Lela Bliss
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 11, 1896, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- May 15, 1980
- Movies
- 32
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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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Mrs. Chester (archive footage) |
| 1960 | Bells Are Ringing | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Ask Any Girl | Mrs. Webson (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Auntie Mame | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Opposite Sex | Wealthy Matron (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Three for Jamie Dawn | Mrs. Hopp |
| 1955 | Hook a Crook | Mrs. Van Sickle (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Mrs. Hanover-Burke (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Big Tip Off | Mrs. Marshall |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here | Intoxicated Woman in Elevator (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Blue Gardenia | Miss Stanley (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Army Bound | Mrs. Harris |
| 1952 | The Rose Bowl Story | Miss Atkinson |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Mrs. Tom Hanley (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Ghost Chasers | Margo |
| 1951 | The Company She Keeps | Window Shopper (uncredited) |
| 1950 | To Please a Lady | Regina's Secretary |
| 1950 | Never a Dull Moment | Mama Dude (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Intruder in the Dust | Mrs. Mallison |
| 1949 | Miss Mink of 1949 | Phoebe |
| 1948 | The Snake Pit | Miss Greene (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Mrs. Boyd |
| 1948 | I Remember Mama | Head Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Gas House Kids Go West | Mrs. Crowley |
| 1947 | Miracle on 34th Street | Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Dark Mirror | Mrs. Didriksen |
| 1946 | Without Reservations | Bertha Randall (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Amazing Mr. Williams | Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Home on the Rage | Mrs. Clyde |
| 1936 | Hitch Hike To Heaven | Nadia De La Ney |
| 1919 | The Loves of Letty | Hilda Gunning |
| 1915 | Pretty Mrs. Smith | Letitia Proudfoot |
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