LOS ANGELES -- A family representative says that Barbara Hale, who played steadfast secretary Della Street on the long-running "Perry Mason" TV series, has died. She 94.

The actress (94 at death) was born on 18 April 1922 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. Her parents, Wilma and Luther Ezra Hale, raised her alongside her only sibling, Juanita.