Full Name Sally Bliss Spouse(s) Mr. Rutter | Name Carla Balenda Role Film actress | |
Born November 22, 1925 (age 98) ( 1925-11-22 ) Carthage, New York, U.S. Occupation American film and television actress Movies and TV shows Sealed Cargo, The Pace That Thrills, Outlaw Women, Lassie, Phantom Stallion Similar People Sam Newfield, Ron Ormond, Dana Andrews, Jon Provost Children 2 Zodiac Sign Scorpio Nationality American | ||
The Prisoner of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Hypnosis Scene
Carla Balenda (born November 22, 1925) is an American former film and television actress.
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Early life
She was born Sally Bliss on November 22, 1925 in Carthage, New York, U.S. She attended high school in Baldwin, Long Island, and participated in summer stock theatre.
Career
Balenda had contracts with RKO Pictures and Columbia Pictures, but a 1954 newspaper article noted, "she didn't really hit her stride until she was chosen to be Mickey Rooney's TV love."
After being billed as Sally Bliss in "a few minor roles in RKO productions," she changed her name to Carla Balenda. She explained: "Sally Bliss was just too cute. And I'm not cute at all. That name would type me, probably in ingenue roles -- and I'm not the type."
On television, Balenda portrayed Pat in The Mickey Rooney Show (1954-1955) and Betty Leonard on The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (1955-1956).
Filmography
Actress
1966
Seconds as
Operating Room Nurse (uncredited)
1958
Lassie (TV Series) as
Miss Hazlit
- Lassie and the Winged Enemy (1963) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Three Alarm (1963) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Weasel Warfare (1963) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Operation Woodland (1963) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Home Within a Home (1962) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- The Unwanted (1962) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- The Dove (1961) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Senor Coyote (1961) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Cully's New Pet (1960) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- The UNICEF Story (1959) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- The Bundle from Britain (1958) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Fish out of Water (1958) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- The Teacher (1958) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- The Blanket (1958) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Junior Firemen (1958) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
- Innoculation (1958) - Miss Hazlit (as Sally Bliss)
1963
Wagon Train (TV Series) as
Martha Leeds
- The Annie Duggan Story (1963) - Martha Leeds (as Sally Bliss)
1962
Perry Mason (TV Series) as
Kay McKenzie
- The Case of the Playboy Pugilist (1962) - Kay McKenzie (as Sally Bliss)
1962
87th Precinct (TV Series) as
Miss Tilson
- Killer's Choice (1962) - Miss Tilson (as Sally Bliss)
1961
The Rebel (TV Series) as
Mary Bishop
- Decision at Sweetwater (1961) - Mary Bishop (as Sally Bliss)
1960
Men Into Space (TV Series) as
Dr. Alice Roe
- Lunar Secret (1960) - Dr. Alice Roe (as Sally Bliss)
1958
The Real McCoys (TV Series) as
Mrs. Strickland
- Little Luke's Education (1958) - Mrs. Strickland (as Sally Bliss)
1958
Date with the Angels (TV Series) as
Vivian
- The Train (1958) - Vivian (as Sally Bliss)
1957
The Gray Ghost (TV Series) as
Christine
- The Bribe (1957) - Christine (as Sally Bliss)
1956
The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu (TV Series) as
Betty Leonard
- The Assassins of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Satellites of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Master Plan of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Counterfeiters of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Death Ships of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- Dr. Fu Manchu's Raid (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Slave of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Plague of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- Dr. Fu Manchu, Incorporated (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Vengeance of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Secret of Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Golden God of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
- The Prisoner of Dr. Fu Manchu (1956) - Betty Leonard
1955
Matinee Theatre (TV Series)
- Roman Fever (1955)
1955
The People's Choice (TV Series) as
Jane Carter
- Nature Study (1955) - Jane Carter
1954
The Mickey Rooney Show (TV Series) as
Pat / Patricia Hardy
- The Robot (1955) - Patricia Hardy
- The Guardian (1955) - Pat
- Society Woman (1955) - Pat
- The Producer (1955) - Pat
- Mickey and the Mummy (1955) - Patricia Hardy
- The Wedding Present (1955) - Pat
- The Basketball Star (1955) - Pat
- The Fur Coat (1955) - Pat
- Scoop Mulligan (1955) - Pat
- Fan Mail (1954) - Pat
- Miss I.B.C. (1954) - Pat
- The Voice (1954) - Pat
- The Seance (1954) - Pat
- The Executive (1954) - Patricia Hardy
- Tiger Mulligan (1954) - Pat
- The Bronc Buster (1954) - Patricia Hardy
- The Lion Hunt (1954) - Pat
- The Grunion Hunt Mystery (1954) - Pat
- Private Eye (1954) - Pat
- Double Trouble (1954) - Patricia Hardy
- Disc Jockey (1954) - Pat
1954
Your Favorite Story (TV Series)
- Strange Valley (1954)
1954
Phantom Stallion as
Claire
1953
Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- Lady, Dance No More (1953)
1953
Prince of Pirates as
Princess Maria
1952
Outlaw Women as
Beth Larabee
1952
The Pace That Thrills as
Eve Drake
1951
The Whip Hand as
Janet Keller
1951
Sealed Cargo as
Margaret McLean
1950
Hunt the Man Down as
Rolene Wood
1945
Rustlers of the Badlands as
Sally Boylston (as Sally Bliss)
1945
Eadie Was a Lady as
Doris (as Sally Bliss)
1944
Meet Miss Bobby Socks as
Pillow (uncredited)
1944
Dancing in Manhattan as
Billie (as Sally Bliss)
1944
Swing in the Saddle as
Judy Bayliss (as Sally Bliss)
Archive Footage
1956
The Adventures of Fu Manchu as
Betty Leonard
References
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