Frieda Inescort

Biography

​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.

Filmografi

A Place in the Sun1951 · Mrs. Ann VickersAnother Dawn1937 · Grace RoarkThe Alligator People1959 · Mrs. Lavinia HawthorneWoman Doctor1939 · Dr. Judith Randall GraemeCasanova's Big Night1954 · Signora Di GambettaMary of Scotland1936 · Mary BeatonPride and Prejudice1940 · Miss Caroline BingleyThe Dark Angel1935 · Ann WestIf You Could Only Cook1935 · Evelyn FletcherYou'll Never Get Rich1941 · Mrs. Julia CortlandThe Eddy Duchin Story1956 · Edith WadsworthRemember the Day1941 · Mrs. Dewey RobertsTarzan Finds a Son!1939 · Mrs. LancingThe Return of the Vampire1943 · Lady Jane AinsleyFoxfire1955 · Mrs. LawrenceThe Letter1940 · Dorothy JoyceSweater Girl1942 · Mrs. MenardMission to Moscow1943 · Madame Molotov (uncredited)Never Wave at a WAC1953 · Lily Mae GorhamThe Underworld Story1950 · Mrs. EldridgeThe Great O'Malley1937 · Mrs. PhilipsThe Amazing Mrs. Holliday1943 · Karen HollidayCall It a Day1937 · Dorothy HiltonThe Crowded Sky1960 · Mrs. Mitchell