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Lela Bliss

Lela Bliss

Born: 1896-05-11 • Los Angeles, California, USA

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