Personal info
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 5/11/1896
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- 5/15/1980 (aged 84)
- Gender
- Female
- Also known as
- Lella Bliss, Lela Bliss-Hayden
Biography
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.
12 titles

The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Mrs. Chester

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

The Addams Family
1964TV
Mrs. Harvey Saunders

Auntie Mame
1958
Party Guest (uncredited)

The Dark Mirror
1946
Mrs. Didriksen

The Snake Pit
1948
Miss Greene (uncredited)

The Blue Gardenia
1953
Miss Stanley (uncredited)

I Remember Mama
1948
Head Nurse (uncredited)

Bells Are Ringing
1960
Party Guest (uncredited)

Intruder in the Dust
1949
Mrs. Mallison

Maverick
1957TV
Mrs. Shelbourne

Susan Slept Here
1954
Intoxicated Woman in Elevator (uncredited)


