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Frieda Inescort

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  • 1901 - 1976

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​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.

Birthday: 1901-06-29

Born At: Edinburgh, Scotland

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Foxfire
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The Letter
17801
A Place in the Sun
25673
You'll Never Get Rich
28658
The Return of the Vampire
32858
Tarzan Finds a Son!
40044
The Underworld Story
40858
Street of Chance
42061
The Alligator People
43105
The Eddy Duchin Story
43199
The She-Creature
43312
Pride and Prejudice
43818
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
45216
Shadows on the Stairs
49786
Heavenly Days
52200
Remember the Day
56558
Casanova's Big Night
57849
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
71012
Another Dawn
75771
The Great O'Malley
78317
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
79090
The Crowded Sky
94510
Never Wave at a WAC
107236
Sweater Girl
109941
Convicted Woman
119306
The Dark Angel
120977
If You Could Only Cook
126083
The Garden Murder Case
127815
Beauty for the Asking
140314
Mission to Moscow
161512
Flame of the Islands
170174
Father's Son
171854
Senior Prom
183184
Give Me Your Heart
188609
Call It a Day
190084
The King Steps Out
204388
Juke Box Rhythm
211586
Portia on Trial
218342
It Comes Up Love
258728
The Zero Hour
297195
The Judge Steps Out
332079
Hollywood Boulevard
362067
The Trial of Mary Dugan
369066
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