Lilia SkalaNationality:
Austrian Birthdate:
11/28/1896 Birthplace:
Vienna, Austria Death Date:
12/18/1994 Celeb News
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biography
Galvanizing, stern-featured Viennese character actress with extensive Broadway experience ("The Diary of Anne Frank", "Medea and Jason") and regular if limited film and TV credits. A decade after recreating her Broadway role in the film version of the Irving Berlin musical "Call Me Madam" (1953) Skala first gained attention in features with her splendid, Oscar-nominated performance as the disciplined, argumentative but good-hearted Mother Superior who coaxes an itinerant handyman (Sidney Poitier) into building a church in the delightful sleeper "Lilies of the Field" (1963).Most typically in
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Acted primarily on the stage during the early days of her career; was on the American stage in the 1950s
1953
Played first sizable American feature film role in "Call Me Madam", recreating her 1950 stage role
Appeared as regular on "As the World Turns" (CBS)
1963
Returned to feature film work in "Lillies of the Field"
1965
Played the recurring role of the mother-in-law of Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) in the popular CBS sitcom "Green Acres"
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