Barbara Hale
Born in DeKalb, Illinois, USA — Apr 18 1922• Died Jan 26 2017
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Barbara Hale (April 18, 1922 - January 26, 2017) was 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 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 start…
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Perry Mason
Della Street
Adam-12
Bonnie Jessup
Lassie
Climax!
Mamie Eunson
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marjorie Brandon
Dinah!
Self
The Ford Television Theatre
Marta Linden
Studio 57
Ruth
The Millionaire
Kathy Munson / Marian Munson
The Doris Day Show
Thelma King
Screen Director's Playhouse
June Waters
Letter to Loretta
Mrs. Strawn
The Wonderful World of Disney
Mrs. Ogle
Airport
Sarah Demerest
Perry Mason Returns
Della Street
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ginny Morgan
General Electric Theater
Ellen Newman
Perry Mason Returns
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Della Street
The Boy with Green Hair
Miss Brand
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
Della Street
Government Girl
Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
Della Street
The Oklahoman
Anne
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Della Street
The Jackpot
Amy Lawrence
The Young Runaways
Mrs. Ogle
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
Della Street
The Seventh Victim
Subway Passenger (Uncredited)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Della Street
The Clay Pigeon
Martha Gregory
Slim Carter
Allie Hanneman
The Far Horizons
Julia Hancock
The Window
Mary Woodry
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Della Street
Big Wednesday
Mrs. Barlow
Lady Luck
Mary Audrey
A Likely Story
Vicki
The Giant Spider Invasion
Dr. Jenny Langer
The Falcon in Hollywood
Peggy Callahan
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Della Street
Last of the Comanches
Julia Lanning
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Della Street
Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone
7th Cavalry
Martha Kellogg
A Lion Is in the Streets
Verity Wade
Seminole
Revere
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Della Street
The Lone Hand
Sarah Jane Skaggs
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Della Street
Unchained
Mary Davitt
West of the Pecos
Rill Lambeth
Around the World
Barbara Hale
And Baby Makes Three
Jacqueline 'Jackie' Walsh
Higher and Higher
Katherine
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Della Street
The Iron Major
Sarah Cavanaugh
First Yank into Tokyo
Abby Drake
The First Time
Betsey Bennett
Buckskin
Sarah Cody
The Country Husband
Mrs. Julia Wiley
The Falcon Out West
Marion Colby
Emergency Wedding
Dr. Helen Hunt
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Girl seeking donations from Gildersleeve
Jolson Sings Again
Ellen Clark
The Red, White, and Black
Mrs. Alice Grierson
Heavenly Days
Angie
The Houston Story
Zoe Crane
Desert Hell
Celie Edwards
Prunes and Politics
Miss Barlow
Meet the Governor
June Waters
Goin' to Town
Patty
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
Mrs Hanson
Chester, Yesterday’s Horse
Mrs. Belle Kincaid