Name	Barbara Hale
Age	87
Height	5' 5½"  (166 cm)
Build	Slim
Hair Color	Brown - Dark
Date of Birth	April 18, 1921
Birthplace	DeKalb, IL
Star Sign	Aries
Nationality	United States
Ethnicity	White
High School	Rockford High School class of 1940
University	Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
Occupation	Actress
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Claim to Fame	Della Street on Perry Mason
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"It took me two years to talk him into marrying me." - Barbara Hale, regarding her marriage to actor Bill Williams.

Trivia

Best remembered by the public for her starring role as girl-Friday "Della Street" in "Perry Mason" (1957).

During her time on "Perry Mason", Ms. Hale was known industry-wide for her screams. "She has the best shriek in Hollywood", Raymond Burr once said.

Graduate of Rockford (Illinois) High School, class of 1940.

Has an orchid named after her (cultivated by Raymond Burr).

On the Perry Mason set she sketched constantly.

There is some confusion about her birth year. Early sources say 1922; some recent sources say 1921. However, her listing in the U.S. Census taken on 1 April 1930, before her birthday, gives her age as seven years.

Was voted the May Queen her senior year in high school.

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