Frieda Inescort

Known for ActingBorn 1901-06-29Died 1976-02-26Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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.Read more

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Senior Prom

Meet Corliss Archer

Heavenly Days

Perry Mason

Juke Box Rhythm

If You Could Only Cook

A Place in the Sun

The Letter

Remember the Day

The Judge Steps Out

A Woman is the Judge

The Great O'Malley

Call It a Day

General Electric Theater

Four Star Playhouse

Pride and Prejudice

Crossroads

Thriller

Foxfire

Lux Video Theatre

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Letter to Loretta

The Trial of Mary Dugan

You'll Never Get Rich

The Eddy Duchin Story

Another Dawn

The Underworld Story

Casanova's Big Night

Bourbon Street Beat

Mary of Scotland

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

The Return of the Vampire

The Dark Angel

Tarzan Finds a Son!

The Crowded Sky

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Father's Son

The King Steps Out

The Millionaire

Sunny

Portia on Trial

The Alligator People

Give Me Your Heart

Mission to Moscow

The Garden Murder Case

Beauty for the Asking

Street of Chance