Lela Bliss
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1896
- Died
- May 15, 1980
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration 2019
as Mrs. Chester (archive footage)
Bells Are Ringing 1960
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ask Any Girl 1959
as Mrs. Webson (uncredited)
Auntie Mame 1958
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex 1956
as Wealthy Matron (uncredited)
Three for Jamie Dawn 1956
as Mrs. Hopp
Hook a Crook 1955
as Mrs. Van Sickle (uncredited)
Ain't Misbehavin' 1955
as Mrs. Hanover-Burke (uncredited)
The Big Tip Off 1955
as Mrs. Marshall
Susan Slept Here 1954
as Intoxicated Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
The Blue Gardenia 1953
as Miss Stanley (uncredited)
Army Bound 1952
as Mrs. Harris
The Rose Bowl Story 1952
as Miss Atkinson
Young Man with Ideas 1952
as Mrs. Tom Hanley (uncredited)
Ghost Chasers 1951
as Margo
The Company She Keeps 1951
as Window Shopper (uncredited)
To Please a Lady 1950
as Regina's Secretary
Never a Dull Moment 1950
as Mama Dude (uncredited)
Intruder in the Dust 1949
as Mrs. Mallison
Miss Mink of 1949 1949
as Phoebe
The Snake Pit 1948
as Miss Greene (uncredited)
Give My Regards to Broadway 1948
as Mrs. Boyd
I Remember Mama 1948
as Head Nurse (uncredited)
Gas House Kids Go West 1947
as Mrs. Crowley
Miracle on 34th Street 1947
as Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)
The Dark Mirror 1946
as Mrs. Didriksen
Without Reservations 1946
as Bertha Randall (uncredited)
The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939
as Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)
Home on the Rage 1938
as Mrs. Clyde
Hitch Hike To Heaven 1936
as Nadia De La Ney
The Loves of Letty 1919
as Hilda Gunning
Pretty Mrs. Smith 1915
as Letitia Proudfoot
Credits from TMDB.