Ethyle Batley (born Alice Ethel Murray; 3 December 1876[1] – 23 April 1917) was a British film director, actress and screenwriter.
In the late 1890s, she travelled to London to work as a theatre actress, performing under the name Ethyle Gordon Murray.
[2] While working with a touring theatre company, Murray met Ernest Batley, an actor from East London.
[5] Ethyle's first directing credit was in October 1912, with the film Peggy Gets Rid of the Baby, which starred Dorothy in the lead role.
In 2009, film historian Gerry Turvey described her as a "unique figure" who "merits fuller recognition than she has so far received".