Known For
Acting
Known Credits
105
Gender
Female
Birthday
November 10, 1885 (140 years old)
Place of Birth
Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
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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.
| 1960 | North to Alaskaas Woman at Picnic | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Ellen the Maid | |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas | |
| 1959 | Lock-Upas | |
| 1959 | The Sound and the Furyas Mrs. Maud Mansfield | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Showas | |
| 1957 | Maverickas Ma Braus | |
| 1957 | M Squadas Julia Sheldon | |
| 1957 | The Oklahomanas Mrs. Fitzgerald | |
| 1955 | Betrayed Womenas Head Matron Ballard | |
| 1955 | Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikikias Birdie Hicks | |
| 1954 | December Brideas | |
| 1953 | A Tale of Two Citiesas Pross | |
| 1952 | Mr. & Mrs. Northas | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of Americaas Aunt Tabitha | |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouseas Mrs. Weston | |
| 1952 | Monkey Businessas Mrs. Rhinelander | |
| 1952 | Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fairas Birdie Hicks | |
| 1951 | Too Young to Kissas Mrs. Boykin | |
| 1951 | On Moonlight Bayas | |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Strangeras Miss Thompson | |
| 1950 | Surrenderas Aunt May | |
| 1950 | No Man of Her Ownas Josie | |
| 1949 | Holiday Affairas Mrs. Ennis | |
| 1949 | Ma and Pa Kettleas Mrs. Birdie Hicks | |
| 1948 | A Song Is Bornas Miss Bragg | |
| 1947 | The Unfinished Danceas Olga | |
| 1947 | The Egg and Ias Birdie Hicks | |
| 1946 | Margieas Grandma McSweeney | |
| 1946 | Smokyas Mrs. Richards | |
| 1946 | A Stolen Lifeas Mrs. Johnson | |
| 1946 | My Reputationas Anna | |
| 1945 | Behind City Lightsas Sarah Lowell | |
| 1945 | On Stage Everybodyas Ma Cassidy | |
| 1945 | Bedside Manneras Martha Gravitt | |
| 1943 | Old Acquaintanceas Harriet | |
| 1943 | The North Staras Anna Kurin | |
| 1943 | Swing Your Partneras Caroline Bird, aka Anna Robbins | |
| 1943 | Murder in Times Squareas Longacre Lil | |
| 1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Hollidayas | |
| 1942 | Wrecking Crewas Mike O'Glendy | |
| 1942 | A Letter From Bataanas Mrs. Jackson | |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Pointas Mrs. Thompson | |
| 1942 | Maisie Gets Her Manas Mrs. McIntyre (Uncredited) | |
| 1942 | You're Telling Meas Aunt Fannie Handley | |
| 1942 | What's Cookin'?as Mrs. Murphy (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Blondie Goes to Collegeas Mrs. Carrie Dill, the Landlady | |
| 1941 | Dangerously They Liveas Dawson, Goodwin's Housekeeper | |
| 1941 | All-American Co-Edas Aunt Matilda Collinge | |
| 1941 | Aloma of the South Seasas Tarusa | |
| 1941 | Unfinished Businessas Aunt Mathilda | |
| 1941 | Back Streetas Mrs. Smith | |
| 1941 | Mr. & Mrs. Smithas Mrs. Krausheimer | |
| 1940 | Arise, My Loveas Susie | |
| 1940 | Blondie Has Servant Troubleas Anna Vaughn | |
| 1940 | Untamedas Mrs. Smith | |
| 1940 | Cross-Country Romanceas Mrs. McGillicuddy | |
| 1940 | The Mortal Stormas Marta | |
| 1940 | Opened by Mistakeas Mrs. Anthony DeBorest | |
| 1940 | Forty Little Mothersas Mrs. Mason the Landlady | |
| 1940 | And One Was Beautifulas Margaret | |
| 1940 | Women Without Namesas Head Matron Ingles | |
| 1940 | Abe Lincoln in Illinoisas Lincoln's Cook (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | Convicted Womanas Chief Matron Brackett | |
| 1940 | Village Barn Danceas Minerva Withers | |
| 1940 | Laddieas Sarah, the Housekeeper | |
| 1939 | Swanee Riveras Temperance Woman | |
| 1939 | A Child is Bornas Prison Matron (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Bad Little Angelas Miss Brown, Orphanage Secretary (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Blackmailas Sarah | |
| 1939 | The Womenas Ingrid (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Tell No Talesas Mrs. Haskins | |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemiesas Prison Matron | |
| 1939 | Big Town Czaras Ma Daley | |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenadeas Mrs. Olsen, the Landlady | |
| 1939 | Sergeant Maddenas Mrs. McGillivray | |
| 1939 | Made for Each Otheras Annie (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | How to Sub-Letas Mrs. Mustavas | |
| 1939 | The Great Man Votesas Mrs. Markham | |
| 1938 | Girls on Probationas Mrs. Engstrom | |
| 1938 | Prison Farmas Cora Waxley | |
| 1938 | Stolen Heavenas Lieschen | |
| 1938 | Condemned Womenas Mrs. Clara Glover, Head Matron | |
| 1937 | The Awful Truthas Mrs. Leeson | |
| 1937 | Dead Endas Mrs. Fenner | |
| 1937 | On Such a Nightas Miss Belinda Fentridge | |
| 1937 | Easy Livingas Lillian | |
| 1937 | Wild Moneyas Jenny Hawkins | |
| 1937 | Damaged Goodsas Mrs. Dupont | |
| 1937 | Outcastas Hattie Simmerson | |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevardas Martha | |
| 1936 | Furyas Mrs. Whipple | |
| 1936 | The Case Against Mrs. Amesas Matilda | |
| 1936 | The Farmer in the Dellas Ma Boyer | |
| 1936 | Lady of Secretsas Miss Eccles | |
| 1936 | Timothy's Questas Hitty Tarbox | |
| 1935 | The Great Impersonationas Mrs. Unthank | |
| 1935 | I Dream Too Muchas Mrs. Dilley (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | In Old Kentuckyas Dolly Breckenridge | |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Kate | |
| 1935 | I Live My Lifeas Brumbaugh, Mrs. Gage's Housekeeper | |
| 1935 | Curly Topas Genevieve Graham | |
| 1935 | Private Worldsas Matron | |
| 1935 | The Wedding Nightas Mrs. Kaise Novak | |
| 1934 | Crime Without Passionas Miss Keeley (uncredited) |
