Actress. She is best remembered for her portrayal of the wholesome Mrs. Gilpin in "Gold Rush Maisie" (1940). Born into a prominent theatrical family, the younger sister of stage actor Charles Sale, she attained her degree in theatrical arts from The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, New York, and began her career on the stage appearing as a leading lady in such productions as "Play, Genius, Play!" and "Montmartre." After being discovered by director George Crone during a dinner party at the home of George Bernard Shaw, he was so impressed by her kindness, professionalism, and poise, that he arranged for her to begin a career in the film industry. After appearing in "The Floating College" (1928), she would go on to enjoy a successful career as a character actress in over 160 features; often typecast as secretaries, nurses, housekeepers, wives, mothers, old maids, aristocrats, dowagers, snobs, waitresses, educators, retail clerks, salesladies, landlords, kindly neighbors, and matriarchs. She appeared in such feature films as "Below the Deadline" (1929), "Showgirl in Hollywood" (1930), "My Past" (1931), "Iron Master" (1932), "Bachelor Mother" (1933), "Oliver Twist" (1934), "After the Dance" (1935), "Three Men on a Horse" (1936), "Outcast" (1937), "A Trip to Paris" (1938), "When Tomorrow Comes" (1939), "Strike Up the Band" (1940), "Skylark" (1941), "Pittsburgh" (1942), "Hit the Ice" (1943), "Janie" (1944), "Danger Signal" (1945), "Night and Day" (1946), "Trail Street" (1947), "One Man's Way" (1964), "Big Daddy" (1969), and "Slither" (1973). During the advent of television, she flourished as a household name appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Kraft Theater," "Ben Casey," "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Green Acres," "I Spy," "Petticoat Junction," and "Police Woman." During her career, she was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was supportive of the California State Republican Committee, was a regular parishioner of the Methodist church, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, was a chairwoman for her local charters of the American Red Cross and St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, and she was married to fellow actor Sam Wren from 1935 until until his death in 1962 (their union produced two children, actor Christopher Wren and actress Virginia Wren). In 1973, she retired from acting and spent the final years of her life painting in oils, sculpting, being a regular attendee at autograph conventions, and was a generous benefactor for several hospitals and libraries until her death from the complications of advanced age.