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.
Acted in 97
1950s
- 1950
Tarnished
Ida Baker
1940s
- 1946
Blonde Alibi
Landlady (Uncredited)
- 1944
Lumberjack
Abbey Peters
- 1941
Border Vigilantes
Aunt Jenifer
- 1940
Young Bill Hickok
Mrs. Stout
Wyoming
Mrs. Bronson
Hidden Gold
Matilda Purdy
Dark Command
Townswoman
1930s
- 1939
Days of Jesse James
Mrs. Martha Samuels
Frontier Pony Express
Mrs. Murphy
Sudden Money
Miss Perkins
Let Us Live
Theatre Scrubwoman - Ella (uncredited)
- 1938
- 1937
We Who Are About to Die
Travel Bureau Customer (uncredited)
- 1936
Women Are Trouble
Hatchet-Faced Woman
- 1935
Another Face
Aunt Hattie (uncredited)
Bar 20 Rides Again
Clary Peters
- 1934
The Merry Frinks
United Charities Worker
The Crime Doctor
Miss Farnum, Gifford's Secretary (uncredited)
- 1933
The Big Bluff
Movie
Female
Alison's Secretary (Uncredited)
The Important Witness
Bride
The Eleventh Commandment
Mabel Moore
- 1932
The Racing Strain
Aunt Judy
Tangled Destinies
Prudence Daggott
Klondike
Sadie Jones
The Thirteenth Guest
Jane Thornton
A Man's Land
Aunt Flossie Doolittle
Love in High Gear
Arabella Heath
The Trial of Vivienne Ware
Gossip (uncredited)
- 1931
Maker of Men
Aunt Martha
Honeymoon Lane
Mrs. Gotrocks
Gold Dust Gertie
Arnold's Secretary (uncredited)
Subway Express
Mrs. Cotton
The Flood
Aunt Constance
- 1930
Love Among the Millionaires
Disapproving Dowager (uncredited)
The Dude Wrangler
Mattie
Loose Ankles
Aunt Katherine Harper
1920s
- 1929
The Girl in the Show
Mrs. Truxton
The Donovan Affair
Mrs. Lindsey
The Doctor's Secret
Mrs. Redding
- 1928
The Masks of the Devil
Virginia's Aunt
Craig's Wife
Eliza
The Perfect Crime
Mrs. Frisbie
Ladies' Night in a Turkish Bath
Mrs. Spivers
On to Reno
Mrs. Holmes
- 1927
Almost Human
Katie
My Friend from India
Arabella Mott / Bedelia Smith
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Deborah Slocum
The Girl in the Pullman
Mrs. Jones
The Country Doctor
Redora Bump
The Satin Woman
'Countess' Debris
Cradle Snatchers
Ethel Drake
- 1926
Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl
Mrs. Sloan
Ladies at Play
Aunt Sarah
Take It from Me
Miss Abbott
Made for Love
Lady Diana Trent
- 1925
The Wedding Song
Auntie
Don't
Mrs. Moffat
When Husbands Flirt
Mrs. Wilbur Belcher
The Overland Limited
Mrs. Barton
Beggar on Horseback
Mrs. Cady
Go Straight!
Mamie
The Monster
Mrs. Watson
The Rag Man
Mrs. Bernard
Let Women Alone
Ma Benham
- 1924
Merton of the Movies
Mrs. Montague
Lovers' Lane
Aunt Melissy
Revelation
Madame Hofer
The Bedroom Window
Matild Jones (aka Rufus Rome)
Icebound
Ella Jordan
The White Sin
Aunt Cynthia
Loving Lies
Penny Wise
- 1923
The Grail
Movie
The Marriage Maker
Mrs. Hope-Clarke
Stepping Fast
Miss Higgins
The Covered Wagon
Mrs. Wingate
The Fog
Mrs. Forge
- 1922
The Old Homestead
Aunt Matilda
Manslaughter
Prisoner
The Bonded Woman
Lucita
Nice People
Mrs. Heyfer
Our Leading Citizen
Eudora Mawdle
Is Matrimony a Failure?
Mrs. Skinner
Saturday Night
Party Guest
Bobbed Hair
Mrs. Lamont
- 1921
Miss Lulu Bett
Grandma Bett
After the Show
Landlady
Midsummer Madness
Mrs. Hicks
