Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale is 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 later reprising the role 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).
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    Acting
    Place of birth
    DeKalb, Illinois, USA
    Birthday
    4/18/1922
Airport
Airport
6.4
The Window
The Window
6.9
The Houston Story
The Houston Story
5.5
Last of the Comanches
Last of the Comanches
6.4
The Clay Pigeon
The Clay Pigeon
5.5
7th Cavalry
7th Cavalry
5.8
Jolson Sings Again
Jolson Sings Again
6
Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher
6.1
The Boy with Green Hair
The Boy with Green Hair
6.2
The Falcon in Hollywood
The Falcon in Hollywood
6
The Falcon Out West
The Falcon Out West
5.5
Seminole
Seminole
5.2
Chester, Yesterday’s Horse
Chester, Yesterday’s Horse
0
The Giant Spider Invasion
The Giant Spider Invasion
3.9
Perry Mason Returns
Perry Mason Returns
7
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
7.3
The Far Horizons
The Far Horizons
6.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
7.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
7.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
7.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
6.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
7.3
First Yank into Tokyo
First Yank into Tokyo
5.4
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
7
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
7.6
The Oklahoman
The Oklahoman
5.6
A Lion Is in the Streets
A Lion Is in the Streets
5.5
West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos
4.1
The Jackpot
The Jackpot
6.9
The Red, White, and Black
The Red, White, and Black
0
Buckskin
Buckskin
5.2
And Baby Makes Three
And Baby Makes Three
4.9
The Lone Hand
The Lone Hand
5.2
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
4.6
The First Time
The First Time
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
7
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
7.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
7.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
6.9
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
6.6
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
6.5
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
7.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
7.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
6.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
7.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
7.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
6.5
Lady Luck
Lady Luck
5.4
Heavenly Days
Heavenly Days
0
Emergency Wedding
Emergency Wedding
5.5
Slim Carter
Slim Carter
0
Meet the Governor
0
A Likely Story
A Likely Story
4.2
Unchained
Unchained
0
The Iron Major
The Iron Major
5.8
Government Girl
Government Girl
5.2
Desert Hell
Desert Hell
0
Prunes and Politics
Prunes and Politics
5
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
6.4
Around the World
Around the World
5
Goin' to Town
Goin' to Town
0
The Young Runaways
The Young Runaways
6
The Seventh Victim
The Seventh Victim
6.4
Big Wednesday
Big Wednesday
6.9
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
6
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