--- name: "Ilka Chase" canonical: "https://film.one/person/ilka-chase" roles: [] born: "8 April 1905" died: "15 February 1978" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T15:41:41.720893+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Ilka Chase Actor. Born 8 April 1905 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 15 February 1978. ## Details - **Born:** 8 April 1905, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 15 February 1978 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilka_Chase, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528702, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153772/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/139926 ## Streaming the US now - **Tubi:** [*Ocean's Eleven*](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md) (55) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Ilka Chase (1905–1978) was an American actress, radio host and novelist. Born in New York City, she was the daughter of Edna Woolman Chase, long-time editor-in-chief of Vogue. She made her Broadway debut in 1924 and appeared in the original cast of Clare Boothe Luce's The Women (1938). Her film roles included Lisa Vale in Now, Voyager (1942), Patty Benedict in The Big Knife (1955) and a guest panelist in It Should Happen to You (1954). She played Mrs. Restes in Ocean's Eleven (1960), her last motion picture. Chase also hosted radio programmes such as Luncheon at the Waldorf and wrote several novels and two volumes of autobiography. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), Fi1m 55, as Mrs. Restes — [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md) ## Complete filmography (32) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Cool Million* (1972), series, as Victoria Chambers - *The Trials of O'Brien* (1965), series, as Margaret - *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Actor - *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Cynthia Webster - *Checkmate* (1960), series, as Mary Milburn Reed - *Ocean's Eleven* (1960), as Mrs. Restes — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/oceans-eleven-1960.md) - *Cinderella* (1957), as The Stepmother - *The Big Knife* (1955), as Patty Benedict - *Johnny Dark* (1954), as Abbie Binns - *It Should Happen to You* (1954), as Guest Panelist - *Miss Tatlock's Millions* (1948), as Cassie Van Alen - *No Time for Love* (1943), as Hoppy Grant - *Now, Voyager* (1942), as Lisa Vale - *Stronger Than Desire* (1939), as Jo Brennan - *The Lady Consents* (1936), as Susan - *Soak the Rich* (1936), as Mabel Craig - *The Animal Kingdom* (1932), as Grace - *The Gay Diplomat* (1931), as Madame Blinis - *Once a Sinner* (1931), as Kitty King - *Free Love* (1930), as Pauline - *Fast and Loose* (1930), as Millie Montgomery - *On Your Back* (1930), as Dixie Mason - *The Florodora Girl* (1930), as Fanny - *Born Reckless* (1930), as High Society Customer at Beretti's - *The Golden Calf* (1930), as Comedienne - *The Big Party* (1930), Actor - *Let's Go Places* (1930), as Mrs. Du Bonnet - *Rich People* (1929), as Margery Mears - *Red Hot Rhythm* (1929), as Mrs. Fioretta - *Why Leave Home?* (1929), as Ethel - *The Careless Age* (1929), as Bunty - *Paris Bound* (1929), as Fanny Shipman ## Gallery - ![Ilka Chase](https://film.one/media/person/1079005/gallery-58afcbc35e02.jpg) Ilka Chase — Trailer screenshot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Ilka_Chase_in_Now_Voyager_trailer.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Actress Ilka Chase in a fashion shot, on page 23 of the May 1926 The New Eve magazine. Caption: "Wide of brim and high of crown," says Paris, for the new hats. ](https://film.one/media/person/1079005/gallery-1688ee32809d.jpg) Actress Ilka Chase in a fashion shot, on page 23 of the May 1926 The New Eve magazine. Caption: "Wide of brim and high of crown," says Paris, for the new hats. — Nickolas Muray, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Ilka_Chase_2_-_May_1926_New_Eve.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Actress Ilka Chase in a fashion shot, on page 23 of the May 1926 The New Eve magazine. Caption: "The season offers nothing smarter than the berel,especially if ](https://film.one/media/person/1079005/gallery-e90b0d80bb91.jpg) Actress Ilka Chase in a fashion shot, on page 23 of the May 1926 The New Eve magazine. Caption: "The season offers nothing smarter than the berel,especially if — Nickolas Muray, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Ilka_Chase_1_-_May_1926_New_Eve.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Ilka Chase](https://film.one/media/person/1079005/gallery-1fac5d83b069.jpg) Ilka Chase — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/ilka-chase