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Frieda Inescort

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Frieda Inescort

1901-06-29 (died at 74) Edinburgh, Scotland, UKIMDb

Best known for Perry Mason, Climax!, Four Star Playhouse

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.

Also known as: Freida Inescourt, Frieda Inescourt

Movies

48

film credits

Series

12

television credits

Career

60

1935–1960 · acting roles

Credit score

6.2

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Hope Quentin · 1957

Climax!

Climax!

Martha Hale · 1954

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

Miss Proctor · 1952

Thriller

Thriller

De Chantenay's Mother · 1960

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

Regina Wainwright · 1955

Across film & television

Filmography (60)

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Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Hope Quentin

Climax!

Climax!

Martha Hale

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

Miss Proctor

Thriller

Thriller

De Chantenay's Mother

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

Regina Wainwright

The Rebel

The Rebel

Varina Davis

Lux Video Theatre

Mrs. Robbins

Bourbon Street Beat

Bourbon Street Beat

Crossroads

Crossroads

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

Mabel

A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

Mrs. Ann Vickers

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Marian Rutledge

Meet Corliss Archer

Meet Corliss Archer

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Miss Caroline Bingley

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story

Edith Wadsworth

Tarzan Finds a Son!

Tarzan Finds a Son!

Mrs. Lancing

You'll Never Get Rich

You'll Never Get Rich

Mrs. Julia Cortland

The Letter

The Letter

Dorothy Joyce

Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

Mary Beaton

If You Could Only Cook

If You Could Only Cook

Evelyn Fletcher

The Alligator People

The Alligator People

Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne

The Return of the Vampire

The Return of the Vampire

Lady Jane Ainsley

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

Signora Di Gambetta

Remember the Day

Remember the Day

Mrs. Dewey Roberts

Another Dawn

Another Dawn

Grace Roark

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

Madame Molotov (uncredited)

The She-Creature

The She-Creature

Mrs. Chappel

Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC

Lily Mae Gorham

The Great O'Malley

The Great O'Malley

Mrs. Philips

The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

Evelyn Bailey

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

The Courtship of Andy Hardy

Olivia Nesbit

Give Me Your Heart

Give Me Your Heart

Rosamond Melford

Flame of the Islands

Flame of the Islands

Evelyn Hammond

The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky

Mrs. Mitchell

The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

Ann West

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Karen Holliday

The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston

Call It a Day

Call It a Day

Dorothy Hilton

Shadows on the Stairs

Shadows on the Stairs

Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage

The Underworld Story

The Underworld Story

Mrs. Eldridge

The Trial of Mary Dugan

The Trial of Mary Dugan

Mrs. Wayne

Sweater Girl

Sweater Girl

Mrs. Menard

Woman Doctor

Woman Doctor

Dr. Judith Randall Graeme

Street of Chance

Street of Chance

Alma Diedrich

Foxfire

Foxfire

Mrs. Lawrence

It Comes Up Love

It Comes Up Love

Portia Winthrop

The King Steps Out

The King Steps Out

Princess Helena

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Beauty for the Asking

Beauty for the Asking

Flora Barton-Williams

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman

Attorney Mary Ellis

A Woman is the Judge

A Woman is the Judge

Mary Cabot

Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood Boulevard

Alice Winslow

Sunny

Sunny

Elizabeth Warren

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Narrator

Juke Box Rhythm

Juke Box Rhythm

Aunt Margaret

Father's Son

Father's Son

Ruth Emory

Senior Prom

Senior Prom

Mrs. Sherridan

The Zero Hour

The Zero Hour

Linda Marsh

Heavenly Days

Heavenly Days

Ettie Clark

Portia on Trial

Portia on Trial

Portia Merriman