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Acting
Frieda Inescort
Also known as: Freida Inescourt, Frieda Inescourt
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frieda Inescort (born Frieda Wrightman, 29 June 1901 – 26 February 1976) was a Scottish-born actress best known for creating the role of Sorel Bliss in Noël Coward's play Hay Fever on Broadway. She also played the shingled lady in John Galsworthy's 1927 Broadway production Escape. Inescort's acting debut came in The Truth About Blayds (1922), which was presented at the Booth Theatre on Broadway. Her other Broadway credits include You and I (1923), The Woman on the Jury (1923), Windows (1923), The Fake (1924), Ariadne (1925), Hay Fever (1925), Love in a Mist (1926), Mozart (1926), Trelawny of the "Wells" (1927), Escape (1927-1928), Napi (1931), Company's Coming (1931), Springtime for Henry (1931-1932), When Ladies Meet (1933), False Dreams, Farewell (1934), Lady Jane (1934), Soldier's Wife (1944-1945), The Mermaids Singing (1945-1946) and You Never Can Tell (1948). Frieda Wrightman adopted her mother's surname as her professional name and moved to Hollywood and made her film debut in The Dark Angel (1935). Her other films include Mary of Scotland (1936), The Letter (1940), The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941), You'll Never Get Rich (1941) and A Place in the Sun (1951). She appeared with Laurence Olivier and Greer Garson as the conniving Caroline Bingley in the 1940 film version of Pride and Prejudice. She had a leading role in Call It A Day, a 1937 film in which she appeared with Olivia de Havilland, Bonita Granville, Roland Young, and Ian Hunter. She appeared in at least one episode of Perry Mason, as Hope Quentin in "The Case of the Jealous Journalist" (season 5, 1961). Description above from the Wikipedia article Frieda Inescort, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 29, 1901
Day of Death
February 26, 1976
Age at Death
74 years old
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Popularity Score
0.6
Filmography
The Crowded Sky
Mrs. Mitchell
1960Movie
Thriller
De Chantenay's Mother
1960TV
The Alligator People
Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
1959Movie
Juke Box Rhythm
Aunt Margaret
1959Movie
Bourbon Street Beat
1959TV
The Rebel
Varina Davis
1959TV
Senior Prom
Mrs. Sherridan
1958Movie
Perry Mason
Hope Quentin
1957TV
The She-Creature
Mrs. Chappel
1956Movie
The Eddy Duchin Story
Edith Wadsworth
1956Movie
Foxfire
Mrs. Lawrence
1955Movie
Flame of the Islands
Evelyn Hammond
1955Movie
The Millionaire
Regina Wainwright
1955TV
Crossroads
1955TV
Casanova's Big Night
Signora Di Gambetta
1954Movie
Climax!
Martha Hale
1954TV
Meet Corliss Archer
1954TV
Never Wave at a WAC
Lily Mae Gorham
1953Movie
General Electric Theater
Marian Rutledge
1953TV
Letter to Loretta
Mabel
1953TV
Four Star Playhouse
Miss Proctor
1952TV
A Place in the Sun
Mrs. Ann Vickers
1951Movie
The Underworld Story
Mrs. Eldridge
1950Movie
Lux Video Theatre
Mrs. Robbins
1950TV
The Judge Steps Out
Evelyn Bailey
1947Movie
Heavenly Days
Ettie Clark
1944Movie
The Return of the Vampire
Lady Jane Ainsley
1943Movie
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Karen Holliday
1943Movie
It Comes Up Love
Portia Winthrop
1943Movie
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Narrator
1943Movie
Mission to Moscow
Madame Molotov (uncredited)
1943Movie
Street of Chance
Alma Diedrich
1942Movie
Sweater Girl
Mrs. Menard
1942Movie
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Olivia Nesbit
1942Movie
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942Movie
You'll Never Get Rich
Mrs. Julia Cortland
1941Movie
Shadows on the Stairs
Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
1941Movie
Sunny
Elizabeth Warren
1941Movie
Father's Son
Ruth Emory
1941Movie
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mrs. Wayne
1941Movie
Remember the Day
Mrs. Dewey Roberts
1941Movie
Pride and Prejudice
Miss Caroline Bingley
1940Movie
The Letter
Dorothy Joyce
1940Movie
Convicted Woman
Attorney Mary Ellis
1940Movie
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Mrs. Lancing
1939Movie
Beauty for the Asking
Flora Barton-Williams
1939Movie
The Zero Hour
Linda Marsh
1939Movie
Woman Doctor
Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
1939Movie
A Woman is the Judge
Mary Cabot
1939Movie
Another Dawn
Grace Roark
1937Movie
The Great O'Malley
Mrs. Philips
1937Movie
Call It a Day
Dorothy Hilton
1937Movie
Portia on Trial
Portia Merriman
1937Movie
The Garden Murder Case
Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
1936Movie
The King Steps Out
Princess Helena
1936Movie
Mary of Scotland
Mary Beaton
1936Movie
Give Me Your Heart
Rosamond Melford
1936Movie
Hollywood Boulevard
Alice Winslow
1936Movie
If You Could Only Cook
Evelyn Fletcher
1935Movie
The Dark Angel
Ann West
1935Movie