Frieda Inescort
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1901-06-29
- Died
- 1976-02-26
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Also known as
- Freida Inescourt · Frieda Inescourt
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).
Known For
TV Shows (12)
Perry Mason
1957
as Hope Quentin
Climax!
1954
as Martha Hale
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Miss Proctor
Thriller
1960
as De Chantenay's Mother
The Rebel
1959
as Varina Davis
The Millionaire
1955
as Regina Wainwright
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Mrs. Robbins
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Mabel
Crossroads
1955
General Electric Theater
1953
as Marian Rutledge
Meet Corliss Archer
1954
Movies (48)
Remember the Day
1941
as Mrs. Dewey Roberts
The Letter
1940
as Dorothy Joyce
Foxfire
1955
as Mrs. Lawrence
A Place in the Sun
1951
as Mrs. Ann Vickers
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
as Alice Winslow
Pride and Prejudice
1940
as Miss Caroline Bingley
The Alligator People
1959
as Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939
as Mrs. Lancing
The She-Creature
1956
as Mrs. Chappel
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
as Edith Wadsworth
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Madame Molotov (uncredited)
Casanova's Big Night
1954
as Signora Di Gambetta
The Dark Angel
1935
as Ann West
The Return of the Vampire
1943
as Lady Jane Ainsley
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
as Mrs. Julia Cortland
Mary of Scotland
1936
as Mary Beaton
Street of Chance
1942
as Alma Diedrich
The Crowded Sky
1960
as Mrs. Mitchell
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Evelyn Bailey
Sunny
1941
as Elizabeth Warren
The King Steps Out
1936
as Princess Helena
Convicted Woman
1940
as Attorney Mary Ellis
The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941
as Mrs. Wayne
If You Could Only Cook
1935
as Evelyn Fletcher
Juke Box Rhythm
1959
as Aunt Margaret
Heavenly Days
1944
as Ettie Clark
The Zero Hour
1939
as Linda Marsh
Shadows on the Stairs
1941
as Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
Woman Doctor
1939
as Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
Sweater Girl
1942
as Mrs. Menard
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
as Karen Holliday
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
as Lily Mae Gorham
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
as Olivia Nesbit
Portia on Trial
1937
as Portia Merriman
Another Dawn
1937
as Grace Roark
The Great O'Malley
1937
as Mrs. Philips
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
A Woman is the Judge
1939
as Mary Cabot
Senior Prom
1958
as Mrs. Sherridan
The Underworld Story
1950
as Mrs. Eldridge
It Comes Up Love
1943
as Portia Winthrop
Father's Son
1941
as Ruth Emory
Flame of the Islands
1955
as Evelyn Hammond
Call It a Day
1937
as Dorothy Hilton
Beauty for the Asking
1939
as Flora Barton-Williams
Give Me Your Heart
1936
as Rosamond Melford
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943
as Narrator
About Frieda Inescort
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 (19… With 60 credits spanning from 1935 to 1960, Frieda Inescort has appeared in 48 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Frieda Inescort Movies
- Remember the Day (1941) — as Mrs. Dewey Roberts
- The Letter (1940) — as Dorothy Joyce
- Foxfire (1955) — as Mrs. Lawrence
- A Place in the Sun (1951) — as Mrs. Ann Vickers
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) — as Alice Winslow
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