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Barbara Hale

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Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale is an actress born on April 18, 1922 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. She died on January 26, 2017, aged 94. She is known for Airport, The Giant Spider Invasion and The Window. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
April 18, 1922
Place of birth
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Died
January 26, 2017
Also known as
Барбара Хейл · باربارا هیل

Biography

Barbara Hale (April 18, 1922 - January 26, 2017) was an American actress best known for her role as legal secretary Della Street on more than 250 episodes of the long-running Perry Mason television series and in 30 made-for-TV movies. Hale was born in DeKalb, Illinois, to Luther Ezra Hale, a landscape gardener, and his wife, Wilma Colvin. She is of Scots-Irish ancestry. Hale graduated from high school in Rockford, Illinois, then attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, planning to become an artist. Her performing career began in Chicago when she started modeling to pay for her education. She moved to Hollywood in 1943, and made her first screen appearances playing small parts (often uncredited). Hale was under contract to RKO Radio Pictures through the late 1940s. She appeared in Higher and Higher (1943) with Frank Sinatra; played leading lady to Robert Mitchum in West of the Pecos (1945); enjoyed top billing in both Lady Luck (1946) opposite Robert Young and The Window (1949) with Arthur Kennedy; and co-starred in Jolson Sings Again (1949), with Larry Parks playing Al Jolson and Hale as Jolson's wife, Ellen Clark. She played the top-billed title role in Lorna Doone (1951) and portrayed Julia Hancock in The Far Horizons (1955) with Fred MacMurray and Charlton Heston. Her flourishing movie career more or less ended when Hale accepted her best known role, Della Street, secretary to attorney Perry Mason, in the TV series with Raymond Burr. The show ran from 1957 to 1966, and she reprised the role in several television movies. Her last performance to date was in 2000 at age 78. In 1967 she guest starred on the ABC series Custer. Hale also had a featured role in the 1970 ensemble film Airport, playing the wife of a jetliner pilot (Dean Martin).

Filmography

  1. 1995Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokesteras Della Street
  2. 1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governoras Della Street
  3. 1994Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyleas Della Street
  4. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wivesas Della Street
  5. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kissas Della Street
  6. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Hostas Della Street
  7. 1993Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandalas Della Street
  8. 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Brideas Della Street
  9. 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeoas Della Street
  10. 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framingas Della Street
  11. 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashionas Della Street
  12. 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffinas Della Street
  13. 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobsteras Della Street
  14. 1991Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporteras Della Street
  15. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughteras Della Street
  16. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singeras Della Street
  17. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deceptionas Della Street
  18. 1990Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Penas Della Street
  19. 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassinas Della Street
  20. 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murderas Della Street
  21. 1989Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lessonas Della Street
  22. 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lakeas Della Street
  23. 1988Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Aceas Della Street
  24. 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrelas Della Street
  25. 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madamas Della Street
  26. 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spiritas Della Street
  27. 1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Loveas Della Street
  28. 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Staras Della Street
  29. 1986Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nunas Della Street
  30. 1985Perry Mason Returnsas Della Street
  31. 1978Big Wednesdayas Mrs. Barlow
  32. 1975The Giant Spider Invasionas Dr. Jenny Langer
  33. 1970Airportas Sarah Demerest
  34. 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.as Marjorie Brandon · 1 episode
  35. 1968The Doris Day Showas Thelma King · 1 episode
  36. 1968Adam-12as Bonnie Jessup · 1 episode
  37. 1968Buckskinas Sarah Cody
  38. 1957Perry Masonas Della Street · 271 episodes
  39. 1957The Oklahomanas Anne
  40. 19567th Cavalryas Martha Kellogg
  41. 1955The Far Horizonsas Julia Hancock
  42. 1954The Wonderful World of Disneyas Mrs. Ogle · 1 episode
  43. 1954Climax!as Mamie Eunson · 1 episode
  44. 1954Lassie1 episode
  45. 1953A Lion Is in the Streetsas Verity Wade Martin
  46. 1953The Lone Handas Sarah Jane Skaggs
  47. 1953Seminoleas Revere
  48. 1953Last of the Comanchesas Julia Lanning
  49. 1951Lorna Dooneas Lorna Doone
  50. 1950The Jackpotas Amy Lawrence
  51. 1949Jolson Sings Againas Ellen Clark
  52. 1949The Windowas Mary Woodry
  53. 1949The Clay Pigeonas Martha Gregory
  54. 1948The Boy with Green Hairas Miss Brand
  55. 1945West of the Pecosas Rill Lambeth
  56. 1944The Falcon in Hollywoodas Peggy Callahan
  57. 1944The Falcon Out Westas Marion Colby
  58. 1943Higher and Higheras Katherine
  59. 1943Government Girlas Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
  60. 1943The Seventh Victimas Subway Passenger (Uncredited)