
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)

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

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

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

Without Reservations (1946)
as Bertha Randall (uncredited)

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

Intruder in the Dust (1949)
as Mrs. Mallison

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

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

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

Three for Jamie Dawn (1956)
as Mrs. Hopp

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

Army Bound (1952)
as Mrs. Harris

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

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

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

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

The Big Tip Off (1955)
as Mrs. Marshall

The Dark Mirror (1946)
as Mrs. Didriksen

Miss Mink of 1949 (1949)
as Phoebe

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

The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
as Miss Atkinson

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

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

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

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

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

The Loves of Letty (1919)
as Hilda Gunning

Ghost Chasers (1951)
as Margo

Pretty Mrs. Smith (1915)
as Letitia Proudfoot

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





