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Frieda Inescort

Acting
1901-06-29
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 58 titles
Perry Mason (1957) subtitle poster
Perry Mason
1957 TV
as Hope Quentin
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Climax! (1954) subtitle poster
Climax!
1954 TV
as Martha Hale
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Thriller (1960) subtitle poster
Thriller
1960 TV
as De Chantenay's Mother
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The Rebel (1959) subtitle poster
The Rebel
1959 TV
as Varina Davis
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The Millionaire (1955) subtitle poster
The Millionaire
1955 TV
as Regina Wainwright
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Bourbon Street Beat (1959) subtitle poster
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 TV
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Crossroads (1955) subtitle poster
Crossroads
1955 TV
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Letter to Loretta (1953) subtitle poster
Letter to Loretta
1953 TV
as Mabel
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Pride and Prejudice (1940) subtitle poster
Pride and Prejudice
1940 Movie
as Miss Caroline Bingley
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A Place in the Sun (1951) subtitle poster
A Place in the Sun
1951 Movie
as Mrs. Ann Vickers
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Meet Corliss Archer (1954) subtitle poster
Meet Corliss Archer
1954 TV
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The Letter (1940) subtitle poster
The Letter
1940 Movie
as Dorothy Joyce
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General Electric Theater (1953) subtitle poster
General Electric Theater
1953 TV
as Marian Rutledge
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You'll Never Get Rich (1941) subtitle poster
You'll Never Get Rich
1941 Movie
as Mrs. Julia Cortland
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Foxfire (1955) subtitle poster
Foxfire
1955 Movie
as Mrs. Lawrence
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Casanova's Big Night (1954) subtitle poster
Casanova's Big Night
1954 Movie
as Signora Di Gambetta
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The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) subtitle poster
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942 Movie
as Olivia Nesbit
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Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) subtitle poster
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939 Movie
as Mrs. Lancing
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The She-Creature (1956) subtitle poster
The She-Creature
1956 Movie
as Mrs. Chappel
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The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941) subtitle poster
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941 Movie
as Mrs. Wayne
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Sunny (1941) subtitle poster
Sunny
1941 Movie
as Elizabeth Warren
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Hollywood Boulevard (1936) subtitle poster
Hollywood Boulevard
1936 Movie
as Alice Winslow
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The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) subtitle poster
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956 Movie
as Edith Wadsworth
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Remember the Day (1941) subtitle poster
Remember the Day
1941 Movie
as Mrs. Dewey Roberts
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