Portrait of Esther Dale

Acting

Esther Dale

Career

Active from 1935 to 1955, busiest in 1935 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Esther Dale Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Adrenaline
    3.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Feel-Good Movie 3
  • Historical Mystery 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Screwball Comedy 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Gentle Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

103
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 66
Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Ellen the Maid

North to Alaska
North to Alaska (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Woman at Picnic

1950s

20 titles ยท average score 63
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Lock-Up
Lock-Up (1959)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Raymond

The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Ma Braus

M Squad
M Squad (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Julia Sheldon

Betrayed Women
Betrayed Women (1955)

as Head Matron Ballard

December Bride
December Bride (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair
Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Birdie Hicks

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Mrs. Weston

Mr. & Mrs. North
Mr. & Mrs. North (1952)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show

Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America (1952)

TV show ยท as Aunt Tabitha

Monkey Business
Monkey Business (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Mrs. Rhinelander

1940s

42 titles ยท average score 64
Holiday Affair
Holiday Affair (1949)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mrs. Ennis

Ma and Pa Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle (1949)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Birdie Hicks

The Unfinished Dance
The Unfinished Dance (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

as Olga

Margie
Margie (1946)
GoodWatch score 74

as Grandma McSweeney

Smoky
Smoky (1946)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Richards

Bedside Manner
Bedside Manner (1945)
GoodWatch score 59

as Martha Gravitt

Murder in Times Square
Murder in Times Square (1943)

as Longacre Lil

Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live (1941)
GoodWatch score 58

as Dawson, Goodwin's Housekeeper

Back Street
Back Street (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Smith

Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business (1941)
GoodWatch score 66

as Aunt Mathilda

All-American Co-Ed
All-American Co-Ed (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

as Aunt Matilda Collinge

And One Was Beautiful
And One Was Beautiful (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Margaret

1930s

39 titles ยท average score 66
Prison Farm
Prison Farm (1938)

as Cora Waxley

The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1937)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Leeson

Outcast
Outcast (1937)

as Hattie Simmerson

The Farmer in the Dell
The Farmer in the Dell (1936)

as Ma Boyer

Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

as Martha

The Case Against Mrs. Ames
The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936)

as Matilda

Curly Top
Curly Top (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Genevieve Graham

The Wedding Night
The Wedding Night (1935)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Kaise Novak

Private Worlds
Private Worlds (1935)
GoodWatch score 42

as Matron

Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)
GoodWatch score 79

as Kate

In Old Kentucky
In Old Kentucky (1935)

as Dolly Breckenridge

The Great Impersonation
The Great Impersonation (1935)

as Mrs. Unthank