Esther Dale(1885-1961)

One of her most memorable roles was Miss Birdie Hicks, one of the main antagonists of the Ma and Pa Kettle series. She first played this part in El huevo y yo (1947) and later reprised it in three more films: Mamita y papito (1949), Mamita y papito en la feria (1952), and Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955).