Frieda Inescort
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.
Known For
All Movies (48)
- The Crowded Sky1960 · as Mrs. Mitchell
- Juke Box Rhythm1959 · as Aunt Margaret
- The Alligator People1959 · as Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
- Senior Prom1958 · as Mrs. Sherridan
- The She-Creature1956 · as Mrs. Chappel
- The Eddy Duchin Story1956 · as Edith Wadsworth
- Flame of the Islands1955 · as Evelyn Hammond
- Foxfire1955 · as Mrs. Lawrence
- Casanova's Big Night1954 · as Signora Di Gambetta
- Never Wave at a WAC1953 · as Lily Mae Gorham
- A Place in the Sun1951 · as Mrs. Ann Vickers
- The Underworld Story1950 · as Mrs. Eldridge
- The Judge Steps Out1947 · as Evelyn Bailey
- Heavenly Days1944 · as Ettie Clark
- The Return of the Vampire1943 · as Lady Jane Ainsley
- Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain1943 · as Narrator
- Mission to Moscow1943 · as Madame Molotov (uncredited)
- It Comes Up Love1943 · as Portia Winthrop
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943 · as Karen Holliday
- Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 61942
- Street of Chance1942 · as Alma Diedrich
- Sweater Girl1942 · as Mrs. Menard
- The Courtship of Andy Hardy1942 · as Olivia Nesbit
- Remember the Day1941 · as Mrs. Dewey Roberts
- You'll Never Get Rich1941 · as Mrs. Julia Cortland
- Sunny1941 · as Elizabeth Warren
- Shadows on the Stairs1941 · as Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
- The Trial of Mary Dugan1941 · as Mrs. Wayne
- Father's Son1941 · as Ruth Emory
- The Letter1940 · as Dorothy Joyce
- Pride and Prejudice1940 · as Miss Caroline Bingley
- Convicted Woman1940 · as Attorney Mary Ellis
- A Woman is the Judge1939 · as Mary Cabot
- Tarzan Finds a Son!1939 · as Mrs. Lancing
- The Zero Hour1939 · as Linda Marsh
- Beauty for the Asking1939 · as Flora Barton-Williams
- Woman Doctor1939 · as Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
- Portia on Trial1937 · as Portia Merriman
- Another Dawn1937 · as Grace Roark
- Call It a Day1937 · as Dorothy Hilton
- The Great O'Malley1937 · as Mrs. Philips
- Give Me Your Heart1936 · as Rosamond Melford
- Hollywood Boulevard1936 · as Alice Winslow
- Mary of Scotland1936 · as Mary Beaton
- The King Steps Out1936 · as Princess Helena
- The Garden Murder Case1936 · as Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
- If You Could Only Cook1935 · as Evelyn Fletcher
- The Dark Angel1935 · as Ann West
All TV Shows (12)
- Thriller1960 · as De Chantenay's Mother
- Bourbon Street Beat1959
- The Rebel1959 · as Varina Davis
- Perry Mason1957 · as Hope Quentin
- Crossroads1955
- The Millionaire1955 · as Regina Wainwright
- Climax!1954 · as Martha Hale
- Meet Corliss Archer1954
- Letter to Loretta1953 · as Mabel
- General Electric Theater1953 · as Marian Rutledge
- Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Miss Proctor
- Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Mrs. Robbins