
Lela Bliss
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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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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
as Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)

Auntie Mame (1958)
as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Snake Pit (1948)
as Miss Greene (uncredited)

The Blue Gardenia (1953)
as Miss Stanley (uncredited)

The Dark Mirror (1946)
as Mrs. Didriksen

The Opposite Sex (1956)
as Wealthy Matron (uncredited)

Ask Any Girl (1959)
as Mrs. Webson (uncredited)

Bells Are Ringing (1960)
as Party Guest (uncredited)

To Please a Lady (1950)
as Regina's Secretary

The Company She Keeps (1951)
as Window Shopper (uncredited)

I Remember Mama (1948)
as Head Nurse (uncredited)

Army Bound (1952)
as Mrs. Harris

Without Reservations (1946)
as Bertha Randall (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas (1952)
as Mrs. Tom Hanley (uncredited)

Never a Dull Moment (1950)
as Mama Dude (uncredited)

Susan Slept Here (1954)
as Intoxicated Woman in Elevator (uncredited)

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Mrs. Chester (archive footage)

The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
as Miss Atkinson

Intruder in the Dust (1949)
as Mrs. Mallison

Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
as Mrs. Hanover-Burke (uncredited)

The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)
as Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)

The Big Tip Off (1955)
as Mrs. Marshall

Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)
as Mrs. Hopp

Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
as Phoebe

Gas House Kids Go West (1947)
as Mrs. Crowley

Pretty Mrs. Smith (1915)
as Letitia Proudfoot

Ghost Chasers (1951)
as Margo

Hook a Crook (1955)
as Mrs. Van Sickle (uncredited)

Hitch Hike To Heaven (1936)
as Nadia De La Ney

The Loves of Letty (1919)
as Hilda Gunning

Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)
as Mrs. Boyd

Home on the Rage (1938)
as Mrs. Clyde (as Leila Bliss)





