Lilia Skala (née Sofer; November â€" December ) was an
Austrian-American architect and actress. She is perhaps best known for
her role in the film Lilies of the Field (), 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.Before Skala decided to be an actress, she practiced
architecture as a profession. She is one of the first women architects
in Austria. Skala is the first woman member of the Austrian
Association of Engineers and Architects. She graduated from University
of Dresden Summa cum Laude; the institution is now known as the
Technical University of Dresden, located in Germany.Her legendary life
was the subject of an eponymous one-woman play, Lilia! The play is
written and performed by her granddaughter, Libby Skala.Skala was born
Lilia Sofer in Vienna. Her mother, Katharina Skala, was Catholic, and
her father, Julius Sofer, was Jewish and worked as a manufacturer's
representative for the Waldes Koh-i-noor Company. She was one of the
first women to graduate in architecture and engineering from the
University of Dresden, before practicing architecture professionally
in Vienna.
Austrian-American architect and actress. She is perhaps best known for
her role in the film Lilies of the Field (), 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.Before Skala decided to be an actress, she practiced
architecture as a profession. She is one of the first women architects
in Austria. Skala is the first woman member of the Austrian
Association of Engineers and Architects. She graduated from University
of Dresden Summa cum Laude; the institution is now known as the
Technical University of Dresden, located in Germany.Her legendary life
was the subject of an eponymous one-woman play, Lilia! The play is
written and performed by her granddaughter, Libby Skala.Skala was born
Lilia Sofer in Vienna. Her mother, Katharina Skala, was Catholic, and
her father, Julius Sofer, was Jewish and worked as a manufacturer's
representative for the Waldes Koh-i-noor Company. She was one of the
first women to graduate in architecture and engineering from the
University of Dresden, before practicing architecture professionally
in Vienna.
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