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 (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
ActingBirthday
June 29, 1901Deathday
February 26, 1976Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
49Place of birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UKAlso known as
Freida Inescourt, Frieda InescourtCast credits
Foxfire
Mrs. LawrenceA Place in the Sun
Mrs. Ann VickersThe Return of the Vampire
Lady Jane AinsleyTarzan Finds a Son!
Mrs. LancingThe Underworld Story
Mrs. EldridgeYou'll Never Get Rich
Mrs. Julia CortlandStreet of Chance
Alma DiedrichThe Alligator People
Mrs. Lavinia HawthorneThe Eddy Duchin Story
Edith WadsworthThe She-Creature
Mrs. ChappelThe Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Karen HollidayThe Letter
Dorothy JoyceShadows on the Stairs
Mrs. Stella Rosabelle ArmitageAnother Dawn
Grace RoarkThe Crowded Sky
Mrs. MitchellThe Great O'Malley
Mrs. PhilipsBeauty for the Asking
Flora Barton-WilliamsIf You Could Only Cook
Evelyn FletcherThe Garden Murder Case
Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-RalstonCall It a Day
Dorothy HiltonConvicted Woman
Attorney Mary Ellis