Barbara Hale: Short Biography, Net Worth & Career Highlights

Barbara Hale was born on 18 April 1922, in DeKalb, Illinois USA, of Irish and Scottish ancestry, and was an actress, probably still best known for being a part of the 1950s and ‘60s “Perry Mason” television series as secretary Della Street, appearing in over 270 episodes of the show. Barbara died in January 2017. So just how rich was Barbara Hale? Celebrity dot money estimates a net worth of three million dollars at her passing, mostly earned through a successful career as an actress. She also appeared in over 30 “Perry Mason” television movies, as well as being cast in numerous other films, receiving countless accolades over the course of her career. Hale went to Rockford High School and matriculated in 1940, and then attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts with aspirations of becoming an artist. However, while at the Academy, she had to model to help pay for her education, which eventually led to her acting career. In 1943, Barbara moved to Hollywood and would appear uncredited in many films; her first official credited role was in “Higher and Higher” in 1944 when under contract to RKO Radio Pictures, in which she would also display her singing prowess alongside Frank Sinatra, and which would lead her to a string of films. She was the female lead in “West of the Pecos” and “Lady Luck” which would boost her to stardom, the in 1949 she appeared in “The Window” alongside Arthur Kennedy, and would co-star in the film “Jolson Sings Again”. Two years later, she became the...