Known for
Acting
Credits
76
Gender
Woman
Birthday
Sep 17, 1902
Day of death
Jan 14, 1994 (91)
Place of birth
Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
Also known as
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Esther Ralston
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 roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Clara Bow: Discovering the It Girl | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | The Silent Feminists: America's First Women Directors | Herself |
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses | (archive footage) |
| 1962 | Our Five Daughters | |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | |
| 1946 | Jungle Terror | Valarie Shields |
| 1940 | Tin Pan Alley | Nora Bayes |
| 1940 | San Francisco Docks | Frances March |
| 1938 | Letter of Introduction | Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Slander House | Ruth De Milo |
| 1938 | The Spy Ring | Jean Bruce (as Jane Carleton) |
| 1937 | Jungle Menace | Valerie Shields |
| 1937 | As Good as Married | Miss Danforth |
| 1937 | The Mysterious Pilot | Vivian McNain |
| 1936 | We're in the Legion Now | Louise Rillette |
| 1936 | Hollywood Boulevard | Flora Moore |
| 1936 | The Girl from Mandalay | Mary Trevor |
| 1936 | Reunion | Janet Fair |
| 1935 | Shadows of the Orient | Viola Avery |
| 1935 | Streamline Express | Elaine Vincent |
| 1935 | Ladies Crave Excitement | Miss Winkler |
| 1935 | Mister Dynamite | Charmian Dvorjak |
| 1935 | Together We Live | Jenny |
| 1935 | Forced Landing | Ruby Anatole |
| 1934 | Sadie McKee | Dolly Merrick |
| 1934 | The Marines Are Coming | Dorothy Manning |
| 1934 | Strange Wives | Olga |
| 1934 | Romance in the Rain | Gwen de la Rue |
| 1933 | To the Last Man | Ellen Colby |
| 1933 | By Candlelight | Baroness von Ballin |
| 1933 | Black Beauty | Leila Lambert |
| 1932 | Rome Express | Asta Marvelle |
| 1932 | After the Ball | Elissa Strange |
| 1931 | Lonely Wives | Madeline Smith |
| 1931 | The Prodigal | Antonia Farraday |
| 1929 | The Case of Lena Smith | |
| 1929 | The Mighty | Louise Patterson |
| 1929 | Betrayal | Vroni |
| 1929 | The Wheel of Life | Ruth Dangan |
| 1928 | Half a Bride | Patience Winslow |
| 1928 | The Sawdust Paradise | Hallie |
| 1928 | Love and Learn | Nancy Blair |
| 1927 | Children of Divorce | Jean Waddington |
| 1927 | Fashions for Women | Céleste de Givray and Lola Dauvry |
| 1927 | Ten Modern Commandments | Kitty O'Day |
| 1927 | The Spotlight | Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova |
| 1927 | Figures Don't Lie | Janet Wells |
| 1926 | Old Ironsides | Esther |
| 1926 | The Quarterback | Louise Mason |
| 1926 | The Blind Goddess | Moira Devens |
| 1926 | The American Venus | Mary Gray |
| 1925 | Beggar on Horseback | Cynthia Mason |
| 1925 | A Kiss for Cinderella | Fairy Godmother |
| 1925 | The Lucky Devil | Doris McDee |
| 1925 | Womanhandled | Molly Martin |
| 1925 | The Trouble With Wives | Dagmar |
| 1925 | The Best People | Alice O'Neil |
| 1925 | The Little French Girl | Toppie Westmacott |
| 1924 | Peter Pan | Mrs. Darling |
| 1924 | The Marriage Circle | Miss Hofer |
| 1924 | $50,000 Reward | Carolyn Jordan |
| 1924 | The Heart Buster | Rose Hillyer |
| 1924 | Jack O'Clubs | |
| 1924 | Wolves of the North | Madge Chester |
| 1923 | The Prisoner | Marie |
| 1923 | Blinky | Mary Lou Kileen |
| 1923 | The Victor | Chewing gum baron's daughter |
| 1923 | The Rivals | |
| 1922 | Oliver Twist | Rose Maylie |
| 1922 | Pure and Simple | |
| 1922 | The Lone Hand | |
| 1922 | Remembrance | Beatrice |
| 1921 | The Kid | Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited) |
| 1921 | Crossing Trails | Helen Stratton |
| 1920 | Huckleberry Finn | Mary Jane Wilks |
| 1920 | The Butterfly Man | (uncredited) |