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Esther Ralston

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Esther Ralston

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Sep 17, 1902 (124 years old)

Place of Birth

Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

Biography

Esther Ralston (September 17th, 1902- January 14th, 1994) was an American silent film star. She began her career as a child actress in a family vaudeville act named "The Ralston Family with Baby Esther, America's Youngest Juliet". She then went on to appear in a few small silent film roles, including one alongside her brother in the 1920 film adaptation of Huckleberry Finn. Ralston gained attention as Mrs. Darling in the 1924 film adaptation of Peter Pan. Her most well known sound picture was To the Last Man in 1933.

Known For

Acting
1999Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" GirlSelf (archive footage)
1993The Silent Feminists: America's First Women DirectorsHerself
1962Our Five Daughters
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1946Jungle TerrorValarie Shields
1940San Francisco DocksFrances March
1940Tin Pan AlleyNora Bayes
1938Letter of IntroductionMrs. Sinclair (uncredited)
1938Slander HouseRuth De Milo
1938The Spy RingJean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)
1937Jungle MenaceValerie Shields
1937The Mysterious PilotVivian McNain
1937As Good as MarriedMiss Danforth
1936We're in the Legion NowLouise Rillette
1936ReunionJanet Fair
1936Hollywood BoulevardFlora Moore
1936The Girl from MandalayMary Trevor
1935Mister DynamiteCharmian Dvorjak
1935Shadows of the OrientViola Avery
1935Ladies Crave ExcitementMiss Winkler
1935Streamline ExpressElaine Vincent
1935Together We LiveJenny
1935Forced LandingRuby Anatole
1934Sadie McKeeDolly
1934The Marines Are ComingDorothy Manning
1934Strange WivesOlga
1934Romance in the RainGwen de la Rue
1933By CandlelightBaroness von Ballin
1933To the Last ManEllen Colby
1933Black BeautyLeila Lambert
1932Rome ExpressAsta Marvelle
1932After the BallElissa Strange
1931Lonely WivesMadeline Smith
1931The ProdigalAntonia Farraday
1929The MightyLouise Patterson
1929BetrayalVroni
1929The Case of Lena SmithLena Smith
1929The Wheel of LifeRuth Dangan
1928The Sawdust ParadiseHallie
1928Half a BridePatience Winslow
1928Love and LearnNancy Blair
1928Something Always HappensDiana Mallory
1927Ten Modern CommandmentsKitty O'Day
1927Children of DivorceJean Waddington
1927The SpotlightLizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova
1927Figures Don't LieJanet Wells
1927Fashions for WomenCéleste de Givray and Lola Dauvry
1926The Blind GoddessMoira Devens
1926Old IronsidesGirl
1926The American VenusMary Gray
1926The QuarterbackLouise Mason
1925The Trouble With WivesDagmar
1925The Best PeopleAlice O'Neil
1925WomanhandledMolly Martin
1925Beggar on HorsebackCynthia Mason
1925A Kiss for CinderellaFairy Godmother
1925The Little French GirlToppie Westmacott
1925The Lucky DevilDoris McDee
1925The Goose Hangs HighDagmar Carroll
1924The Heart BusterRose Hillyer
1924Jack O'Clubs
1924The Marriage CircleMiss Hofer
1924Peter PanMrs. Darling
1924$50,000 RewardCarolyn Jordan
1924Wolves of the NorthMadge Chester
1924All's Swell on the OceanHolly Malloy
1924Fight and WinHolly Malloy
1923The PrisonerMarie
1923BlinkyMary Lou Kileen
1923The VictorChewing gum baron's daughter
1923The Rivals
1923The Phantom FortuneMary Rogers
1923Pure GritStella Bolling
1923RailroadedJoan Dunster
1923The Wild PartyBess Furth
1922Pure and Simple
1922The Lone Hand
1922RemembranceBeatrice
1922Oliver TwistRose Maylie
1922The Further Adventures of Yorke Norroy
1922Youth to Youth
1922Daring DangerEthel Stanton
1921Crossing TrailsHelen Stratton
1921The KidExtra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
1920The Butterfly Man(uncredited)
1920Huckleberry FinnMary Jane Wilks
1920Dangerous to Men
1920The Peddler of Lies
1920Whispering DevilsRose Gibbard