Lela Bliss
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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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.859 |
Birthday | 1896-05-11 |
Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Also Known As | Lella Bliss, Lela Bliss-Hayden, |
1947
Miracle on 34th Street
7.368/707
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgivin...
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Miracle on 34th Street
1960
Bells Are Ringing
6.3/41
Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to...
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Bells Are Ringing
1946
The Dark Mirror
6.882/102
A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.
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The Dark Mirror
1948
The Snake Pit
7.036/97
Virginia Cunningham is confused upon finding herself in a mental hospital, with no memory of her arrival at the institution. Tormented by delusions an...
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The Snake Pit
1958
Auntie Mame
7/100
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues w...
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Auntie Mame
1949
Intruder in the Dust
7.4/37
Rural Mississippi in the 1940s: Lucas Beauchamp, a local black man with a reputation of not kowtowing to whites, is found standing over the body of a...
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Intruder in the Dust
1951
Ghost Chasers
6.1/5
A ghost helps the Bowery Boys capture a gang of crooks led by a mad doctor.
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Ghost Chasers
1950
To Please a Lady
6.346/13
Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him successful but the fans consider him a villain an...
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To Please a Lady
1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
7/1
A family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play baseball. Musical.
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Give My Regards to Broadway
1956
Three for Jamie Dawn
5/1
Three jurors are ripe for bribery by the lawyer of a playgirl up for murder.
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Three for Jamie Dawn
1953
The Blue Gardenia
6.5/84
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the...
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The Blue Gardenia
1955
Hook a Crook
0/0
Joe Besser and Jim Hawthorne are detectives trying to recover stolen jewels. They see a necklace on a furry arm, and deduce that a man wearing a fur c...
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Hook a Crook
1938
Home on the Rage
0/0
Andy mistakenly believes his wife and brother-in-law are conspiring to murder him for insurance.
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Home on the Rage
1939
The Amazing Mr. Williams
5.8/10
Kenny Williams, a lieutenant on the homicide squad, is engaged to Maxine Carroll, the Mayor's secretary. Or isn't he rather married with his job? For...
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The Amazing Mr. Williams
1946
Without Reservations
6.3/17
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't...
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Without Reservations
1947
Gas House Kids Go West
6/1
The second of three "Bowery Boys" rip-offs produced by bargain-basement Producers Releasing Corporation.
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Gas House Kids Go West
1936
Hitch Hike To Heaven
0/0
A theatre actor makes the crossover to movies and becomes a star, but his new-found fame puts his family relationships at risk.
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Hitch Hike To Heaven
1954
Susan Slept Here
6.14/25
On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Ma...
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Susan Slept Here
1949
Miss Mink of 1949
0/0
Winning a mink coat brings nothing but trouble to a couple on a budget.
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Miss Mink of 1949
1956
The Opposite Sex
5.2/20
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to...
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The Opposite Sex
1952
Young Man with Ideas
4.5/7
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
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Young Man with Ideas
1955
Ain't Misbehavin'
5/1
Rowdy young girl crashes high society when wealthy older man falls for her.
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Ain't Misbehavin'
1959
Ask Any Girl
6.167/12
Meg is a young wide-eyed girl who is endures many calamities in her search for a husband in modern-day New York. After losing her suitcase at Penn Sta...
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Ask Any Girl
1955
The Big Tip Off
5.5/2
A newspaper man uses a mobster's tips to get the scoop on gangster activities.
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The Big Tip Off
1952
Army Bound
0/0
Race car driver Frank Cermak is in love with Jane Harris. Jane and her parents watch Frank win a tight race from Bill Peters, an army lieutenant on le...
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Army Bound
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10/1
Six episodes of the original series, restored and on the big screen for the first time, and a special retrospective documentary encompass this Fathom...
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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
1952
The Rose Bowl Story
3.5/2
The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose Bowl is an area for their budding romance.
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