Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Female

Birthday

1878-04-04

Day of Death

1952-02-15 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Almost Human

Almost Human

Acting

Manslaughter

1922

Manslaughter

as

Prisoner

The Cowboy and the Lady

1938

The Cowboy and the Lady

as

Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)

Bobbed Hair

1922

Bobbed Hair

as

Mrs. Lamont

Subway Express

1931

Subway Express

as

Mrs. Cotton

The Doctor's Secret

1929

The Doctor's Secret

as

Mrs. Redding

The Donovan Affair

1929

The Donovan Affair

as

Mrs. Lindsey

The Dude Wrangler

1930

The Dude Wrangler

as

Mattie

Stepping Fast

1923

Stepping Fast

as

Miss Higgins

The Satin Woman

1927

The Satin Woman

as

'Countess' Debris

A Man's Land

1932

A Man's Land

as

Aunt Flossie Doolittle

The Criminal Code

1931

The Criminal Code

as

Katie Ryan

The Racing Strain

1932

The Racing Strain

as

Aunt Judy

The Perfect Crime

1928

The Perfect Crime

as

Mrs. Frisbie

Let Women Alone

1925

Let Women Alone

as

Ma Benham

The Crime Doctor

1934

The Crime Doctor

as

Miss Farnum, Gifford's Secretary (uncredited)

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

1926

Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl

as

Mrs. Sloan

Love Me Tonight

1932

Love Me Tonight

as

Madame Dutoit - Dressmaker (uncredited)

The Old Homestead

1922

The Old Homestead

as

Aunt Matilda

The Wedding Song

1925

The Wedding Song

as

Auntie

Go Straight!

1925

Go Straight!

as

Mamie

Revelation

1924

Revelation

as

Madame Hofer

Loving Lies

1924

Loving Lies

as

Penny Wise

Furnace Trouble

1929

Furnace Trouble

as

Klondike

1932

Klondike

as

Sadie Jones

The Saturday Night Kid

1929

The Saturday Night Kid

as

Lily Woodruff

The Bedroom Window

1924

The Bedroom Window

as

Matild Jones (aka Rufus Rome)

My Friend from India

1927

My Friend from India

as

Arabella Mott / Bedelia Smith

Honeymoon Lane

1931

Honeymoon Lane

as

Mrs. Gotrocks

Cradle Snatchers

1927

Cradle Snatchers

as

Ethel Drake

The Big Bluff

1933

The Big Bluff

as

The Eleventh Commandment

1933

The Eleventh Commandment

as

Mabel Moore

The Fighting Parson

1933

The Fighting Parson

as

Betsy Larkin

Take It from Me

1926

Take It from Me

as

Miss Abbott

Don't

1925

Don't

as

Mrs. Moffat

Love in High Gear

1932

Love in High Gear

as

Arabella Heath

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

1928

Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath

as

Mrs. Spivers

The Masks of the Devil

1928

The Masks of the Devil

as

Virginia's Aunt

The Important Witness

1933

The Important Witness

as

Bride

Nice People

1922

Nice People

as

Mrs. Heyfer

Midsummer Madness

1921

Midsummer Madness

as

Mrs. Hicks

Icebound

1924

Icebound

as

Ella Jordan

Craig's Wife

1928

Craig's Wife

as

Eliza

Tenth Avenue

1928

Tenth Avenue

as

Ma Mason

Loose Ankles

1930

Loose Ankles

as

Aunt Katherine Harper

The Country Doctor

1927

The Country Doctor

as

Redora Bump

Beggar on Horseback

1925

Beggar on Horseback

as

Mrs. Cady

Almost Human

1927

Almost Human

as

Katie

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1927

The Wreck of the Hesperus

as

Deborah Slocum

Made for Love

1926

Made for Love

as

Lady Diana Trent

Under Montana Skies

1930

Under Montana Skies

as

Martha Jenkins

Love Among the Millionaires

1930

Love Among the Millionaires

as

Disapproving Dowager (uncredited)

The Rag Man

1925

The Rag Man

as

Mrs. Bernard

We Who Are About to Die

1937

We Who Are About to Die

as

Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)

Gold Dust Gertie

1931

Gold Dust Gertie

as

Arnold's Secretary (uncredited)

The Girl in the Show

1929

The Girl in the Show

as

Mrs. Truxton

The Covered Wagon

1923

The Covered Wagon

as

Mrs. Wingate

Women Are Trouble

1936

Women Are Trouble

as

Hatchet-Faced Woman

Let Us Live

1939

Let Us Live

as

Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)

Frontier Pony Express

1939

Frontier Pony Express

as

Mrs. Murphy

In Old Caliente

1939

In Old Caliente

as

Aunt Felicia Vargas

Saturday Night

1922

Saturday Night

as

Party Guest

Days of Jesse James

1939

Days of Jesse James

as

Mrs. Martha Samuels

Bar 20 Rides Again

1935

Bar 20 Rides Again

as

Clary Peters

Which Shall It Be?

1924

Which Shall It Be?

as

Taxi 13

1928

Taxi 13

as

Mrs. Mactavish

Maker of Men

1931

Maker of Men

as

Aunt Martha

Wyoming

1940

Wyoming

as

Mrs. Bronson

Young Bill Hickok

1940

Young Bill Hickok

as

Mrs. Stout

Hidden Gold

1940

Hidden Gold

as

Matilda Purdy

Dark Command

1940

Dark Command

as

Townswoman

Lumberjack

1944

Lumberjack

as

Abbey Peters

Tangled Destinies

1932

Tangled Destinies

as

Prudence Daggott

Border Vigilantes

1941

Border Vigilantes

as

Aunt Jenifer

Tom Sawyer

1930

Tom Sawyer

as

Mrs. Harper

Sudden Money

1939

Sudden Money

as

Miss Perkins

Female

1933

Female

as

Alison's Secretary (Uncredited)

The Marriage Maker

1923

The Marriage Maker

as

Mrs. Hope-Clarke

Ladies at Play

1926

Ladies at Play

as

Aunt Sarah

Miss Lulu Bett

1921

Miss Lulu Bett

as

Grandma Bett

The Girl in the Pullman

1927

The Girl in the Pullman

as

Mrs. Jones

The White Sin

1924

The White Sin

as

Aunt Cynthia

The Thirteenth Guest

1932

The Thirteenth Guest

as

Jane Thornton

Blue Skies

1929

Blue Skies

as

Matron (episode 1)

Blonde Alibi

1946

Blonde Alibi

as

Landlady (Uncredited)

On to Reno

1928

On to Reno

as

Mrs. Holmes

Wandering Footsteps

1926

Wandering Footsteps

as

Matilda

The Merry Frinks

1934

The Merry Frinks

as

United Charities Worker

Another Face

1935

Another Face

as

Aunt Hattie (uncredited)

The Overland Limited

1925

The Overland Limited

as

Mrs. Barton

The Bonded Woman

1922

The Bonded Woman

as

Lucita

Merton of the Movies

1924

Merton of the Movies

as

Mrs. Montague

The Fog

1923

The Fog

as

Mrs. Forge

Tarnished

1950

Tarnished

as

Ida Baker

After the Show

1921

After the Show

as

Landlady

The Monster

1925

The Monster

as

Mrs. Watson

Lovers' Lane

1924

Lovers' Lane

as

Aunt Melissy

Our Leading Citizen

1922

Our Leading Citizen

as

Eudora Mawdle

Production

Crew

Directing