Ethel Wales
Known for
Acting
Life
1878 – 1952 (aged 73)
Born in
Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Credits
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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
Love Me Tonight
18 Aug 1932
Dark Command
15 Apr 1940
The Criminal Code
03 Jan 1931
Female
11 Nov 1933
The Cowboy and the Lady
17 Nov 1938
The Monster
16 Mar 1925
The Thirteenth Guest
09 Aug 1932
The Covered Wagon
15 Mar 1923
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Filmography
1950
- Tarnishedas Ida Baker
1946
- Blonde Alibias Landlady (Uncredited)
1944
- Lumberjackas Abbey Peters
1941
- Border Vigilantesas Aunt Jenifer
1940
- Young Bill Hickokas Mrs. Stout
- Wyomingas Mrs. Bronson
- Hidden Goldas Matilda Purdy
- Dark Commandas Townswoman
1939
- Days of Jesse Jamesas Mrs. Martha Samuels
- In Old Calienteas Aunt Felicia Vargas
- Frontier Pony Expressas Mrs. Murphy
- Sudden Moneyas Miss Perkins
- Let Us Liveas Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)
1938
- The Cowboy and the Ladyas Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
1937
- We Who Are About to Dieas Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
1936
- Women Are Troubleas Hatchet-Faced Woman
1935
- Another Faceas Aunt Hattie (uncredited)
- Bar 20 Rides Againas Clary Peters
1934
- The Merry Frinksas United Charities Worker
- The Crime Doctoras Miss Farnum, Gifford's Secretary (uncredited)
1933
- The Big Bluff
- Femaleas Alison's Secretary (Uncredited)
- The Fighting Parsonas Betsy Larkin
- The Important Witnessas Bride
- The Eleventh Commandmentas Mabel Moore
1932
- The Racing Strainas Aunt Judy
- Tangled Destiniesas Prudence Daggott
- Klondikeas Sadie Jones
- Love Me Tonightas Madame Dutoit - Dressmaker (uncredited)
- The Thirteenth Guestas Jane Thornton
- A Man's Landas Aunt Flossie Doolittle
- Love in High Gearas Arabella Heath
- The Trial of Vivienne Wareas Gossip (uncredited)
- Never the Twins Shall Meetas Mrs. Guppy
1931
- Maker of Menas Aunt Martha
- Honeymoon Laneas Mrs. Gotrocks
- Gold Dust Gertieas Arnold's Secretary (uncredited)
- Subway Expressas Mrs. Cotton
- The Floodas Aunt Constance
- The Criminal Codeas Katie Ryan
1930
- Tom Sawyeras Mrs. Harper
- Under Montana Skiesas Martha Jenkins
- Love Among the Millionairesas Disapproving Dowager (uncredited)
- The Dude Wrangleras Mattie
- Loose Anklesas Aunt Katherine Harper
1929
- The Saturday Night Kidas Lily Woodruff
- The Girl in the Showas Mrs. Truxton
- The Donovan Affairas Mrs. Lindsey
- Blue Skiesas Matron (episode 1)
- Furnace Trouble
- The Doctor's Secretas Mrs. Redding
1928
- Taxi 13as Mrs. Mactavish
- The Masks of the Devilas Virginia's Aunt
- Craig's Wifeas Eliza
- Tenth Avenueas Ma Mason
- The Perfect Crimeas Mrs. Frisbie
- Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bathas Mrs. Spivers
- On to Renoas Mrs. Holmes
1927
- Almost Humanas Katie
- My Friend from Indiaas Arabella Mott
- The Wreck of the Hesperusas Deborah Slocum
- The Girl in the Pullmanas Mrs. Jones
- The Country Doctoras Redora Bump
- The Satin Womanas 'Countess' Debris
- Cradle Snatchersas Ethel Drake
1926
- Bertha the Sewing Machine Girlas Mrs. Sloan
- Ladies at Playas Aunt Sarah
- Take It from Meas Miss Abbott
- Wandering Footstepsas Matilda
- Made for Loveas Lady Diana Trent
1925
- The Wedding Songas Auntie
- Don'tas Mrs. Moffat
- When Husbands Flirtas Mrs. Wilbur Belcher
- The Overland Limitedas Mrs. Barton
- Shattered Livesas Elizabeth Trent
- Beggar on Horsebackas Mrs. Cady
- Go Straight!as Mamie
- The Monsteras Mrs. Watson
- The Rag Manas Mrs. Bernard
- Let Women Aloneas Ma Benham
1924
- Merton of the Moviesas Mrs. Montague
- Lovers' Laneas Aunt Melissy
- Revelationas Madame Hofer
- Which Shall It Be?as Mrs. Moore
- The Bedroom Windowas Matild Jones (aka Rufus Rome)
- Iceboundas Ella Jordan
- The White Sinas Aunt Cynthia
- Loving Liesas Penny Wise
1923
- The Grail
- The Marriage Makeras Mrs. Hope-Clarke
- Stepping Fastas Miss Higgins
- The Covered Wagonas Mrs. Wingate
- The Fogas Mrs. Forge
1922
- The Old Homesteadas Aunt Matilda
- Manslaughteras Prisoner
- The Bonded Womanas Lucita
- Nice Peopleas Mrs. Heyfer
- Our Leading Citizenas Eudora Mawdle
- Is Matrimony a Failure?as Mrs. Skinner
- Saturday Nightas Party Guest
- Bobbed Hairas Mrs. Lamont
1921
- Miss Lulu Bettas Grandma Bett
- After the Showas Landlady
- Midsummer Madnessas Mrs. Hicks