Frieda Inescort
Born
June 29, 1901
Died
February 26, 1976 (74 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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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).
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Known For
Thriller
De Chantenay's Mother · (1 episode)
1960
The Crowded Sky
Mrs. Mitchell
1960
Bourbon Street Beat
(1 episode)
1959
The Rebel
Varina Davis · (1 episode)
1959
Juke Box Rhythm
Aunt Margaret
1959
The Alligator People
Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
1959
Senior Prom
Mrs. Sherridan
1958
Perry Mason
Hope Quentin · (1 episode)
1957
The She-Creature
Mrs. Chappel
1956
The Eddy Duchin Story
Edith Wadsworth
1956
Flame of the Islands
Evelyn Hammond
1955
Crossroads
(1 episode)
1955
Foxfire
Mrs. Lawrence
1955
The Millionaire
Regina Wainwright · (1 episode)
1955
Climax!
Martha Hale · (1 episode)
1954
Casanova's Big Night
Signora Di Gambetta
1954
Meet Corliss Archer
(39 episodes)
1954
Letter to Loretta
Mabel · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Marian Rutledge · (1 episode)
1953
Never Wave at a WAC
Lily Mae Gorham
1953
Four Star Playhouse
Miss Proctor · (1 episode)
1952
A Place in the Sun
Mrs. Ann Vickers
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Mrs. Robbins · (1 episode)
1950
The Underworld Story
Mrs. Eldridge
1950
The Judge Steps Out
Evelyn Bailey
1947
Heavenly Days
Ettie Clark
1944
The Return of the Vampire
Lady Jane Ainsley
1943
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Narrator
1943
Mission to Moscow
Madame Molotov (uncredited)
1943
It Comes Up Love
Portia Winthrop
1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Karen Holliday
1943
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942
Street of Chance
Alma Diedrich
1942
Sweater Girl
Mrs. Menard
1942
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Olivia Nesbit
1942
Remember the Day
Mrs. Dewey Roberts
1941
You'll Never Get Rich
Mrs. Julia Cortland
1941
Sunny
Elizabeth Warren
1941
Shadows on the Stairs
Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mrs. Wayne
1941
Father's Son
Ruth Emory
1941
The Letter
Dorothy Joyce
1940
Pride and Prejudice
Miss Caroline Bingley
1940
Convicted Woman
Attorney Mary Ellis
1940
A Woman is the Judge
Mary Cabot
1939
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Mrs. Lancing
1939
The Zero Hour
Linda Marsh
1939
Beauty for the Asking
Flora Barton-Williams
1939
Woman Doctor
Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
1939
Portia on Trial
Portia Merriman
1937
Another Dawn
Grace Roark
1937
Call It a Day
Dorothy Hilton
1937
The Great O'Malley
Mrs. Philips
1937
Give Me Your Heart
Rosamond Melford
1936
Hollywood Boulevard
Alice Winslow
1936
Mary of Scotland
Mary Beaton
1936
The King Steps Out
Princess Helena
1936
The Garden Murder Case
Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
1936
If You Could Only Cook
Evelyn Fletcher
1935
The Dark Angel
Ann West
1935