Frieda Inescort
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 29, 1901
- Died
- February 26, 1976 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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.
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Filmography
The Crowded Sky
Movie · as Mrs. Mitchell
Thriller
TV · as De Chantenay's Mother · 1 ep
The Alligator People
Movie · as Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
Juke Box Rhythm
Movie · as Aunt Margaret
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · 1 ep
The Rebel
TV · as Varina Davis · 1 ep
Senior Prom
Movie · as Mrs. Sherridan
Perry Mason
TV · as Hope Quentin · 1 ep
The She-Creature
Movie · as Mrs. Chappel
The Eddy Duchin Story
Movie · as Edith Wadsworth
Foxfire
Movie · as Mrs. Lawrence
Flame of the Islands
Movie · as Evelyn Hammond
The Millionaire
TV · as Regina Wainwright · 1 ep
Crossroads
TV · 1 ep
Casanova's Big Night
Movie · as Signora Di Gambetta
Climax!
TV · as Martha Hale · 1 ep
Meet Corliss Archer
TV · 39 eps
Never Wave at a WAC
Movie · as Lily Mae Gorham
General Electric Theater
TV · as Marian Rutledge · 1 ep
Letter to Loretta
TV · as Mabel · 1 ep
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Miss Proctor · 1 ep
A Place in the Sun
Movie · as Mrs. Ann Vickers
The Underworld Story
Movie · as Mrs. Eldridge
Lux Video Theatre
TV · as Mrs. Robbins · 1 ep
The Judge Steps Out
Movie · as Evelyn Bailey
Heavenly Days
Movie · as Ettie Clark
The Return of the Vampire
Movie · as Lady Jane Ainsley
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Movie · as Karen Holliday
It Comes Up Love
Movie · as Portia Winthrop
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Movie · as Narrator
Mission to Moscow
Movie · as Madame Molotov (uncredited)
Street of Chance
Movie · as Alma Diedrich
Sweater Girl
Movie · as Mrs. Menard
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Movie · as Olivia Nesbit
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Movie
You'll Never Get Rich
Movie · as Mrs. Julia Cortland
Shadows on the Stairs
Movie · as Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
Sunny
Movie · as Elizabeth Warren
Father's Son
Movie · as Ruth Emory
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Movie · as Mrs. Wayne
Remember the Day
Movie · as Mrs. Dewey Roberts
Pride and Prejudice
Movie · as Miss Caroline Bingley
The Letter
Movie · as Dorothy Joyce
Convicted Woman
Movie · as Attorney Mary Ellis
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Movie · as Mrs. Lancing
Beauty for the Asking
Movie · as Flora Barton-Williams
The Zero Hour
Movie · as Linda Marsh
Woman Doctor
Movie · as Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
A Woman is the Judge
Movie · as Mary Cabot
Another Dawn
Movie · as Grace Roark
The Great O'Malley
Movie · as Mrs. Philips
Call It a Day
Movie · as Dorothy Hilton
Portia on Trial
Movie · as Portia Merriman
The Garden Murder Case
Movie · as Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
The King Steps Out
Movie · as Princess Helena
Mary of Scotland
Movie · as Mary Beaton
Give Me Your Heart
Movie · as Rosamond Melford
Hollywood Boulevard
Movie · as Alice Winslow
If You Could Only Cook
Movie · as Evelyn Fletcher
The Dark Angel
Movie · as Ann West