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Frieda Inescort

Frieda Inescort

Acting

June 29, 1901 – February 26, 1976 (died at 74)
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Female
48 Movies
12 TV Shows

​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.

The Letter
The Letter

The Letter

1940 7.3

as Dorothy Joyce

Age 39 (now 74)
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951 7.3

as Mrs. Ann Vickers

Age 49 (now 74)
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

1940 6.9

as Miss Caroline Bingley

Age 39 (now 74)
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son!

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939 6.2

as Mrs. Lancing

Age 37 (now 74)
The Return of the Vampire
The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire

1943 6.1

as Lady Jane Ainsley

Age 42 (now 74)
The Alligator People
The Alligator People

The Alligator People

1959 5.6

as Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne

Age 58 (now 74)
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

1943 6.8

as Narrator

Age 42 (now 74)
You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

1941 6.5

as Mrs. Julia Cortland

Age 40 (now 74)
Shadows on the Stairs
Shadows on the Stairs

Shadows on the Stairs

1941 5.2

as Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage

Age 39 (now 74)
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956 6.3

as Edith Wadsworth

Age 54 (now 74)
If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook

If You Could Only Cook

1935 7.5

as Evelyn Fletcher

Age 34 (now 74)
Street of Chance
Street of Chance

Street of Chance

1942 5.4

as Alma Diedrich

Age 41 (now 74)
The She-Creature
The She-Creature

The She-Creature

1956 4.1

as Mrs. Chappel

Age 55 (now 74)
The Underworld Story
The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

1950 6.3

as Mrs. Eldridge

Age 49 (now 74)
The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1935 6.2

as Ann West

Age 34 (now 74)
Portia on Trial
Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial

1937 5.9

as Portia Merriman

Age 36 (now 74)