{{Short description|American actress}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Grace Hayle | image = VINTAGE Grace Hayle CHARACTER ACTRESS '40s Publicity Portrait.jpg | alt = | caption = Hayle in the 1940s | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1888|7|24}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1963|3|20|1888|7|24}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1932–1957 }}
'''Grace Hayle''' (July 24, 1888 – March 20, 1963) was an American actress who appeared in more than 300 films.<ref name=bde/>
In the fall of 1917, Hayle was the "new leading woman" with the Knickerbocker Players at the Knickerbocker Theatre in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Call Boy's Chat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87606582/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |access-date=October 23, 2021 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=September 9, 1917 |page=37|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> She portrayed Laura Murdock in ''The Easiest Way'' a 1917 production with that group.<ref>{{cite news |title=Knickerbocker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87606229/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ |access-date=October 23, 2021 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=September 23, 1917 |page=41|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> On Broadway, she acted in ''Double Exposure'' (1918) and ''The Duchess Misbehaves'' (1946).<ref>{{cite web |title=Grace Hayle |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/grace-hayle-44634 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=October 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023151150/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/grace-hayle-44634 |archive-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref>
Hayle died on March 20, 1963, in Hollywood Presbyterian Hospita<nowiki/>l, aged 74.<ref name="bde">{{cite news |title=Grace Hayle, 74, Made 300 Films |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87605628/obituary-for-grace-hayle-aged-74/ |access-date=October 23, 2021 |work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=March 24, 1963 |page=21|via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>
==Selected filmography== <ref>{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/grace-hayle-p31261 |title=Grace Hayle |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2018-06-02}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *''Back Street'' (1932) - Lady in Street (uncredited) *''Evenings for Sale'' (1932) - Pink Elephant Lady (uncredited) *''The Death Kiss'' (1932) - Chalmer's Nosy Neighbor (uncredited) *''Hard to Handle'' (1933) - Fat Lady with Vanishing Cream (uncredited) *''The Intruder'' (1933) - Ship Passenger (uncredited) *''The Mind Reader'' (1933) - Shill (uncredited) *''Diplomaniacs'' (1933) - Dowager on Boat (uncredited) *''Gold Diggers of 1933'' (1933) - Society Reporter (uncredited) *''Professional Sweetheart'' (1933) - Fat Reporter (uncredited) *''Baby Face'' (1933) - Mrs. Hemingway (uncredited) *''Mary Stevens, M.D.'' (1933) - Wealthy Fat Lady (uncredited) *''Bureau of Missing Persons'' (1933) - Lady Who Wants Her Cook Back (uncredited) *''Bombshell'' (1933) - Mrs. Titcomb (uncredited) *''Goodbye Love'' (1933) - Lura 'Ducky' Groggs *''Design for Living'' (1933) - Woman on Staircase (uncredited) *''Lady Killer'' (1933) - Fido's Owner (uncredited) *''Bedside'' (1934) - Mrs. Mason (uncredited) *''The Cat and the Fiddle'' (1934) - Lettuce (uncredited) *''Wonder Bar'' (1934) - Fat Dowager (scenes deleted) *''Glamour'' (1934) - Miss Lang (uncredited) *''Laughing Boy'' (1934) - Mabel (uncredited) *''Sing and Like It'' (1934) - Miss Fishbeck - Little Theatre Stage Director *''Twenty Million Sweethearts'' (1934) - Mrs. Martha Brokman (uncredited) *''Straight Is the Way'' (1934) - Mrs. Clapman (uncredited) *''Romance in the Rain'' (1934) - Mrs. Crandall *''The Party's Over'' (1934) - Society Woman (uncredited) *''Chained'' (1934) - Edith's Friend - Shipboard Spinster (uncredited) *''Outcast Lady'' (1934) - First Gossiper (uncredited) *''6 Day Bike Rider'' (1934) - Nervous Man's Big Girl Friend (uncredited) *''Music in the Air'' (1934) - Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited) *''The Whole Town's Talking'' (1935) - Reporter (uncredited) *''All the King's Horses'' (1935) - Henpecked Husband's Wife (uncredited) *''Living on Velvet'' (1935) - Talkative Woman at Party (uncredited) *''Roberta'' (1935) - Miss Jones - Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) *''The Casino Murder Case'' (1935) - Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited) *''Mister Dynamite'' (1935) - Dowager (uncredited) *''Party Wire'' (1935) - Eleanor (uncredited) *''Calm Yourself'' (1935)- Mrs. James K. Vallance (uncredited) *''Front Page Woman'' (1935) - Nell Bonnett (uncredited) *''Don't Bet on Blondes'' (1935) - Matron Looking at Racing Sheet (uncredited) *''Bright Lights'' (1935) - Fat Lady on Airplane (uncredited) *''Orchids to You'' (1935) - Giggly Woman (uncredited) *''She Married Her Boss'' (1935) - Agnes Mayo *''Music Is Magic'' (1935) - Laundry Manageress (uncredited) *''Mary Burns, Fugitive'' (1935) - Nurse Jennie *''Dancing Feet'' (1936) - Mrs. Worthington (uncredited) *''The Great Ziegfeld'' (1936) - Wife at Chicago World's Fair (uncredited) *''The First Baby'' (1936) - Effusive Woman (uncredited) *''The Moon's Our Home'' (1936) - Miss Hambridge *''Small Town Girl'' (1936) - Nurse Collins (uncredited) *''The Harvester'' (1936) - Mrs. Kramer *''Ticket to Paradise'' (1936) - Minnie Dawson *''A Son Comes Home'' (1936) - Tourist Mother (uncredited) *''Pepper'' (1936) - Sissie's Mother (uncredited) *''15 Maiden Lane'' (1936) - Giddy Guest (uncredited) *''Without Orders'' (1936) - Fat Lady at Airport (uncredited) *''Theodora Goes Wild'' (1936)- Mrs. Cobb (uncredited) *''Reunion'' (1936) - Mrs. Williams (uncredited) *''Winterset'' (1936) - Woman (uncredited) *''Maytime'' (1937) - Mrs. Perkin (uncredited) *''Internes Can't Take Money'' (1937) - Patient (uncredited) *''A Star Is Born'' (1937) - Woman in Funeral Mob (uncredited) *''The Hit Parade'' (1937) - Cooking Expert (uncredited) *''Meet the Missus'' (1937) - Miss Corn Belt (uncredited) *''It Could Happen to You'' (1937) - Woman Reporter (uncredited) *''The Singing Marine'' (1937) - Fat Lady with Mob of Women (uncredited) *''Topper'' (1937) - Outraged Heavy Woman (uncredited) *''Music for Madame'' (1937) - Fat Wedding Guest (uncredited) *''Tovarich'' (1937) - Mrs. Van Hemert *''Wise Girl'' (1937) - Fat Mother with Baby Wilbur (uncredited) *''Man-Proof'' (1938) - Third Gossipy Woman (uncredited) *''Change of Heart'' (1938) - Elevator Passenger (uncredited) *''Battle of Broadway'' (1938) - Heavy Woman in Lobby (uncredited) *''Wives Under Suspicion'' (1938) - Lady in Courtroom (uncredited) *''Men Are Such Fools'' (1938) - Fat Woman in Elevator (uncredited) *''The Shopworn Angel'' (1938) - Mistress of Ceremonies (uncredited) *''Letter of Introduction'' (1938) - Autograph Seeker - Park Plaza (uncredited) *''Keep Smiling'' (1938) - Fat Woman at Auction (uncredited) *''Three Loves Has Nancy'' (1938) - First Woman Getting Autograph (uncredited) *''Carefree'' (1938) - Grace (uncredited) *''Secrets of an Actress'' (1938) - Fat Visitor in Dressing Room (uncredited) *''Straight Place and Show'' (1938) - Stout Woman (uncredited) *''Young Dr. Kildare'' (1938) - Stout Lady (scenes deleted) *''Five of a Kind'' (1938) - Autograph Seeker (uncredited) *''The Shining Hour'' (1938) - Mrs. Briggs (uncredited) *''Arrest Bulldog Drummond'' (1938) - Tourist (uncredited) *''Next Time I Marry'' (1938) - Fat Reporter (uncredited) *''Sweethearts'' (1938) - Telephone Operator (uncredited) *''Pacific Liner'' (1939) - Fat Passenger (uncredited) *''Boy Trouble'' (1939) - Fat Mother *''Yes, My Darling Daughter'' (1939) - Dibble's Customer (uncredited) *''Risky Business'' (1939) - Fan (uncredited) *''Mr. Moto in Danger Island'' (1939) - Mrs. Brown (uncredited) *''Undercover Doctor'' (1939) - Mrs. Croyne (uncredited) *''The Forgotten Woman'' (1939) - Fat Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited) *''Coast Guard'' (1939) - Stout Woman (uncredited) *''Death of a Champion'' (1939) - Stout Woman (uncredited) *''The Star Maker'' (1939) - Rural Mother (uncredited) *''The Women'' (1939) - Cyclist (uncredited) *''Espionage Agent'' (1939) - Mrs. O'Grady *''First Love'' (1939) - Madame Margarita Catalini (uncredited) *''Our Neighbors – The Carters'' (1939) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''The Honeymoon's Over'' (1939) - Fat Woman (uncredited) *''Charlie McCarthy, Detective'' (1939) - Fat Woman (uncredited) *''The Shop Around the Corner'' (1940) - Plump Woman (uncredited) *''High School'' (1940) - Miss Cummings (uncredited) *''I Take This Woman'' (1940) - Mrs. Farthington (scenes deleted) *''The Farmer's Daughter'' (1940) - Torsavitch (uncredited) *''Road to Singapore'' (1940) - Chaperone on Yacht (uncredited) *''Ma! He's Making Eyes at Me'' (1940) - Mrs. Smythe (uncredited) *''Primrose Path'' (1940) - Drunk's Wife Leaving Bluebell (uncredited) *'''Til We Meet Again'' (1940) - Fussy Woman Passenger (uncredited) *''Girl in 313'' (1940) - Mrs. Hudson *''The Ghost Breakers'' (1940) - Screaming Woman (uncredited) *''Maryland'' (1940) - Mrs. Carrington (uncredited) *''Dr. Christian Meets the Women'' (1940) - Tom's Wife (uncredited) *''Wildcat Bus'' (1940) - Fat Woman (uncredited) *''Spring Parade'' (1940) - Mrs. Burkhart (uncredited) *''Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) - Mrs. Kelland (uncredited) *''The Great Dictator'' (1940) - Madame Napaloni *''Remedy for Riches'' (1940) - Investor in Line (uncredited) *''A Night at Earl Carroll's'' (1940) - Mrs. Alonzo Smith (uncredited) *''Honeymoon for Three'' (1941) - Fat Book Club Member (uncredited) *''You're the One'' (1941) - 2nd Woman in Ladies Steam Room *''Knockout'' (1941) - Mrs. Smithers (uncredited) *''The Wagons Roll at Night'' (1941) - Mrs. Grebnick (uncredited) *''West Point Widow'' (1941) - Dowager (uncredited) *''For Beauty's Sake'' (1941) - Fat Woman (uncredited) *''Puddin' Head'' (1941) - Dowager (uncredited) *''Unfinished Business'' (1941) - Woman (uncredited) *''Buy Me That Town'' (1941) - Woman (uncredited) *''International Lady'' (1941) - Weighty Dowager (uncredited) *''Birth of the Blues'' (1941) - Fat Woman in Cafe (uncredited) *''New York Town'' (1941) - Mrs. Bixby (uncredited) *''Marry the Boss's Daughter'' (1941) - Elevator Passenger (uncredited) *''The Night of January 16th'' (1941) - Heavy Woman (uncredited) *''Two-Faced Woman'' (1941) - Rhumba Dancer (uncredited) *''My Favorite Blonde'' (1942) - Woman in Theatre Box (uncredited) *''Ship Ahoy'' (1942) - Merton's Pianist (uncredited) *''Private Buckaroo'' (1942) - Dowager (uncredited) *''I Married an Angel'' (1942) - Mrs. Gabby (uncredited) *''Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen'' (1942) - Overweight Woman (uncredited) *''Just Off Broadway'' (1942) - Souvenir Hunter (uncredited) *''Henry Aldrich, Editor'' (1942) - Customer (uncredited) *''A Night to Remember'' (1942) - Irate Tenant at Bruhl's Address (uncredited) *''Madame Spy'' (1942) - Red Cross Woman (uncredited) *''Slightly Dangerous'' (1943) - Banana Split Customer (uncredited) *''All by Myself'' (1943) - Mrs. Stone (uncredited) *''Let's Face It'' (1943) - Mrs. Wigglesworth *''Footlight Glamour'' (1943) - Mrs. Cora Dithers (uncredited) *''Hi'ya, Sailor'' (1943) - Plump Hostess (uncredited) *''She's for Me'' (1943) - Dowager *''True to Life'' (1943) - Minor Role (uncredited) *''Beautiful But Broke'' (1944) - Birdie Benson *''Cover Girl'' (1944) - Food Critic Dipping Soup (uncredited) *''Cowboy and the Senorita'' (1944) - Fat Woman (uncredited) *''Mrs. Parkington'' (1944) - Fat Woman at Ball (uncredited) *''Murder in the Blue Room'' (1944) - Dowager (uncredited) *''Too Young to Kiss'' (1951) - Chubby Woman Attending Audition (uncredited) *''Flesh and Fury'' (1952) - Laughing Woman (uncredited) *''Washington Story'' (1952) - Phone Bit in Montage (uncredited) *''Don't Bother to Knock'' (1952) - Mrs. McMurdock (uncredited) *''The Turning Point'' (1952) - Mrs. Martin (uncredited) *''Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki'' (1953) - Party Guest (uncredited) *''Houdini'' (1953) - Woman Who Screams (uncredited) *''The Caddy'' (1953) - Matron at Party (uncredited) *''Money from Home'' (1953) - Mrs. Cheshire (uncredited) *''Dangerous Mission'' (1954) - Mrs. Alvord (uncredited) *''The Big Moment'' (1954) *''Athena'' (1954) - Mrs. Griswalde (uncredited) *''Foxfire'' (1955) - Tourist (uncredited) *''Never Say Goodbye'' (1956) - Gray-Haired Customer in Tavern (uncredited) *''Bigger Than Life'' (1956) - Mother at PTA Meeting (uncredited) *''Loving You'' (1957) - Mrs. Gunderson (uncredited) (final film role) {{div col end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayle, Grace}} Category:1888 births Category:1963 deaths Category:20th-century American actresses Category:American film actresses Category:American stage actresses Category:Broadway theatre people