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Ethel Wales

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1878-04-04

Day of Death

1952-02-15

Place of Birth

Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Ethel Wales

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.

Filmography (104)

⭐ 7.2 Role: Ida Baker

Tarnished

1950
⭐ 4.8 Role: Landlady (Uncredited)

Blonde Alibi

1946
⭐ 5.8 Role: Abbey Peters

Lumberjack

1944
⭐ 6.3 Role: Aunt Jenifer

Border Vigilantes

1941
⭐ 5.4 Role: Mrs. Stout

Young Bill Hickok

1940
⭐ 6.7 Role: Mrs. Bronson

Wyoming

1940
⭐ 5.8 Role: Matilda Purdy

Hidden Gold

1940
⭐ 6.4 Role: Townswoman

Dark Command

1940
⭐ 5.1 Role: Mrs. Martha Samuels

Days of Jesse James

1939
⭐ 6.0 Role: Aunt Felicia Vargas

In Old Caliente

1939
⭐ 5.0 Role: Mrs. Murphy

Frontier Pony Express

1939
⭐ 7.0 Role: Miss Perkins

Sudden Money

1939
⭐ 6.8 Role: Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)

Let Us Live

1939
⭐ 6.3 Role: Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938
⭐ 7.0 Role: Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)

We Who Are About to Die

1937