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Frieda Inescort
Actor

Frieda Inescort

29 Jun 1901Born
26 Feb 1976Died
74Age at death
60Credits

Biography

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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.

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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).

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 1960ThrillerSeries: De Chantenay's Mother (1 episode)
  2. 1960The Crowded SkyFilm: Mrs. Mitchell
  3. 1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries (1 episode)
  4. 1959The RebelSeries: Varina Davis (1 episode)
  5. 1959Juke Box RhythmFilm: Aunt Margaret
  6. 1959The Alligator PeopleFilm: Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
  7. 1958Senior PromFilm: Mrs. Sherridan
  8. 1957Perry MasonSeries: Hope Quentin (1 episode)
  9. 1956The She-CreatureFilm: Mrs. Chappel
  10. 1956The Eddy Duchin StoryFilm: Edith Wadsworth
  11. 1955Flame of the IslandsFilm: Evelyn Hammond
  12. 1955CrossroadsSeries (1 episode)
  13. 1955FoxfireFilm: Mrs. Lawrence
  14. 1955The MillionaireSeries: Regina Wainwright (1 episode)
  15. 1954Climax!Series: Martha Hale (1 episode)
  16. 1954Casanova's Big NightFilm: Signora Di Gambetta
  17. 1954Meet Corliss ArcherSeries (39 episodes)
  18. 1953Letter to LorettaSeries: Mabel (1 episode)
  19. 1953General Electric TheaterSeries: Marian Rutledge (1 episode)
  20. 1953Never Wave at a WACFilm: Lily Mae Gorham
  21. 1952Four Star PlayhouseSeries: Miss Proctor (1 episode)
  22. 1951A Place in the SunFilm: Mrs. Ann Vickers
  23. 1950Lux Video TheatreSeries: Mrs. Robbins (1 episode)
  24. 1950The Underworld StoryFilm: Mrs. Eldridge
  25. 1947The Judge Steps OutFilm: Evelyn Bailey
  26. 1944Heavenly DaysFilm: Ettie Clark
  27. 1943The Return of the VampireFilm: Lady Jane Ainsley
  28. 1943Why We Fight: The Battle of BritainFilm: Narrator
  29. 1943Mission to MoscowFilm: Madame Molotov (uncredited)
  30. 1943It Comes Up LoveFilm: Portia Winthrop
  31. 1943The Amazing Mrs. HollidayFilm: Karen Holliday
  32. 1942Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6Film
  33. 1942Street of ChanceFilm: Alma Diedrich
  34. 1942Sweater GirlFilm: Mrs. Menard
  35. 1942The Courtship of Andy HardyFilm: Olivia Nesbit
  36. 1941Remember the DayFilm: Mrs. Dewey Roberts
  37. 1941You'll Never Get RichFilm: Mrs. Julia Cortland
  38. 1941SunnyFilm: Elizabeth Warren
  39. 1941Shadows on the StairsFilm: Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
  40. 1941The Trial of Mary DuganFilm: Mrs. Wayne
  41. 1941Father's SonFilm: Ruth Emory
  42. 1940The LetterFilm: Dorothy Joyce
  43. 1940Pride and PrejudiceFilm: Miss Caroline Bingley
  44. 1940Convicted WomanFilm: Attorney Mary Ellis
  45. 1939A Woman is the JudgeFilm: Mary Cabot
  46. 1939Tarzan Finds a Son!Film: Mrs. Lancing
  47. 1939The Zero HourFilm: Linda Marsh
  48. 1939Beauty for the AskingFilm: Flora Barton-Williams
  49. 1939Woman DoctorFilm: Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
  50. 1937Portia on TrialFilm: Portia Merriman
  51. 1937Another DawnFilm: Grace Roark
  52. 1937Call It a DayFilm: Dorothy Hilton
  53. 1937The Great O'MalleyFilm: Mrs. Philips
  54. 1936Give Me Your HeartFilm: Rosamond Melford
  55. 1936Hollywood BoulevardFilm: Alice Winslow
  56. 1936Mary of ScotlandFilm: Mary Beaton
  57. 1936The King Steps OutFilm: Princess Helena
  58. 1936The Garden Murder CaseFilm: Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
  59. 1935If You Could Only CookFilm: Evelyn Fletcher
  60. 1935The Dark AngelFilm: Ann West

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