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Frieda Inescort

​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.


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Born:
Jun 29, 1901 In Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Movie/TV Credits:
61
First Appeared:
In the movie The Dark Angel 1935-09-08
Latest Project:
Movie Horrible Horror 1986-01-01
Known For
Poster of Crossroads
Poster of Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Poster of It Comes Up Love
Poster of Shadows on the Stairs
Filmography
Movie Horrible Horror Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne in 'The Alligator People' 1986-01-01
Movie The Crowded Sky Mrs. Mitchell 1960-09-02
Series Thriller Unknown 1960-09-13
Movie The Alligator People Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne 1959-07-16
Movie Juke Box Rhythm Aunt Margaret 1959-08-01
Series Bourbon Street Beat Unknown 1959-10-05
Series The Rebel Unknown 1959-10-04
Movie Senior Prom Mrs. Sherridan 1958-12-01
Series Perry Mason Unknown 1957-09-21
Movie The She-Creature Mrs. Chappel 1956-08-01
Movie The Eddy Duchin Story Edith Wadsworth 1956-05-02
Movie Foxfire Mrs. Lawrence 1955-07-13
Series The Millionaire Unknown 1955-01-19
Series Crossroads Unknown 1955-10-07
Movie Flame of the Islands Evelyn Hammond 1955-12-04
Movie Casanova's Big Night Signora Di Gambetta 1954-04-07
Series Meet Corliss Archer 1954-01-01
Series The Lone Wolf Unknown 1954-04-09
Series Climax! Unknown 1954-10-07
Movie Never Wave at a WAC Lily Mae Gorham 1953-01-28
Series General Electric Theater Unknown 1953-02-01
Series Letter to Loretta Unknown 1953-09-20
Movie A Place in the Sun Mrs. Ann Vickers 1951-06-12
Movie The Underworld Story Mrs. Eldridge 1950-07-26
Series Lux Video Theatre Unknown 1950-10-02
Movie The Judge Steps Out Evelyn Bailey 1947-12-15
Movie Heavenly Days Ettie Clark 1944-10-20
Movie Mission to Moscow Madame Molotov (uncredited) 1943-04-29
Movie The Amazing Mrs. Holliday Karen Holliday 1943-02-19
Movie It Comes Up Love Portia Winthrop 1943-04-09
Movie Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain Narrator 1943-10-10
Movie The Return of the Vampire Lady Jane Ainsley 1943-11-11
Movie The Courtship of Andy Hardy Olivia Nesbit 1942-03-03
Movie Sweater Girl Mrs. Menard 1942-07-13
Movie Street of Chance Alma Diedrich 1942-10-03
Movie Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 1942-10-05
Movie The Trial of Mary Dugan Mrs. Wayne 1941-02-14
Movie Father's Son Ruth Emory 1941-02-12
Movie Shadows on the Stairs Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage 1941-03-01
Movie Sunny Elizabeth Warren 1941-05-30
Movie Remember the Day Mrs. Dewey Roberts 1941-12-25
Movie You'll Never Get Rich Mrs. Julia Cortland 1941-09-25
Movie Convicted Woman Attorney Mary Ellis 1940-01-31
Movie Pride and Prejudice Miss Caroline Bingley 1940-07-26
Movie The Letter Dorothy Joyce 1940-11-21
Movie Woman Doctor Dr. Judith Randall Graeme 1939-02-06
Movie Beauty for the Asking Flora Barton-Williams 1939-02-24
Movie A Woman is the Judge Mary Cabot 1939-10-03
Movie The Zero Hour Linda Marsh 1939-05-26
Movie Tarzan Finds a Son! Mrs. Lancing 1939-06-16
Movie The Great O'Malley Mrs. Philips 1937-02-13
Movie Call It a Day Dorothy Hilton 1937-04-17
Movie Another Dawn Grace Roark 1937-06-26
Movie Portia on Trial Portia Merriman 1937-11-08
Movie The Garden Murder Case Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston 1936-02-21
Movie The King Steps Out Princess Helena 1936-05-27
Movie Give Me Your Heart Rosamond Melford 1936-09-17
Movie Mary of Scotland Mary Beaton 1936-07-28
Movie Hollywood Boulevard Alice Winslow 1936-08-20
Movie The Dark Angel Ann West 1935-09-08
Movie If You Could Only Cook Evelyn Fletcher 1935-12-30