Barbara Hale is 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 later reprising the role 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...
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Airport
As Sarah Demerest
The Window
As Mary Woodry
The Houston Story
As Zoe Crane
Last of the Comanches
As Julia Lanning
The Clay Pigeon
As Martha Gregory
7th Cavalry
As Martha Kellogg
Jolson Sings Again
As Ellen Clark
Higher and Higher
As Katherine
The Boy with Green Hair
As Miss Brand
The Falcon in Hollywood
As Peggy Callahan
The Falcon Out West
As Marion Colby
Seminole
As Revere
Chester, Yesterday’s Horse
As Mrs. Belle Kincaid
The Giant Spider Invasion
As Dr. Jenny Langer
Perry Mason Returns
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Wicked Wives
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
As Della Street
The Far Horizons
As Julia Hancock
Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
As Della Street
First Yank into Tokyo
As Abby Drake
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit
As Della Street
The Oklahoman
As Anne
A Lion Is in the Streets
As Verity Wade
West of the Pecos
As Rill Lambeth
The Jackpot
As Amy Lawrence
The Red, White, and Black
As Mrs. Alice Grierson
Buckskin
As Sarah Cody
And Baby Makes Three
As Jacqueline 'Jackie' Walsh
The Lone Hand
As Sarah Jane Skaggs
Lorna Doone
As Lorna Doone
The First Time
As Betsey Bennett
Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion
As Della Street
Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing
As Della Street
Lady Luck
As Mary Audrey
Heavenly Days
As Angie
Emergency Wedding
As Dr. Helen Hunt
Slim Carter
As Allie Hanneman
Meet the Governor
As June Waters
A Likely Story
As Vicki
Unchained
As Mary Davitt
The Iron Major
As Sarah Cavanaugh
Government Girl
As Girl in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Desert Hell
As Celie Edwards
Prunes and Politics
As Miss Barlow
Gildersleeve's Bad Day
As Girl seeking donations from Gildersleeve
Around the World
As Barbara Hale
Goin' to Town
As Patty
The Young Runaways
As Mrs. Ogle
The Seventh Victim
As Subway Passenger (Uncredited)
Big Wednesday
As Mrs. Barlow
The Flight of the Grey Wolf
As Mrs Hanson
Marcus Welby, M.D.
As Marjorie Brandon
Perry Mason
As Della Street
General Electric Theater
As Ellen Newman
Lassie
The Ford Television Theatre
As Marta Linden
The Millionaire
As Kathy Munson / Marian Munson
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As Ginny Morgan
Climax!
As Mamie Eunson
Letter to Loretta
As Mrs. Strawn
Screen Director's Playhouse
As June Waters
Adam-12
As Bonnie Jessup
The Doris Day Show
As Thelma King
The Wonderful World of Disney
As Mrs. Ogle
Dinah!
As Self