Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1885-11-10
Deathday: 1961-07-23 (75 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 105

Movies 95

TV Shows 10

Woman at Picnic
North to Alaska

North to Alaska (1960)

Movie
Ellen the Maid
Thriller

Thriller (1960)

TV
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)

TV
6
Lock Up

Lock Up (1959)

TV
Mrs. Maud Mansfield
The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury (1959)

Movie
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show (1958)

TV
6
Ma Braus
Maverick

Maverick (1957)

TV
5.33
Julia Sheldon
M Squad

M Squad (1957)

TV
Mrs. Fitzgerald
The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman (1957)

Movie
4.33
Head Matron Ballard
Betrayed Women

Betrayed Women (1955)

Movie
Birdie Hicks
Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)

Movie
December Bride

December Bride (1954)

TV
Pross
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1953)

Movie
Mr. & Mrs. North

Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)

TV
Aunt Tabitha
Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America (1952)

TV
Mrs. Weston
Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

TV
Mrs. Rhinelander
Monkey Business

Monkey Business (1952)

Movie
1
Birdie Hicks
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)

Movie
Mrs. Boykin
Too Young to Kiss

Too Young to Kiss (1951)

Movie
On Moonlight Bay

On Moonlight Bay (1951)

Movie
Miss Thompson
Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)

Movie
Aunt May
Surrender

Surrender (1950)

Movie
Josie
No Man of Her Own

No Man of Her Own (1950)

Movie
Mrs. Ennis
Holiday Affair

Holiday Affair (1949)

Movie
4
Mrs. Birdie Hicks
Ma and Pa Kettle

Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)

Movie
Miss Bragg
A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born (1948)

Movie
Olga
The Unfinished Dance

The Unfinished Dance (1947)

Movie
Birdie Hicks
The Egg and I

The Egg and I (1947)

Movie
Grandma McSweeney
Margie

Margie (1946)

Movie
Mrs. 'Gram' Richards
Smoky

Smoky (1946)

Movie
Mrs. Johnson
A Stolen Life

A Stolen Life (1946)

Movie
Anna
My Reputation

My Reputation (1946)

Movie
Sarah Lowell
Behind City Lights

Behind City Lights (1945)

Movie
Ma Cassidy
On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody (1945)

Movie
Martha Gravitt
Her Favorite Patient

Her Favorite Patient (1945)

Movie
Harriet
Old Acquaintance

Old Acquaintance (1943)

Movie
Anna Kurin
The North Star

The North Star (1943)

Movie
Caroline Bird, aka Anna Robbins
Swing Your Partner

Swing Your Partner (1943)

Movie
Longacre Lil
Murder in Times Square

Murder in Times Square (1943)

Movie
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)

Movie
6
Mike O'Glendy
Wrecking Crew

Wrecking Crew (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Jackson
A Letter From Bataan

A Letter From Bataan (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Thompson
Ten Gentlemen from West Point

Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)

Movie
Mrs. McIntyre (Uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man

Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)

Movie
Aunt Fannie Handley
You're Telling Me

You're Telling Me (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)
What's Cookin'?

What's Cookin'? (1942)

Movie
Mrs. Carrie Dill, the Landlady
Blondie Goes to College

Blondie Goes to College (1942)

Movie
Dawson
Dangerously They Live

Dangerously They Live (1941)

Movie
Aunt Matilda Collinge
All-American Co-Ed

All-American Co-Ed (1941)

Movie
Aunt Mathilda
Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business (1941)

Movie
Tarusa
Aloma of the South Seas

Aloma of the South Seas (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Smith
Back Street

Back Street (1941)

Movie
Mrs. Krausheimer
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

Movie
Susie
Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love (1940)

Movie
Anna Vaughn
Blondie Has Servant Trouble

Blondie Has Servant Trouble (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Smith
Untamed

Untamed (1940)

Movie
Mrs. McGillicuddy
Cross-Country Romance

Cross-Country Romance (1940)

Movie
Marta
The Mortal Storm

The Mortal Storm (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Anthony DeBorest
Opened by Mistake

Opened by Mistake (1940)

Movie
Mrs. Mason the Landlady
Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers (1940)

Movie
Margaret
And One Was Beautiful

And One Was Beautiful (1940)

Movie
Head Matron Ingles
Women Without Names

Women Without Names (1940)

Movie
Lincoln's Cook (uncredited)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)

Movie
Chief Matron Brackett
Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman (1940)

Movie
Minerva Withers
Village Barn Dance

Village Barn Dance (1940)

Movie
Sarah, the Housekeeper
Laddie

Laddie (1940)

Movie
Temperance Woman
Swanee River

Swanee River (1939)

Movie
Prison Matron (uncredited)
A Child Is Born

A Child Is Born (1939)

Movie
Miss Brown, Orphanage Secretary (uncredited)
Bad Little Angel

Bad Little Angel (1939)

Movie
Sarah
Blackmail

Blackmail (1939)

Movie
Ingrid (uncredited)
The Women

The Women (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Haskins
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales (1939)

Movie
Prison Matron
6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies (1939)

Movie
Ma Daley
Big Town Czar

Big Town Czar (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Olsen, the Landlady
Broadway Serenade

Broadway Serenade (1939)

Movie
Mrs. McGillivray
Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden (1939)

Movie
Annie (uncredited)
Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Mustavas
How to Sub-Let

How to Sub-Let (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Markham
The Great Man Votes

The Great Man Votes (1939)

Movie
Mrs. Engstrom
Girls on Probation

Girls on Probation (1938)

Movie
Cora Waxley
Prison Farm

Prison Farm (1938)

Movie
Lieschen
Stolen Heaven

Stolen Heaven (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Clara Glover, Head Matron
Condemned Women

Condemned Women (1938)

Movie
Mrs. Leeson
The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth (1937)

Movie
5.88
Miss Belinda Fentridge
On Such a Night

On Such a Night (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Fenner
Dead End

Dead End (1937)

Movie
Lillian
Easy Living

Easy Living (1937)

Movie
Jenny Hawkins
Wild Money

Wild Money (1937)

Movie
Mrs. Dupont
Damaged Goods

Damaged Goods (1937)

Movie
Hattie Simmerson
Outcast

Outcast (1937)

Movie
Martha
Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

Movie
Mrs. Whipple
Fury

Fury (1936)

Movie
3.67
Matilda
The Case Against Mrs. Ames

The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)

Movie
Louella 'Ma' Boyer
The Farmer in the Dell

The Farmer in the Dell (1936)

Movie
Miss Eccles
Lady of Secrets

Lady of Secrets (1936)

Movie
Hitty Tarbox
Timothy's Quest

Timothy's Quest (1936)

Movie
Mrs. Unthank
The Great Impersonation

The Great Impersonation (1935)

Movie
Mrs. Dilley (uncredited)
I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much (1935)

Movie
Dolly Breckenridge
In Old Kentucky

In Old Kentucky (1935)

Movie
Kate
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)

Movie
Brumbaugh, Mrs. Gage's Housekeeper
I Live My Life

I Live My Life (1935)

Movie
Genevieve Graham
Curly Top

Curly Top (1935)

Movie
Matron
Private Worlds

Private Worlds (1935)

Movie
Mrs. Kaise Novak
The Wedding Night

The Wedding Night (1935)

Movie
Miss Keeley (uncredited)
Crime Without Passion

Crime Without Passion (1934)

Movie

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Esther DaleEsther Dale

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1885-11-10

Deathday
1961-07-23 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Beaufort, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Ester Dale


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