Anecdotes

At the time of her Oscar nomination for Les Lys des champs (1963), 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.

During the Nazi invasion of the late 1930s, Lilia's Jewish husband, Louis Erich Pollak (who had adopted his mother-in-law's gentile maiden name of "Skala"), was arrested at one point and placed in a Viennese detention center. He was rescued when Lilia bribed the prison guards with a gold cigarette box to let him go. He managed to escape over the border that same evening but was forced to leave his wife and two young sons behind. They eventually fled the country and joined him in England. The family immigrated to the United States in 1939.

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 38, a son Martin Erich Skala on January 10, 1935. Child's father was her husband, Erich Skala.

Since 2001, actress Libby Skala, Skala's granddaughter has been performing a one-woman show "Lilia!", based on the life of her grandmother, with portrayals of both her grandmother and herself in these shows.

Gave birth to her 1st child at age 27, a son Peter Skala on September 3, 1924. Child's father was her husband, Erich Skala.

She was not shown in the "Memorial Tribute" at the 67th Annual Academy Awards ceremony in 1995, although she died in December 1994 and had been nominated for an Oscar in 1964 for her role in "Lilies on the Field".

A performance in a lesser-known George Bernard Shaw play put Lilia in danger of arrest for its mocking of the ruling elite, a vague satire of Hitler.

Grandmother of Christopher Skala (b. November 12, 1961) via son Peter, Libby Skala (b. April 20, 1967) and Emily Skala Hull (b. February 3, 1970) via son Martin.