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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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Filmography
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Movies 49
TV Shows 12
Narrator 1

Horrible Horror (1986)

Thriller (1960)

The Crowded Sky (1960)

The Rebel (1959)

Juke Box Rhythm (1959)

The Alligator People (1959)

Senior Prom (1958)

Perry Mason (1957)

The She-Creature (1956)

The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)

Flame of the Islands (1955)

Foxfire (1955)

The Millionaire (1955)

Climax! (1954)

Casanova's Big Night (1954)

General Electric Theater (1953)

Never Wave at a WAC (1953)

Four Star Playhouse (1952)

A Place in the Sun (1951)

Lux Video Theatre (1950)

The Underworld Story (1950)

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

Heavenly Days (1944)

The Return of the Vampire (1943)

Mission to Moscow (1943)

It Comes Up Love (1943)

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)

Street of Chance (1942)

Sweater Girl (1942)

The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942)

Remember the Day (1941)

You'll Never Get Rich (1941)

Sunny (1941)

Shadows on the Stairs (1941)

The Trial of Mary Dugan (1941)

Father's Son (1941)

The Letter (1940)

Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Convicted Woman (1940)

A Woman is the Judge (1939)

Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

The Zero Hour (1939)

Beauty for the Asking (1939)

Woman Doctor (1939)

Portia on Trial (1937)

Another Dawn (1937)

Call It a Day (1937)

The Great O'Malley (1937)

Give Me Your Heart (1936)

Hollywood Boulevard (1936)

Mary of Scotland (1936)

The King Steps Out (1936)

The Garden Murder Case (1936)

If You Could Only Cook (1935)

The Dark Angel (1935)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1901-06-29
Deathday1976-02-26 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceEdinburgh, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsFreida Inescourt, Frieda Inescourt
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