Lilia Skala; ‘Lilies of the Field’ Actress

Lilia Skala, in her 90s, actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated performance as the mother superior in the 1963 film “Lilies of the Field.” The performance also earned her a Golden Globe Award. Miss Skala, whose exact birth date was unknown, also appeared in the films “Call Me Madam” and “Men of Respect,” and on Broadway in “Letters to Lucerne” and “Arms and the Man.” On television, she played the recurring role of Eva Gabor’s mother-in-law in the 1960s series “Green Acres.” On Sunday in Bay Shore on New York’s Long Island.