Barbara Hale
Acting
Born April 18, 1922 · DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Biography
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 started modeling to pay for her education. Sh…
Known For · 40 titles
Perry Mason
Lassie
Adam-12
Climax!
Dinah!
Marcus Welby, M.D.
The Ford Television Theatre
The Millionaire
The Doris Day Show
Studio 57
Screen Director's Playhouse
The Wonderful World of Disney
Letter to Loretta
General Electric Theater
Airport
Perry Mason Returns
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Big Wednesday
The Seventh Victim
Perry Mason Returns
The Oklahoman
Lorna Doone
A Lion Is in the Streets
The Giant Spider Invasion
Lady Luck
The Boy with Green Hair
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
The Far Horizons
Government Girl
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
West of the Pecos
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
Buckskin
Last of the Comanches
The Houston Story
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
The Young Runaways
The Iron Major
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal