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LOS ANGELES – Barbara Hale, a movie actress who found her most famous role on television as steadfast secretary Della Street in the long-running Perry Mason series, has died.
Hale was surrounded by family when she died Thursday at her Los Angeles area home, said Jaqueline Stander, an agent for Hale’s son, actor William Katt.
“She was gracious and kind and silly and always fun to be with,” Katt posted on his Facebook page Thursday, calling Hale a wonderful actress and a “Treasure as a friend and mother.”
Hale appeared in Perry Mason on CBS from 1957 to 1966, winning an Emmy as best actress in 1959.
After her RKO contract ended, Hale worked at other studios, usually as the adoring wife of the leading man.
In the early 1970s, Hale took on another widely recognized role, touting Amana Radarange microwave ovens in TV commercials and print ads.
Burr and Hale were the only original cast members when the show resumed on NBC in 1985 in the movie format.