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
| Birth Location | Passaic, New Jersey, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1878-04-04 |
| Died | 1952-02-15 |
Movies
Tarnished
as Ida Baker
1950
Blonde Alibi
as Landlady (Uncredited)
1946
Lumberjack
as Abbey Peters
1944
Border Vigilantes
as Aunt Jenifer
1941
Young Bill Hickok
as Mrs. Stout
1940
Wyoming
as Mrs. Bronson
1940
Hidden Gold
as Matilda Purdy
1940
Dark Command
as Townswoman
1940
Days of Jesse James
as Mrs. Martha Samuels
1939
In Old Caliente
as Aunt Felicia Vargas
1939
Frontier Pony Express
as Mrs. Murphy
1939
Sudden Money
as Miss Perkins
1939
Let Us Live
as Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)
1939
The Cowboy and the Lady
as Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
We Who Are About to Die
as Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
1937
Women Are Trouble
as Hatchet-Faced Woman
1936
Another Face
as Aunt Hattie (uncredited)
1935
Bar 20 Rides Again
as Clary Peters
1935
The Merry Frinks
as United Charities Worker
1934
The Crime Doctor
as Miss Farnum, Gifford's Secretary (uncredited)
1934
1933
Female
as Alison's Secretary (Uncredited)
1933
The Fighting Parson
as Betsy Larkin
1933
The Important Witness
as Bride
1933
The Eleventh Commandment
as Mabel Moore
1933
The Racing Strain
as Aunt Judy
1932
Tangled Destinies
as Prudence Daggott
1932
Klondike
as Sadie Jones
1932
Love Me Tonight
as Madame Dutoit - Dressmaker (uncredited)
1932
The Thirteenth Guest
as Jane Thornton
1932
A Man's Land
as Aunt Flossie Doolittle
1932
Love in High Gear
as Arabella Heath
1932
Maker of Men
as Aunt Martha
1931
Honeymoon Lane
as Mrs. Gotrocks
1931
Gold Dust Gertie
as Arnold's Secretary (uncredited)
1931
Subway Express
as Mrs. Cotton
1931
The Criminal Code
as Katie Ryan
1931
Tom Sawyer
as Mrs. Harper
1930
Under Montana Skies
as Martha Jenkins
1930
Love Among the Millionaires
as Disapproving Dowager (uncredited)
1930
The Dude Wrangler
as Mattie
1930
Loose Ankles
as Aunt Katherine Harper
1930
The Saturday Night Kid
as Lily Woodruff
1929
The Girl in the Show
as Mrs. Truxton
1929
The Donovan Affair
as Mrs. Lindsey
1929
Blue Skies
as Matron (episode 1)
1929
1929
The Doctor's Secret
as Mrs. Redding
1929
Taxi 13
as Mrs. Mactavish
1928
The Masks of the Devil
as Virginia's Aunt
1928
Craig's Wife
as Eliza
1928
Tenth Avenue
as Ma Mason
1928
The Perfect Crime
as Mrs. Frisbie
1928
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
as Mrs. Spivers
1928
On to Reno
as Mrs. Holmes
1928
Almost Human
as Katie
1927
My Friend from India
as Arabella Mott / Bedelia Smith
1927
The Girl in the Pullman
as Mrs. Jones
1927
The Wreck of the Hesperus
as Deborah Slocum
1927
The Country Doctor
as Redora Bump
1927
The Satin Woman
as 'Countess' Debris
1927
Cradle Snatchers
as Ethel Drake
1927
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
as Mrs. Sloan
1926
Ladies at Play
as Aunt Sarah
1926
Take It from Me
as Miss Abbott
1926
1926
Made for Love
as Lady Diana Trent
1926
The Wedding Song
as Auntie
1925
Don't
as Mrs. Moffat
1925
The Overland Limited
as Mrs. Barton
1925
Beggar on Horseback
as Mrs. Cady
1925
Go Straight!
as Mamie
1925
The Monster
as Mrs. Watson
1925
The Rag Man
as Mrs. Bernard
1925
Let Women Alone
as Ma Benham
1925
Merton of the Movies
as Mrs. Montague
1924
Revelation
as Madame Hofer
1924
1924
The Bedroom Window
as Matild Jones (aka Rufus Rome)
1924
Icebound
as Ella Jordan
1924
The White Sin
as Aunt Cynthia
1924
Loving Lies
as Penny Wise
1924
The Marriage Maker
as Mrs. Hope-Clarke
1923
Stepping Fast
as Miss Higgins
1923
The Covered Wagon
as Mrs. Wingate
1923
The Fog
as Mrs. Forge
1923
The Old Homestead
as Aunt Matilda
1922
Manslaughter
as Prisoner
1922
The Bonded Woman
as Lucita
1922
Nice People
as Mrs. Heyfer
1922
Saturday Night
as Party Guest
1922
Bobbed Hair
as Mrs. Lamont
1922
Miss Lulu Bett
as Grandma Bett
1921
After the Show
as Landlady
1921
Midsummer Madness
as Mrs. Hicks
1921
Ethel Wales hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
