Esther Dale

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Female

Birthday

1885-11-10

Day of death

1961-07-23 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Esther Dale

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress, best known perhaps for her role as Aunt Genevieve in the 1935 Shirley Temple vehicle, Curly Top. On the stage, Dale starred in Carrie Nation on Broadway in 1933. Her other Broadway credits include Harvest of Years (1947), And Be My Love (1944), and Another Language (1932). Dale's first film was Crime Without Passion (1934) in an uncredited role. She was a familiar face in films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, frequently playing stern, authoritarian characters such as prison matrons and head nurses, although she was equally adept at playing grande dames and ladies of the aristocracy. Dale played many roles in television over the years. In the 1958-1959 season of The Donna Reed Show, Dale played a job-seeking housekeeper who is frightened from the Stone home by Jeff Stone's pet mouse, and she appeared in the 1957 Maverick episode "According to Hoyle" opposite James Garner.

Known For

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Margie

    Margie

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Curly Top

    Curly Top

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • Wild Money

    Wild Money

  • Wrecking Crew

    Wrecking Crew

  • Laddie

    Laddie

  • M Squad

    M Squad

  • Back Street

    Back Street

  • Unfinished Business

    Unfinished Business

  • The Oklahoman

    The Oklahoman

  • Outcast

    Outcast

  • My Reputation

    My Reputation

  • The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

    The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

  • Lock-Up

    Lock-Up

  • 6,000 Enemies

    6,000 Enemies

  • Dangerously They Live

    Dangerously They Live

  • The Women

    The Women

  • Arise, My Love

    Arise, My Love

  • Bedside Manner

    Bedside Manner

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Wedding Night

    The Wedding Night

  • Smoky

    Smoky

  • Blondie Has Servant Trouble

    Blondie Has Servant Trouble

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith

  • Girls on Probation

    Girls on Probation

  • The Unfinished Dance

    The Unfinished Dance

  • Aloma of the South Seas

    Aloma of the South Seas

  • Ma and Pa Kettle

    Ma and Pa Kettle

  • In Old Kentucky

    In Old Kentucky

  • Mr. & Mrs. North

    Mr. & Mrs. North

  • Village Barn Dance

    Village Barn Dance

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • Prison Farm

    Prison Farm

  • Stolen Heaven

    Stolen Heaven

  • I Dream Too Much

    I Dream Too Much

  • Monkey Business

    Monkey Business

  • A Stolen Life

    A Stolen Life

  • Mary Burns, Fugitive

    Mary Burns, Fugitive

  • The Awful Truth

    The Awful Truth

  • The Mortal Storm

    The Mortal Storm

  • Fury

    Fury

  • Dead End

    Dead End

  • Surrender

    Surrender

  • The North Star

    The North Star

  • A Song Is Born

    A Song Is Born

  • No Man of Her Own

    No Man of Her Own

  • The Sound and the Fury

    The Sound and the Fury

  • Holiday Affair

    Holiday Affair

  • Blackmail

    Blackmail

  • The Egg and I

    The Egg and I

  • Convicted Woman

    Convicted Woman

  • Opened by Mistake

    Opened by Mistake

  • Made for Each Other

    Made for Each Other

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • On Moonlight Bay

    On Moonlight Bay

  • I Live My Life

    I Live My Life

  • Easy Living

    Easy Living

  • Women Without Names

    Women Without Names

  • Forty Little Mothers

    Forty Little Mothers

  • Untamed

    Untamed

  • The Great Impersonation

    The Great Impersonation

  • Abe Lincoln in Illinois

    Abe Lincoln in Illinois

  • Too Young to Kiss

    Too Young to Kiss

  • Lady of Secrets

    Lady of Secrets

  • Cross-Country Romance

    Cross-Country Romance

  • Blondie Goes to College

    Blondie Goes to College

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

    Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

  • You're Telling Me

    You're Telling Me

  • Private Worlds

    Private Worlds

  • The Farmer in the Dell

    The Farmer in the Dell

  • Old Acquaintance

    Old Acquaintance

  • Sergeant Madden

    Sergeant Madden

  • Murder in Times Square

    Murder in Times Square

  • What's Cookin'?

    What's Cookin'?

  • Tell No Tales

    Tell No Tales

  • Crime Without Passion

    Crime Without Passion

  • Swanee River

    Swanee River

  • On Such a Night

    On Such a Night

  • Condemned Women

    Condemned Women

  • The Great Man Votes

    The Great Man Votes

  • Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

    Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

  • The Case Against Mrs. Ames

    The Case Against Mrs. Ames

  • Hollywood Boulevard

    Hollywood Boulevard

  • Ten Gentlemen from West Point

    Ten Gentlemen from West Point

  • All-American Co-Ed

    All-American Co-Ed

  • Big Town Czar

    Big Town Czar

  • And One Was Beautiful

    And One Was Beautiful

  • Maisie Gets Her Man

    Maisie Gets Her Man

  • A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

  • A Child Is Born

    A Child Is Born

  • Bad Little Angel

    Bad Little Angel

  • On Stage Everybody

    On Stage Everybody

  • Behind City Lights

    Behind City Lights

  • A Letter From Bataan

    A Letter From Bataan

  • Damaged Goods

    Damaged Goods

  • Swing Your Partner

    Swing Your Partner

  • Timothy's Quest

    Timothy's Quest

  • Betrayed Women

    Betrayed Women

  • How to Sub-Let

    How to Sub-Let