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Lilia Skala (1896–1994)

Actress

Born and raised in Vienna, Austria, Lilia Skala would become a star on two continents. In pre-World War II Austria she starred in famed Max Reinhardt's stage troupe, and in post-war America she would become a notable matronly, award-worthy character star on Broadway and in films. Forced to flee her Nazi-occupied homeland with her Jewish husband and two young sons in the late 1930s... See full bio »

Born:

in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria)

Died:

(age 98) in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, USA
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1990 Men of Respect
Lucia
 
1987 House of Games
Dr. Maria Littauer
 
1985 As the World Turns (TV series)
Rose Welinski
 
1983 Testament
Fania
 
1983 Flashdance
Hanna Long
 
1983 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Mrs. Violetta Gelenko
– South Side Story (1983) … Mrs. Violetta Gelenko
 
1982 The End of August
Mlle. Reisz
 
1979 Heartland
Mrs. Landauer
 
1979 Sooner or Later (TV movie)
Grandma Esther
 
1977 Roseland
Rosa (The Peabody)
 
1976 Eleanor and Franklin (TV movie)
Mlle. Souvestre, school headmistress
 
1975 Deadly Hero
Mrs. Broderick
 
1975 Fay (TV series)
Fay's Mother
– Mom's Realization (1975) … Fay's Mother
 
1974 Guiding Light (TV series)
Mrs. Hoffman
 
1972 Probe (TV movie)
Frieda Ullman
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
Eugenia Rudell
– Fifth Man in a String Quartet (1972) … Eugenia Rudell
 
1969-1970 Search for Tomorrow (TV series)
Magda Leshinsky
 
1969 Green Acres (TV series)
Mudder
– Everybody Tries to Love a Countess (1969) … Mudder
– Lisa's Mudder Comes for a Visit (1969) … Mudder
 
1968 The Sunshine Patriot (TV movie)
Dr. Novack
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Madame Orlov
– The White Birch (1968) … Madame Orlov
 
1967-1968 Ironside (TV series)
Sister Agatha
– Split Second to an Epitaph: Part 1 (1968) … Sister Agatha
– Split Second to an Epitaph: Part 2 (1968) … Sister Agatha
– Pilot (1967) … Sister Agatha
 
1968 Charly
Dr. Anna Straus
 
1967 Caprice
Madame Piasco
 
1967 I Spy (TV series)
Sister Superior
– Get Thee to a Nunnery (1967) … Sister Superior (as Lila Skala)
 
1966 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Sister Marthe
– The Duel at Mont Sainte Marie (1966) … Sister Marthe
 
1965 Ship of Fools
Frau Hutten
 
1965 Who Has Seen the Wind? (TV movie)
Nun
 
1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Frieda Schmidt
– One of the Family (1965) … Frieda Schmidt
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Lina Rosetti
– Their Own Executioners (1964) … Lina Rosetti
 
1964 Suspense (TV series)
Anna
– I, Christopher Bell (1964) … Anna
 
1963 Lilies of the Field
Mother Maria
 
1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Clara Solasky
– The Trial of Twenty-Two (1963) … Clara Solasky
 
1961-1962 Naked City (TV series)
Anna Bognar / Valeria Lapesku
– ..And If Any Are Frozen, Warm Them!.. (1962) … Valeria Lapesku
– Economy of Death (1961) … Anna Bognar
 
1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– The Love of Claire Ambler (1962)
 
1960 Moment of Fear (TV series)
– The Accomplice (1960)
 
1959 Decoy (TV series)
Mama Anna Dumbrowsky
– An Eye for an Eye (1959) … Mama Anna Dumbrowsky
 
1957 Valiant Lady (TV series)
Mme. Garstel
 
1954-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Madame Muller
– The Largest City in Captivity (1957) … Madame Muller
– Nightmare in Copenhagen (1954)
 
1953-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Madame Zoffany / The Housekeeper
– The Last Act (1957) … Madame Zoffany
– A Bouquet for Caroline (1953) … The Housekeeper
 
1957 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
– Mayerling (1957)
 
1953-1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Belgian
– Honored Guest (1956)
– End of a Mission (1954) … Belgian
– Grass Roots (1953)
 
1956 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Amish Woman
– The Shunning (1956) … Amish Woman
 
1956 Omnibus (TV series)
Rosica Schwimmer
– With Liberty and Justice for All (1956)
– One Nation (1956) … Rosica Schwimmer
 
1956 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Van Vlick
– A Patch of Faith (1956) … Mrs. Van Vlick
 
1956 Front Row Center (TV series)
Mrs. Weiss
– Finley's Fan Club (1956) … Mrs. Weiss
 
1955 The Brighter Day (TV series)
Mrs. Dunbar
 
1953-1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Czech / Frieda / Prudence / …
– Once a Genius (1955) … Frieda
– The King's Bounty (1955) … Queen Ann of Denmark
– A Seacoast in Bohemia (1955) … Czech
– Camille (1954) … Prudence
– Papa Was a Sport (1954)
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1955 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Magda Nagy
– A.W.O.L. (1955) … Magda Nagy
 
1954-1955 Justice (TV series)
Clemy
– Badge of Dishonor (1955)
– The Fugitive (1954) … Clemy
 
1955 The Way of the World (TV series)
Russian
 
1951-1954 The Goldbergs (TV series)
Katie / Mrs. Albert
– Episode dated 10 August 1954 (1954) … Katie
– No Accent Mrs. Albert (1951) … Mrs. Albert
 
1954 Woman with a Past (TV series)
Clemy
 
1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Frau Goebbels
– The Last Days of Hitler (1954) … Frau Goebbels
 
1953 All Star Revue (TV series)
Mama Jolie Gabor
– Episode #4.2 (1953) … Mama Jolie Gabor
 
1953 Suspense (TV series)
Countess Larisch
– The Riddle of Mayerling (1953) … Countess Larisch
 
1953 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Paris Feeling (1953)
 
1953 You Are There (TV series)
German Woman
– The Rise of Adolph Hitler (September 9, 1938) (1953) … German Woman
 
1953 Call Me Madam
Grand Duchess Sophie
 
1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV series)
Wife
– The Great Silence (1953) … Wife
 
1952 Claudia: The Story of a Marriage (TV series)
Bertha
 
1951 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Flight to Freedom (1951)
 
1950 Starlight Theatre (TV series)
Greek Mother
– The Afternoon of a Faun (1950) … Greek Mother
 
1950 Mama (TV series)
Norwegian Operasinger
– Mama and the Operasinger (1950) … Norwegian Operasinger
 
1949 Theatre of Romance (TV series)
Greek Mother
– The Afternoon of a Faun (1949) … Greek Mother
 
1949 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
German Maid
– Three Cornered Moon (1949) … German Maid
 
1937 The Unexcused Hour (as Lilia Skalla)
 
1936 Blumen aus Nizza (as Lilia Skalla)
 
1936 Mädchenpensionat
Fräulein Hell
 
1933 Madame Wants No Children (uncredited)
 
1932 Man braucht kein Geld (uncredited)
 
1931 Purpur und Waschblau
Leonore von Cadour - Hofdame der Fürstin (as Lillia Skalla)
 
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1967 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 1 May 1967 (1967) … Herself
 
1964-1965 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 October 1965 (1965) … Herself
– Episode dated 28 May 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1965 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.28 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #3.21 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #2.49 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #2.34 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #2.2 (1965) … Herself
 
1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1954 American Inventory (TV series)
– Heaven on Earth (1954)
 
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1984 The Wandering Company (TV documentary)
Actress of 'Roseland' (uncredited)
 
1968 Split Second to an Epitaph (TV movie)
Sister Agatha
 

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At the time of her Oscar nomination for "Lilies of the Field," Skala was working at the Lost and Found desk of New York's Transit Authority, and was only able to attend the ceremonies when United Artists agreed to pay her fare. Within a year, Skala was supporting herself as an actress. See more »

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