Frieda Inescort
Known for
Frieda Inescort reached veteran standing the slow way, as a British actress with a body of work built one job at a time. 'The Letter' is the other credit most often cited. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. Most of the work sits in drama. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. Of everything on the filmography, 'A Place in the Sun' is the work that traveled the furthest.
Frieda Inescort
46 Movies
8 Series
Frieda Inescort reached veteran standing the slow way, as a British actress with a body of work built one job at a time. 'The Letter' is the other credit most often cited. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today. Most of the work sits in drama. The career has been split between cinema and television rather than settled in either. Of everything on the filmography, 'A Place in the Sun' is the work that traveled the furthest.
Movies
Plays Miss Caroline Bingley
Pride and Prejudice
1940
Plays Mrs. Ann Vickers
A Place in the Sun
1951
Plays Mary Beaton
Mary of Scotland
1936
Plays Dorothy Joyce
The Letter
1940
Plays Mrs. Dewey Roberts
Remember the Day
1941
Plays Mrs. Lancing
Tarzan Finds a Son!
1939
Plays Grace Roark
Another Dawn
1937
Plays Edith Wadsworth
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
Plays Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
The Alligator People
1959
Plays Signora Di Gambetta
Casanova's Big Night
1954
Plays Mrs. Julia Cortland
You'll Never Get Rich
1941
Plays Evelyn Fletcher
If You Could Only Cook
1935
Plays Lady Jane Ainsley
The Return of the Vampire
1943
Plays Ann West
The Dark Angel
1935
Plays Mrs. Lawrence
Foxfire
1955
Plays Mrs. Philips
The Great O'Malley
1937
Plays Mrs. Eldridge
The Underworld Story
1950
Plays Mrs. Mitchell
The Crowded Sky
1960
Plays Karen Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Plays Evelyn Bailey
The Judge Steps Out
1947
Plays Mrs. Chappel
The She-Creature
1956
Plays Lily Mae Gorham
Never Wave at a WAC
1953
Plays Olivia Nesbit
The Courtship of Andy Hardy
1942
Plays Alice Winslow
Hollywood Boulevard
1936
Plays Portia Merriman
Portia on Trial
1937
Plays Aunt Margaret
Juke Box Rhythm
1959
Plays Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
Woman Doctor
1939
Plays Evelyn Hammond
Flame of the Islands
1955
Plays Attorney Mary Ellis
Convicted Woman
1940
Plays Rosamond Melford
Give Me Your Heart
1936
Plays Mrs. Menard
Sweater Girl
1942
Plays Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
The Garden Murder Case
1936
Plays Ruth Emory
Father's Son
1941
Plays Elizabeth Warren
Sunny
1941
Plays Princess Helena
The King Steps Out
1936
Plays Alma Diedrich
Street of Chance
1942
Plays Flora Barton-Williams
Beauty for the Asking
1939
Plays Linda Marsh
The Zero Hour
1939
Plays Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
Shadows on the Stairs
1941
Plays Portia Winthrop
It Comes Up Love
1943
Plays Mary Cabot
A Woman is the Judge
1939
TV Shows
Plays Hope Quentin
Perry Mason
1957
Plays Marian Rutledge
General Electric Theater
1953
Plays Regina Wainwright
The Millionaire
1955
Plays De Chantenay's Mother
Thriller
1960
Plays Martha Hale
Climax!
1954
Plays Varina Davis
The Rebel
1959
Plays Mabel
Letter to Loretta
1953
Plays Miss Proctor
Four Star Playhouse
1952
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Perry Mason
Hope Quentin · 1 episode
1961
TV
Thriller
De Chantenay's Mother · 1 episode
1960–1961
TV
The Rebel
Varina Davis · 1 episode
1960–1961
TV
The Crowded Sky
Mrs. Mitchell
1960
Film
Juke Box Rhythm
Aunt Margaret
1959
Film
The Alligator People
Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
1959
Film
Senior Prom
Mrs. Sherridan
1958
Film
The Millionaire
Regina Wainwright · 1 episode
1957
TV
The She-Creature
Mrs. Chappel
1956
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Frieda Inescort still alive?
Frieda Inescort passed away on February 26, 1976 at age 74.
What are the most famous roles of Frieda Inescort?
Frieda Inescort is best known for roles in A Place in the Sun, The Letter, Pride and Prejudice.
How many movies has Frieda Inescort been in?
Over a 41-year career (since 1935), Frieda Inescort has appeared in 46 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Frieda Inescort's first movie?
The career of Frieda Inescort began with The Dark Angel (1935).
What is Frieda Inescort's most recent movie or series?
Frieda Inescort's most recent release is Thriller, which premiered on September 13, 1960.
What TV shows has Frieda Inescort appeared in?
On television, Frieda Inescort has appeared in Perry Mason, Thriller, Climax!, The Rebel.
Frieda Inescort
1901-06-29 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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).Frieda Inescort, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.