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.
48 movies · 12 shows
The Crowded Sky
1960·5.9
Juke Box Rhythm
1959·7.7
The Alligator People
1959·5.6
Senior Prom
1958·8.0
The She-Creature
1956·4.1
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956·6.3
Flame of the Islands
1955·4.5
Foxfire
1955·6.7
Casanova's Big Night
1954·6.1
Never Wave at a WAC
1953·5.0
A Place in the Sun
1951·7.3
The Underworld Story
1950·6.3
The Judge Steps Out
1947·6.8
Heavenly Days
1944·8.0
The Return of the Vampire
1943·6.1
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
1943·6.8
Mission to Moscow
1943·5.7
It Comes Up Love
1943·4.3
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943·6.7
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942·6.0
Street of Chance
1942·5.4
Sweater Girl
1942·5.3
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942·6.2
Remember the Day
1941·7.3
You'll Never Get Rich
1941·6.5
Sunny
1941·5.9
Shadows on the Stairs
1941·5.2
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1941·6.5
Father's Son
1941·6.0
The Letter
1940·7.3
Pride and Prejudice
1940·6.9
Convicted Woman
1940·4.6
A Woman is the Judge
1939·7.0
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939·6.2
The Zero Hour
1939·5.3
Beauty for the Asking
1939·5.7
Woman Doctor
1939·3.3
Portia on Trial
1937·5.8
Another Dawn
1937·6.4
Call It a Day
1937·7.0
The Great O'Malley
1937·7.0
Give Me Your Heart
1936·5.9
Hollywood Boulevard
1936·4.5
Mary of Scotland
1936·6.2
The King Steps Out
1936·6.0
The Garden Murder Case
1936·5.7
If You Could Only Cook
1935·7.5
The Dark Angel
1935·6.2