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Lilia Skala was an Austrian-American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film Lilies of the Field (1963), for which she received critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. During her career, Skala was also nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Birth Name
Lilia Sofer
Born
Saturday, 28 November 1896
Died
Sunday, 18 December 1994
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Men of Respect | Lucia | 1991 |
| House of Games | Dr. Littauer / Dr. Maria Littauer | 1987 |
| The Wandering Company | Actress of 'Roseland' | 1984 |
| Testament | Fania | 1983 |
| Flashdance | Hanna Long | 1983 |
| The End of August | Mlle. Reisz | 1981 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Mrs. Violetta Gelenko | 1979 |
| Heartland | Mrs. Landauer | 1979 |
| Sooner or Later | Grandma Esther | 1979 |
| Roseland | Rosa / Rosa (The Peabody) | 1977 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Men of Respect | Lucia | 1991 |
| House of Games | Dr. Littauer / Dr. Maria Littauer | 1987 |
| The Wandering Company | Actress of 'Roseland' | 1984 |
| Testament | Fania | 1983 |
| Flashdance | Hanna Long | 1983 |
| The End of August | Mlle. Reisz | 1981 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Mrs. Violetta Gelenko | 1979 |
| Heartland | Mrs. Landauer | 1979 |
| Sooner or Later | Grandma Esther | 1979 |
| Roseland | Rosa / Rosa (The Peabody) | 1977 |
| Eleanor and Franklin | Mlle. Souvestre, school headmistress | 1976 |
| Deadly Hero | Edna Broderick / Mrs. Broderick | 1975 |
| Fay | Fay's Mother | 1975 |
| Probe | Frieda Ullman | 1972 |
| McCloud | Eugenia Rudell | 1970 |
| Charly | Dr. Anna Straus / Dr. Straus | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Madame Orlov | 1968 |
| Ironside | Sister Agatha | 1967 |
| Caprice | Madame Piasco | 1967 |
| Ironside | Sister Agatha | 1967 |
| I Spy | Sister Superior | 1965 |
| Green Acres | Mudder | 1965 |
| Ship of Fools | Frau Hutten | 1965 |
| Who Has Seen the Wind? | Nun | 1965 |
| 12 O'Clock High | Sister Marthe | 1964 |
| Suspense | Anna | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Lina Rosetti | 1963 |
| Lilies of the Field | Mother Maria | 1963 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 1962 |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Frieda Schmidt | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Herself / Herself - Actress | 1961 |
| The Defenders | Clara Solasky | 1961 |
| Naked City | Anna Bognar / Valeria Lapesku | 1958 |
| Decoy | Anna Dombrowsky | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Mrs. Klodt | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Mrs. Van Vlick | 1955 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Magda Nagy | 1955 |
| Climax! | Madame Muller | 1954 |
| Justice | Clemy | 1954 |
| The Motorola Television Hour | Frau Goebbels | 1953 |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1953 | |
| Call Me Madam | Grand Duchess Sophie | 1953 |
| You Are There | German Woman | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Amish Woman | 1953 |
| Omnibus | (segment "With Liberty and Justice for All") / Rosica Schwimmer (segment "One Nation") | 1952 |
| Tales of Tomorrow | Mathilde | 1951 |
| All Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | The Housekeeper / Madame Zoffany | 1950 |
| Starlight Theatre | Greek Mother | 1950 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | Belgian | 1950 |
| Theatre of Romance | Greek Mother | 1949 |
| Suspense | Countess Larisch | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Nellie Rimpleger | 1948 |
| Kraft Theatre | Queen Ann of Denmark / Prudence / Frieda / Czech | 1947 |
| Front Row Center | Mrs. Weiss | 1945 |
| Blumen aus Nizza | (as Lilia Skalla) | 1936 |
| Mädchenpensionat | Fräulein Hell | 1936 |
| Man braucht kein Geld | 1931 | |
| Purpur und Waschblau | Leonore von Cadour - Hofdame der Fürstin / Leonore von Cadour | 1931 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1978 | Golden Globe | Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Comedy or Drama Special | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1964 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
