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Frieda Inescort
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Frieda Inescort
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1901-06-29,Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Gender
Female
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.

Filmography

6

Foxfire
1955-07-13

A Place in the Sun

7.3

A Place in the Sun
1951-06-12

The Return of the Vampire

6

The Return of the Vampire
1943-11-11

Tarzan Finds a Son!

6.1

Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939-06-16

You'll Never Get Rich

6.6

You'll Never Get Rich
1941-09-25

The Underworld Story

6.1

The Underworld Story
1950-07-26

Street of Chance

5.3

Street of Chance
1942-10-03

The She-Creature

4.1

The She-Creature
1956-08-01

The Alligator People

5.6

The Alligator People
1959-07-16

The Eddy Duchin Story

6.2

The Eddy Duchin Story
1956-05-02

Pride and Prejudice

6.9

Pride and Prejudice
1940-07-26

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

6.4

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943-02-19

7.3

The Letter
1940-11-21

Shadows on the Stairs

5.4

Shadows on the Stairs
1941-03-01

Horrible Horror

7

Horrible Horror
1986-01-01

4.9

Sunny
1941-05-30

6.2

Another Dawn
1937-06-26

The Crowded Sky

5.6

The Crowded Sky
1960-09-02

The Great O'Malley

6.7

The Great O'Malley
1937-02-13

Beauty for the Asking

5.7

Beauty for the Asking
1939-02-24

If You Could Only Cook

7.4

If You Could Only Cook
1935-12-30

The Garden Murder Case

5.5

The Garden Murder Case
1936-02-21

Convicted Woman

3.7

Convicted Woman
1940-01-31

7

Senior Prom
1958-12-01

4.5

Father's Son
1941-02-12

Flame of the Islands

3.5

Flame of the Islands
1955-12-04

The King Steps Out

5.7

The King Steps Out
1936-05-27

Juke Box Rhythm

7

Juke Box Rhythm
1959-08-01

4

Sweater Girl
1942-07-13

It Comes Up Love

3

It Comes Up Love
1943-04-09

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

5.6

The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942-03-03

Casanova's Big Night

6.1

Casanova's Big Night
1954-04-07

0

Heavenly Days
1944-10-20

6.2

The Dark Angel
1935-09-08

4.5

The Zero Hour
1939-05-26

Mary of Scotland

6.3

Mary of Scotland
1936-07-28

Give Me Your Heart

6

Give Me Your Heart
1936-09-17

The Judge Steps Out

7

The Judge Steps Out
1947-12-15

5

Call It a Day
1937-04-17

Portia on Trial

5.2

Portia on Trial
1937-11-08

Hollywood Boulevard

2.5

Hollywood Boulevard
1936-08-20

The Trial of Mary Dugan

5

The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941-02-14

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

6.8

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943-10-10

Remember the Day

6.6

Remember the Day
1941-12-25

1

Woman Doctor
1939-02-06

Never Wave at a WAC

4.9

Never Wave at a WAC
1953-01-28

A Woman is the Judge

0

A Woman is the Judge
1939-10-03

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942-10-05

Mission to Moscow

5.2

Mission to Moscow
1943-04-29

Bourbon Street Beat

5

Bourbon Street Beat
1959-10-05

7.6

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

General Electric Theater

5.5

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

The Millionaire

5

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

6.2

Thriller
1960-09-13

Lux Video Theatre

5.5

Lux Video Theatre
1950-10-02

2.7

Climax!
1954-10-07

5.3

The Rebel
1959-10-04

Meet Corliss Archer

0

Meet Corliss Archer
1954-01-01

5

Crossroads
1955-10-07

Letter to Loretta

5.8

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

Four Star Playhouse

5.7

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25