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Barbara Hale (born April 18, 1921 (early sources
say 1922) in DeKalb, Illinois) is an United
states|American actress best known as Perry
Mason's secretary "Della Street".

She first began appearing in motion pictures in
1943 after training at the Chicago Academy of Fine
Arts. In 1946 she married actor Bill Williams
(actor)|Bill Williams, a union that produced three
children (including actor William Katt) and lasted
for forty-six years until his passing in 1992.

She played a significant role as the loyal and
knowledgeable secretary in the Perry Mason series
that ran from 1957 to 1966 and was reprised in
several movies afterwards. The show was so
successful that her contribution was recognized
with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  She
was nominated for the Emmy Award twice for her
performance on the show, in 1959 and 1961, winning
the award in 1959.