Esther Ralston

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

September 17, 1902

died

January 14, 1994

place of birth

Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Kid
8.1

The Kid

1921as Extra in Heaven Scene (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
7.0

Sadie McKee

1934as Dolly
Forced Landing
8.0

Forced Landing

1935as Ruby Anatole
Peter Pan
6.9

Peter Pan

1924as Mrs. Darling
Old Ironsides
6.4

Old Ironsides

1926as Girl
The American Venus
8.0

The American Venus

1926as Mary Gray
Tin Pan Alley
5.4

Tin Pan Alley

1940as Nora Bayes
To the Last Man
5.9

To the Last Man

1933as Ellen Colby
Oliver Twist
6.4

Oliver Twist

1922as Rose Maylie
Letter of Introduction
6.0

Letter of Introduction

1938as Mrs. Sinclair (uncredited)
Hollywood Boulevard
4.5

Hollywood Boulevard

1936as Flora Moore
Lonely Wives
5.3

Lonely Wives

1931as Madeline Smith
San Francisco Docks
7.3

San Francisco Docks

1940as Frances March
The Spy Ring
5.6

The Spy Ring

1938as Jean Bruce (as Jane Carleton)
The Marriage Circle
6.3

The Marriage Circle

1924as Miss Hofer
Children of Divorce
5.9

Children of Divorce

1927as Jean Waddington
By Candlelight
5.5

By Candlelight

1933as Baroness von Ballin
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
8.3

Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl

1999as Self (archive footage)
The Sawdust Paradise
9.0

The Sawdust Paradise

1928as Hallie
Jungle Menace
7.0

Jungle Menace

1937as Valerie Shields
Romance in the Rain
9.0

Romance in the Rain

1934as Gwen de la Rue
As Good as Married
8.0

As Good as Married

1937as Miss Danforth
Betrayal
9.0

Betrayal

1929as Vroni
Half a Bride
6.7

Half a Bride

1928as Patience Winslow
Slander House
4.4

Slander House

1938as Ruth De Milo
Wolves of the North
10.0

Wolves of the North

1924as Madge Chester
The Best People
9.0

The Best People

1925as Alice O'Neil
Jungle Terror
7.0

Jungle Terror

1946as Valarie Shields
Beggar on Horseback
6.5

Beggar on Horseback

1925as Cynthia Mason
Figures Don't Lie
10.0

Figures Don't Lie

1927as Janet Wells
Streamline Express
6.0

Streamline Express

1935as Elaine Vincent
The Trouble With Wives
7.0

The Trouble With Wives

1925as Dagmar
Love and Learn
10.0

Love and Learn

1928as Nancy Blair
Something Always Happens
10.0

Something Always Happens

1928as Diana Mallory
Womanhandled
7.0

Womanhandled

1925as Molly Martin
The Mighty
6.0

The Mighty

1929as Louise Patterson
The Prodigal
4.0

The Prodigal

1931as Antonia Farraday
Black Beauty
10.0

Black Beauty

1933as Leila Lambert
Together We Live
7.0

Together We Live

1935as Jenny
The Quarterback
6.5

The Quarterback

1926as Louise Mason
The Wild Party
8.0

The Wild Party

1923as Bess Furth
The Lone Hand
7.0

The Lone Hand

1922
Shadows of the Orient
6.0

Shadows of the Orient

1935as Viola Avery
The Victor
9.0

The Victor

1923as Chewing gum baron's daughter
Strange Wives
7.0

Strange Wives

1934as Olga
The Girl from Mandalay
4.7

The Girl from Mandalay

1936as Mary Trevor
The Spotlight
9.0

The Spotlight

1927as Lizzie Stokes / Olga Rostova
A Kiss for Cinderella
6.0

A Kiss for Cinderella

1925as Fairy Godmother
The Peddler of Lies
10.0

The Peddler of Lies

1920
Huckleberry Finn
6.8

Huckleberry Finn

1920as Mary Jane Wilks