
Frieda Inescort
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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







Credits
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Thriller 1960De Chantenay's Mother★ 6.4
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The Crowded Sky 1960Mrs. Mitchell★ 5.6
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Bourbon Street Beat 1959★ 5
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The Rebel 1959Varina Davis★ 5.1
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Juke Box Rhythm 1959Aunt Margaret★ 7
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The Alligator People 1959Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne★ 5.6
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Senior Prom 1958Mrs. Sherridan★ 7
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Perry Mason 1957Hope Quentin★ 7.7
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The She-Creature 1956Mrs. Chappel★ 4.1
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Edith Wadsworth★ 6.2
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Flame of the Islands 1955Evelyn Hammond★ 4.2
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Crossroads 1955★ 5
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Foxfire 1955Mrs. Lawrence★ 6
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The Millionaire 1955Regina Wainwright★ 5
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Climax! 1954Martha Hale★ 3.3
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Casanova's Big Night 1954Signora Di Gambetta★ 6.1
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Meet Corliss Archer 1954★ NR
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Letter to Loretta 1953Mabel★ 6.5
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Marian Rutledge★ 6.3
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Never Wave at a WAC 1953Lily Mae Gorham★ 4.9
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Four Star Playhouse 1952Miss Proctor★ 6.3
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A Place in the Sun 1951Mrs. Ann Vickers★ 7.3
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Lux Video Theatre 1950Mrs. Robbins★ 6.3
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The Underworld Story 1950Mrs. Eldridge★ 6.1
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The Judge Steps Out 1947Evelyn Bailey★ 7
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Heavenly Days 1944Ettie Clark★ NR
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Lady Jane Ainsley★ 6.1
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Narrator★ 6.7
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Mission to Moscow 1943Madame Molotov (uncredited)★ 5.3
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It Comes Up Love 1943Portia Winthrop★ 3
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Karen Holliday★ 6.4
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Street of Chance 1942Alma Diedrich★ 5.3
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Sweater Girl 1942Mrs. Menard★ 4
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Olivia Nesbit★ 5.7
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Remember the Day 1941Mrs. Dewey Roberts★ 6.6
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Mrs. Julia Cortland★ 6.5
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Sunny 1941Elizabeth Warren★ 5.5
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Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage★ 5.4
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Mrs. Wayne★ 5
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Father's Son 1941Ruth Emory★ 4.5
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The Letter 1940Dorothy Joyce★ 7.3
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Pride and Prejudice 1940Miss Caroline Bingley★ 6.9
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Convicted Woman 1940Attorney Mary Ellis★ 3.7
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A Woman is the Judge 1939Mary Cabot★ NR
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Tarzan Finds a Son! 1939Mrs. Lancing★ 6.1
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The Zero Hour 1939Linda Marsh★ 4.5
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Flora Barton-Williams★ 5.7
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Woman Doctor 1939Dr. Judith Randall Graeme★ 1
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Portia on Trial 1937Portia Merriman★ 5.4
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Another Dawn 1937Grace Roark★ 6.2
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Call It a Day 1937Dorothy Hilton★ 5
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The Great O'Malley 1937Mrs. Philips★ 6.7
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Give Me Your Heart 1936Rosamond Melford★ 6
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Hollywood Boulevard 1936Alice Winslow★ 2.5
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Mary of Scotland 1936Mary Beaton★ 6.3
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The King Steps Out 1936Princess Helena★ 5.9
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Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston★ 5.5
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Evelyn Fletcher★ 7.4
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The Dark Angel 1935Ann West★ 6.2