
Acting (36)
- 2019 The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Mrs. Chester (archive footage)
- 1964
- 1960 Bells Are Ringing
as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1959
- 1959 Ask Any Girl
as Mrs. Webson (uncredited)
- 1958 Auntie Mame
as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1956 The Opposite Sex
as Wealthy Matron (uncredited)
- 1956 Three for Jamie Dawn
as Mrs. Hopp
- 1955 Hook a Crook
as Mrs. Van Sickle (uncredited)
- 1955 Ain't Misbehavin'
as Mrs. Hanover-Burke (uncredited)
- 1955 The Big Tip Off
as Mrs. Marshall
- 1954 Susan Slept Here
as Intoxicated Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
- 1953 The Blue Gardenia
as Miss Stanley (uncredited)
- 1952 Army Bound
as Mrs. Harris
- 1952
- 1952 The Rose Bowl Story
as Miss Atkinson
- 1952 Young Man with Ideas
as Mrs. Tom Hanley (uncredited)
- 1951 Ghost Chasers
as Margo
- 1951 The Company She Keeps
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
- 1950 To Please a Lady
as Regina's Secretary
- 1950 Never a Dull Moment
as Mama Dude (uncredited)
- 1949 Intruder in the Dust
as Mrs. Mallison
- 1949 Miss Mink of 1949
as Phoebe
- 1948 The Snake Pit
as Miss Greene (uncredited)
- 1948 Give My Regards to Broadway
as Mrs. Boyd
- 1948 I Remember Mama
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
- 1947 Gas House Kids Go West
as Mrs. Crowley
- 1947 Miracle on 34th Street
as Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)
- 1946 The Dark Mirror
as Mrs. Didriksen
- 1946 Without Reservations
as Bertha Randall (uncredited)
- 1939 The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)
- 1938 Home on the Rage
as Mrs. Clyde (as Leila Bliss)
- 1936 Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Nadia De La Ney
- 1919 The Loves of Letty
as Hilda Gunning
- 1915 Pretty Mrs. Smith
as Letitia Proudfoot