Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Acting

Birthday

1885/11/10

Day of death

1961/07/23 (75 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Also know as

Ester 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 th...Read more

Acting
The Mortal Storm
7.2

(1940) The Mortal Storm

as Marta

Blondie Has Servant Trouble
7.2

(1940) Blondie Has Servant Trouble

as Anna Vaughn

Monkey Business
6.7

(1952) Monkey Business

as Mrs. Rhinelander

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.2

(1941) Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Mrs. Krausheimer

Holiday Affair
6.8

(1949) Holiday Affair

as Mrs. Ennis

Dead End
7.0

(1937) Dead End

as Mrs. Fenner

No Man of Her Own
6.9

(1950) No Man of Her Own

as Josie

Curly Top
6.4

(1935) Curly Top

as Genevieve Graham

The Awful Truth
7.2

(1937) The Awful Truth

as Mrs. Leeson

Bedside Manner
5.8

(1945) Her Favorite Patient

as Martha Gravitt

A Stolen Life
6.4

(1946) A Stolen Life

as Mrs. Johnson

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
6.4

(1943) The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

as ---

Dangerously They Live
5.9

(1941) Dangerously They Live

as Dawson, Goodwin's Housekeeper

Bad Little Angel
4.9

(1939) Bad Little Angel

as Miss Brown, Orphanage Secretary (uncredited)

All-American Co-Ed
4.2

(1941) All-American Co-Ed

as Aunt Matilda Collinge

I Dream Too Much
4.9

(1935) I Dream Too Much

as Mrs. Dilley (uncredited)

Walk Softly, Stranger
5.0

(1950) Walk Softly, Stranger

as Miss Thompson

Maisie Gets Her Man
6.5

(1942) Maisie Gets Her Man

as Mrs. McIntyre (Uncredited)

The Unfinished Dance
6.0

(1947) The Unfinished Dance

as Olga

Private Worlds
5.9

(1935) Private Worlds

as Matron

My Reputation
7.1

(1946) My Reputation

as Anna

The Oklahoman
5.6

(1957) The Oklahoman

as Mrs. Fitzgerald

Blackmail
6.4

(1939) Blackmail

as Sarah

Murder in Times Square
4.6

(1943) Murder in Times Square

as Longacre Lil

Back Street
7.2

(1941) Back Street

as Mrs. Smith

Margie
6.9

(1946) Margie

as Grandma McSweeney

Broadway Serenade
6.2

(1939) Broadway Serenade

as Mrs. Olsen, the Landlady

Convicted Woman
3.7

(1940) Convicted Woman

as Chief Matron Brackett

And One Was Beautiful
6.2

(1940) And One Was Beautiful

as Margaret

Aloma of the South Seas
5.7

(1941) Aloma of the South Seas

as Tarusa

Stolen Heaven
0.0

(1938) Stolen Heaven

as Lieschen

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
4.0

(1936) The Case Against Mrs. Ames

as Matilda

Condemned Women
6.3

(1938) Condemned Women

as Mrs. Clara Glover, Head Matron

Women Without Names
4.8

(1940) Women Without Names

as Head Matron Ingles

Arise, My Love
6.1

(1940) Arise, My Love

as Susie

Smoky
5.2

(1946) Smoky

as Mrs. 'Gram' Richards

6,000 Enemies
6.0

(1939) 6,000 Enemies

as Prison Matron

The Great Man Votes
6.1

(1939) The Great Man Votes

as Mrs. Markham

The Wedding Night
6.0

(1935) The Wedding Night

as Mrs. Kaise Novak

The North Star
6.1

(1943) The North Star

as Anna Kurin

Laddie
6.0

(1940) Laddie

as Sarah, the Housekeeper

Easy Living
7.0

(1937) Easy Living

as Lillian

Tell No Tales
5.3

(1939) Tell No Tales

as Mrs. Haskins

Prison Farm
5.7

(1938) Prison Farm

as Cora Waxley

Girls on Probation
5.9

(1938) Girls on Probation

as Mrs. Engstrom

Old Acquaintance
6.9

(1943) Old Acquaintance

as Harriet

Damaged Goods
3.4

(1937) Damaged Goods

as Mrs. Dupont

Made for Each Other
6.2

(1939) Made for Each Other

as Annie (uncredited)

A Letter From Bataan
4.5

(1942) A Letter From Bataan

as Mrs. Jackson

A Child Is Born
6.5

(1939) A Child Is Born

as Prison Matron (uncredited)

The Women
7.1

(1939) The Women

as Ingrid (uncredited)

In Old Kentucky
0.0

(1935) In Old Kentucky

as Dolly Breckenridge

Swanee River
6.5

(1939) Swanee River

as Temperance Woman

Sergeant Madden
6.0

(1939) Sergeant Madden

as Mrs. McGillivray

On Such a Night
0.0

(1937) On Such a Night

as Miss Belinda Fentridge

0.0

(1940) Village Barn Dance

as Minerva Withers

Fury
7.5

(1936) Fury

as Mrs. Whipple

Timothy's Quest
3.0

(1936) Timothy's Quest

as Hitty Tarbox

Untamed
4.3

(1940) Untamed

as Mrs. Smith

Hollywood Boulevard
2.5

(1936) Hollywood Boulevard

as Martha

Betrayed Women
4.7

(1955) Betrayed Women

as Head Matron Ballard

Abe Lincoln in Illinois
7.0

(1940) Abe Lincoln in Illinois

as Lincoln's Cook (uncredited)

Wild Money
0.0

(1937) Wild Money

as Jenny Hawkins

What's Cookin'?
5.5

(1942) What's Cookin'?

as Mrs. Murphy (uncredited)

The Farmer in the Dell
0.0

(1936) The Farmer in the Dell

as Ma Boyer

Behind City Lights
0.0

(1945) Behind City Lights

as Sarah Lowell

Cross-Country Romance
6.4

(1940) Cross-Country Romance

as Mrs. McGillicuddy

I Live My Life
6.4

(1935) I Live My Life

as Brumbaugh, Mrs. Gage's Housekeeper

Mary Burns, Fugitive
0.0

(1935) Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Kate

Blondie Goes to College
6.4

(1942) Blondie Goes to College

as Mrs. Carrie Dill, the Landlady

Surrender
4.8

(1950) Surrender

as Aunt May

Forty Little Mothers
6.2

(1940) Forty Little Mothers

as Mrs. Mason the Landlady

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
5.8

(1942) Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Mrs. Thompson

How to Sub-Let
3.5

(1939) How to Sub-Let

as Mrs. Mustavas

Big Town Czar
0.0

(1939) Big Town Czar

as Ma Daley

Outcast
0.0

(1937) Outcast

as Hattie Simmerson

North to Alaska
6.5

(1960) North to Alaska

as Woman at Picnic

Unfinished Business
5.3

(1941) Unfinished Business

as Aunt Mathilda

You're Telling Me
0.0

(1942) You're Telling Me

as Aunt Fannie Handley

A Song Is Born
6.5

(1948) A Song Is Born

as Miss Bragg

Wrecking Crew
5.5

(1942) Wrecking Crew

as Mike O'Glendy

The Sound and the Fury
6.6

(1959) The Sound and the Fury

as Mrs. Maud Mansfield

The Egg and I
7.0

(1947) The Egg and I

as Birdie Hicks

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
5.9

(1952) Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair

as Birdie Hicks

Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki
6.8

(1955) Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki

as Birdie Hicks

Ma and Pa Kettle
7.2

(1949) Ma and Pa Kettle

as Mrs. Birdie Hicks

Swing Your Partner
0.0

(1943) Swing Your Partner

as Caroline Bird, aka Anna Robbins

The Great Impersonation
0.0

(1935) The Great Impersonation

as Mrs. Unthank

On Stage Everybody
0.0

(1945) On Stage Everybody

as Ma Cassidy

Too Young to Kiss
5.0

(1951) Too Young to Kiss

as Mrs. Boykin

Crime Without Passion
5.8

(1934) Crime Without Passion

as Miss Keeley (uncredited)

A Tale of Two Cities
0.0

(1953) A Tale of Two Cities

as Pross

Lady of Secrets
6.0

(1936) Lady of Secrets

as Miss Eccles

Opened by Mistake
0.0

(1940) Opened by Mistake

as Mrs. Anthony DeBorest

On Moonlight Bay
6.4

(1951) On Moonlight Bay

as ---

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
5.8

(1959) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as ---

December Bride
5.5

(1954) December Bride

as ---

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Ellen the Maid

M Squad
5.2

(1957) M Squad

as Julia Sheldon

The Donna Reed Show
6.1

(1958) The Donna Reed Show

as ---

Lock-Up
6.2

(1959) Lock-Up

as ---

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Aunt Tabitha

Mr. & Mrs. North
4.3

(1952) Mr. & Mrs. North

as ---

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Ma Braus

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Mrs. Weston