
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress, best known perhaps for her role as Aunt Genevieve in the 1935 Shirley Temple vehicle, Curly Top. On the stage, Dale starred in Carrie Nation on Broadway in 1933. Her other Broadway credits include Harvest of Years (1947), And Be My Love (1944), and Another Language (1932). Dale's first film was Crime Without Passion (1934) in an uncredited role. She was a familiar face in films of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, frequently playing stern, authoritarian characters such as prison matrons and head nurses, although she was equally adept at playing grande dames and ladies of the aristocracy. Dale played many roles in television over the years. In the 1958-1959 season of The Donna Reed Show, Dale played a job-seeking housekeeper who is frightened from the Stone home by Jeff Stone's pet mouse, and she appeared in the 1957 Maverick episode "According to Hoyle" opposite James Garner.

Maverick
TV • 1957

The Donna Reed Show
TV • 1958

Thriller
TV • 1960

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV • 1959

M Squad
TV • 1957

December Bride
TV • 1954

I Live My Life
MOVIE • 1935

Lock-Up
TV • 1959

Cavalcade of America
TV • 1952

Mr. & Mrs. North
TV • 1952

My Reputation
MOVIE • 1946

The Women
MOVIE • 1939

Back Street
MOVIE • 1941

Fury
MOVIE • 1936

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
MOVIE • 1941

Monkey Business
MOVIE • 1952

Surrender
MOVIE • 1950

North to Alaska
MOVIE • 1960