- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 29, 1901
- Place of Birth
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Died
- February 26, 1976
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…
Filmography
tvThriller
1960 · De Chantenay's Mother
movieThe Crowded Sky
1960 · Mrs. Mitchell
tvBourbon Street Beat
1959
tvThe Rebel
1959 · Varina Davis
movieJuke Box Rhythm
1959 · Aunt Margaret
movieThe Alligator People
1959 · Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
movieSenior Prom
1958 · Mrs. Sherridan
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Hope Quentin
movieThe She-Creature
1956 · Mrs. Chappel
movieThe Eddy Duchin Story
1956 · Edith Wadsworth
movieFlame of the Islands
1955 · Evelyn Hammond
tvCrossroads
1955
movieFoxfire
1955 · Mrs. Lawrence
tvThe Millionaire
1955 · Regina Wainwright
tvClimax!
1954 · Martha Hale
movieCasanova's Big Night
1954 · Signora Di Gambetta
tvMeet Corliss Archer
1954
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Mabel
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953 · Marian Rutledge
movieNever Wave at a WAC
1953 · Lily Mae Gorham
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952 · Miss Proctor
movieA Place in the Sun
1951 · Mrs. Ann Vickers
Lux Video Theatre
tvLux Video Theatre
1950 · Mrs. Robbins
movieThe Underworld Story
1950 · Mrs. Eldridge
movieThe Judge Steps Out
1947 · Evelyn Bailey
movieHeavenly Days
1944 · Ettie Clark
movieThe Return of the Vampire
1943 · Lady Jane Ainsley
movieWhy We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943 · Narrator
movieMission to Moscow
1943 · Madame Molotov (uncredited)
movieIt Comes Up Love
1943 · Portia Winthrop
movieThe Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943 · Karen Holliday
movieHedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
movieStreet of Chance
1942 · Alma Diedrich
movieSweater Girl
1942 · Mrs. Menard
movieThe Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942 · Olivia Nesbit
movieRemember the Day
1941 · Mrs. Dewey Roberts
movieYou'll Never Get Rich
1941 · Mrs. Julia Cortland
movieSunny
1941 · Elizabeth Warren
movieShadows on the Stairs
1941 · Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
movieThe Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 · Mrs. Wayne
movieFather's Son
1941 · Ruth Emory
movieThe Letter
1940 · Dorothy Joyce
moviePride and Prejudice
1940 · Miss Caroline Bingley
movieConvicted Woman
1940 · Attorney Mary Ellis
movieA Woman is the Judge
1939 · Mary Cabot
movieTarzan Finds a Son!
1939 · Mrs. Lancing
movieThe Zero Hour
1939 · Linda Marsh
movieBeauty for the Asking
1939 · Flora Barton-Williams
movieWoman Doctor
1939 · Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
moviePortia on Trial
1937 · Portia Merriman
movieAnother Dawn
1937 · Grace Roark
movieCall It a Day
1937 · Dorothy Hilton
movieThe Great O'Malley
1937 · Mrs. Philips
movieGive Me Your Heart
1936 · Rosamond Melford
movieHollywood Boulevard
1936 · Alice Winslow
movieMary of Scotland
1936 · Mary Beaton
movieThe King Steps Out
1936 · Princess Helena
movieThe Garden Murder Case
1936 · Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
movieIf You Could Only Cook
1935 · Evelyn Fletcher
movieThe Dark Angel
1935 · Ann West