Lela Bliss
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.
Miracle on 34th Street
as Mrs. Shellhammer (uncredited)Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow...
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The Snake Pit
as Miss GreeneVirginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her...
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Auntie Mame
as Party Guest (uncredited)Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew...
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The Dark Mirror
as Mrs. DidriksenA sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure...
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The Blue Gardenia
as Miss Stanley (uncredited)Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been...
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Bells Are Ringing
as Party guestElla Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She...
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The Opposite Sex
as Wealthy Matron (uncredited)Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an...
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Never a Dull Moment
as Mama Dude (uncredited)Kay Kingsley, a sophisticated and successful songwriter in New York City. falls in love with a...
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Intruder in the Dust
as Mrs. MallisonRural Mississippi in the 1940s: Lucas Beauchamp, a local black man with a reputation of not...
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Without Reservations
as Bertha Randall (uncredited)Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...
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Susan Slept Here
as Intoxicated Woman in Elevator (uncredited)On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his...
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Ghost Chasers
as MargoA ghost helps the Bowery Boys capture a gang of crooks led by a mad doctor.
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The Amazing Mr. Williams
as Citizens Committee Woman (uncredited)Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's...
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Miss Mink of 1949
as PhoebeWinning a mink coat brings nothing but trouble to a couple on a budget.
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Ask Any Girl
as Mrs. Webson (uncredited)Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in...
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Hitch Hike To Heaven
as Nadia De La NeyA theatre actor makes the crossover to movies and becomes a star, but his new-found fame puts...
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To Please a Lady
as Regina's SecretaryMike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made...
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Three for Jamie Dawn
as Mrs. HoppThree jurors are ripe for bribery by the lawyer of a playgirl up for murder.
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The Rose Bowl Story
as Miss AtkinsonThe newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California...
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The Big Tip Off
as Mrs. MarshallA newspaper man uses a mobster's tips to get the scoop on gangster activities.
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Ain't Misbehavin'
as Mrs. Hanover-Burke (uncredited)Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.
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Hook a Crook
as Mrs. Van Sickle (uncredited)Joe Besser and Jim Hawthorne are detectives trying to recover stolen jewels. They see a necklace...
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Young Man with Ideas
as Mrs. Tom Hanley (uncredited)A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Mrs. Chester (archive footage)Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a...
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Home on the Rage
as Mrs. Clyde (as Leila Bliss)Andy mistakenly believes his wife and brother-in-law are conspiring to murder him for insurance.
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Give My Regards to Broadway
as Mrs. BoydA family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play...
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Army Bound
as Mrs. HarrisRace car driver Frank Cermak is in love with Jane Harris. Jane and her parents watch Frank win a...
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The Loves of Letty
as Hilda GunningLetty Shell, a clerk in a London brokerage office, is discouraged by her lack of fine clothes...
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Gas House Kids Go West
as Mrs. CrowleyThe second of three "Bowery Boys" rip-offs produced by bargain-basement Producers Releasing...
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The Twilight Zone
as Mrs. ChesterA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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Maverick
as Mrs. ShelbourneThe Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers...
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The Addams Family
as Mrs. Harvey SaundersA satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric...
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