Ethel Wales

Ethel Wales

Known for
Acting
Born
April 4, 1878
Died
February 15, 1952 (aged 73)
Birthplace
Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 - February 15, 1952) was an American actress, who appeared in 130 films during her 30-year career. She was the first wife of Wellington E. Wales (1886–1954), Mary Pickford's business manager during the height of her popularity. The couple had one son, Wellington Charles Wales (1918–1966), an editorial writer for the New York Times who died of a heart attack shortly after his 19 year-old son Samuel was killed in a train mishap. Her second husband was actor Hal Taliaferro.

Known For

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Filmography

1950
Tarnished poster

Tarnished

Movie · as Ida Baker

1946
Blonde Alibi poster

Blonde Alibi

Movie · as Landlady (Uncredited)

1944
Lumberjack poster

Lumberjack

Movie · as Abbey Peters

1941
Border Vigilantes poster

Border Vigilantes

Movie · as Aunt Jenifer

1940
Wyoming poster

Wyoming

Movie · as Mrs. Bronson

1940
Young Bill Hickok poster

Young Bill Hickok

Movie · as Mrs. Stout

1940
Hidden Gold poster

Hidden Gold

Movie · as Matilda Purdy

1940
Dark Command poster

Dark Command

Movie · as Townswoman

1939
Let Us Live poster

Let Us Live

Movie · as Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)

1939
Frontier Pony Express poster

Frontier Pony Express

Movie · as Mrs. Murphy

1939
In Old Caliente poster

In Old Caliente

Movie · as Aunt Felicia Vargas

1939
Days of Jesse James poster

Days of Jesse James

Movie · as Mrs. Martha Samuels

1939
Sudden Money poster

Sudden Money

Movie · as Miss Perkins

1938
The Cowboy and the Lady poster

The Cowboy and the Lady

Movie · as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

1937
We Who Are About to Die poster

We Who Are About to Die

Movie · as Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)

1936
Women Are Trouble poster

Women Are Trouble

Movie · as Hatchet-Faced Woman

1935
Bar 20 Rides Again poster

Bar 20 Rides Again

Movie · as Clary Peters

1935
Another Face poster

Another Face

Movie · as Aunt Hattie (uncredited)

1934
The Crime Doctor poster

The Crime Doctor

Movie · as Miss Farnum, Gifford's Secretary (uncredited)

1934
The Merry Frinks poster

The Merry Frinks

Movie · as United Charities Worker

1933
The Big Bluff poster

The Big Bluff

Movie

1933
The Eleventh Commandment poster

The Eleventh Commandment

Movie · as Mabel Moore

1933
The Fighting Parson poster

The Fighting Parson

Movie · as Betsy Larkin

1933
The Important Witness poster

The Important Witness

Movie · as Bride

1933
Female poster

Female

Movie · as Alison's Secretary (Uncredited)

1932
A Man's Land poster

A Man's Land

Movie · as Aunt Flossie Doolittle

1932
The Racing Strain poster

The Racing Strain

Movie · as Aunt Judy

1932
Love Me Tonight poster

Love Me Tonight

Movie · as Madame Dutoit - Dressmaker (uncredited)

1932
Klondike poster

Klondike

Movie · as Sadie Jones

1932
Love in High Gear poster

Love in High Gear

Movie · as Arabella Heath

1932
Tangled Destinies poster

Tangled Destinies

Movie · as Prudence Daggott

1932
The Thirteenth Guest poster

The Thirteenth Guest

Movie · as Jane Thornton

1932
The Trial of Vivienne Ware poster

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

Movie · as Gossip (uncredited)

1932
Never the Twins Shall Meet

Never the Twins Shall Meet

Movie · as Mrs. Guppy

1931
Subway Express poster

Subway Express

Movie · as Mrs. Cotton

1931
The Criminal Code poster

The Criminal Code

Movie · as Katie Ryan

1931
Honeymoon Lane poster

Honeymoon Lane

Movie · as Mrs. Gotrocks

1931
Gold Dust Gertie poster

Gold Dust Gertie

Movie · as Arnold's Secretary (uncredited)

1931
Maker of Men poster

Maker of Men

Movie · as Aunt Martha

1931
The Flood poster

The Flood

Movie · as Aunt Constance

1930
The Dude Wrangler poster

The Dude Wrangler

Movie · as Mattie

1930
Loose Ankles poster

Loose Ankles

Movie · as Aunt Katherine Harper

1930
Under Montana Skies poster

Under Montana Skies

Movie · as Martha Jenkins

1930
Love Among the Millionaires poster

Love Among the Millionaires

Movie · as Disapproving Dowager (uncredited)

1930
Tom Sawyer poster

Tom Sawyer

Movie · as Mrs. Harper

1929
The Doctor's Secret poster

The Doctor's Secret

Movie · as Mrs. Redding

1929
The Donovan Affair poster

The Donovan Affair

Movie · as Mrs. Lindsey

1929
Furnace Trouble

Furnace Trouble

Movie

1929
The Saturday Night Kid poster

The Saturday Night Kid

Movie · as Lily Woodruff

1929
The Girl in the Show poster

The Girl in the Show

Movie · as Mrs. Truxton

1929
Blue Skies poster

Blue Skies

Movie · as Matron (episode 1)

1928
The Perfect Crime poster

The Perfect Crime

Movie · as Mrs. Frisbie

1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath poster

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

Movie · as Mrs. Spivers

1928
The Masks of the Devil poster

The Masks of the Devil

Movie · as Virginia's Aunt

1928
Craig's Wife poster

Craig's Wife

Movie · as Eliza

1928
Tenth Avenue

Tenth Avenue

Movie · as Ma Mason

1928
Taxi 13

Taxi 13

Movie · as Mrs. Mactavish

1928
On to Reno poster

On to Reno

Movie · as Mrs. Holmes

1927
The Satin Woman poster

The Satin Woman

Movie · as 'Countess' Debris

1927
My Friend from India poster

My Friend from India

Movie · as Arabella Mott / Bedelia Smith

1927
Cradle Snatchers poster

Cradle Snatchers

Movie · as Ethel Drake

1927
The Country Doctor poster

The Country Doctor

Movie · as Redora Bump

1927
Almost Human poster

Almost Human

Movie · as Katie

1927
The Wreck of the Hesperus poster

The Wreck of the Hesperus

Movie · as Deborah Slocum

1927
The Girl in the Pullman poster

The Girl in the Pullman

Movie · as Mrs. Jones

1926
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl poster

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

Movie · as Mrs. Sloan

1926
Take It from Me poster

Take It from Me

Movie · as Miss Abbott

1926
Made for Love poster

Made for Love

Movie · as Lady Diana Trent

1926
Ladies at Play poster

Ladies at Play

Movie · as Aunt Sarah

1926
Wandering Footsteps

Wandering Footsteps

Movie · as Matilda

1925
Let Women Alone poster

Let Women Alone

Movie · as Ma Benham

1925
The Wedding Song poster

The Wedding Song

Movie · as Auntie

1925
Go Straight! poster

Go Straight!

Movie · as Mamie

1925
Don't poster

Don't

Movie · as Mrs. Moffat

1925
Beggar on Horseback poster

Beggar on Horseback

Movie · as Mrs. Cady

1925
The Rag Man poster

The Rag Man

Movie · as Mrs. Bernard

1925
The Overland Limited poster

The Overland Limited

Movie · as Mrs. Barton

1925
The Monster poster

The Monster

Movie · as Mrs. Watson

1925
When Husbands Flirt poster

When Husbands Flirt

Movie · as Mrs. Wilbur Belcher

1925
Shattered Lives

Shattered Lives

Movie · as Elizabeth Trent

1924
Revelation poster

Revelation

Movie · as Madame Hofer

1924
Loving Lies poster

Loving Lies

Movie · as Penny Wise

1924
The Bedroom Window poster

The Bedroom Window

Movie · as Matild Jones (aka Rufus Rome)

1924
Icebound poster

Icebound

Movie · as Ella Jordan

1924
Which Shall It Be?

Which Shall It Be?

Movie · as Mrs. Moore

1924
The White Sin poster

The White Sin

Movie · as Aunt Cynthia

1924
Merton of the Movies poster

Merton of the Movies

Movie · as Mrs. Montague

1924
Lovers' Lane poster

Lovers' Lane

Movie · as Aunt Melissy

1923
Stepping Fast poster

Stepping Fast

Movie · as Miss Higgins

1923
The Covered Wagon poster

The Covered Wagon

Movie · as Mrs. Wingate

1923
The Marriage Maker poster

The Marriage Maker

Movie · as Mrs. Hope-Clarke

1923
The Fog poster

The Fog

Movie · as Mrs. Forge

1923
The Grail poster

The Grail

Movie

1922
Manslaughter poster

Manslaughter

Movie · as Prisoner

1922
Bobbed Hair poster

Bobbed Hair

Movie · as Mrs. Lamont

1922
The Old Homestead poster

The Old Homestead

Movie · as Aunt Matilda

1922
Nice People poster

Nice People

Movie · as Mrs. Heyfer

1922
Saturday Night poster

Saturday Night

Movie · as Party Guest

1922
The Bonded Woman poster

The Bonded Woman

Movie · as Lucita

1922
Our Leading Citizen poster

Our Leading Citizen

Movie · as Eudora Mawdle

1922
Is Matrimony a Failure? poster

Is Matrimony a Failure?

Movie · as Mrs. Skinner

1921
Midsummer Madness poster

Midsummer Madness

Movie · as Mrs. Hicks

1921
Miss Lulu Bett poster

Miss Lulu Bett

Movie · as Grandma Bett

1921
After the Show poster

After the Show

Movie · as Landlady