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Frieda Inescort (1901–1976)

Actress

Tall, dark and regal Frieda Inescort's placid loveliness and dignified patrician features bode her well in Hollywood during the late 30s and 40s. Born on June 29, 1901, in Edinburgh, Scotland, the stage-established actress didn't arrive in Hollywood until age 34 (then considered too late for leading... See full bio »

Born:

Frieda Wrightman
in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 74) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1961 Perry Mason (TV series)
Hope Quentin
– The Case of the Jealous Journalist (1961) … Hope Quentin
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
De Chantenay's Mother
– The Prisoner in the Mirror (1961) … De Chantenay's Mother
 
1961 The Rebel (TV series)
Varina (Mrs. Jefferson) Davis
– Mission--Varina (1961) … Varina (Mrs. Jefferson) Davis
 
1960 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
Grandmother
– Devil to Pay (1960) … Grandmother
 
1960 The Crowded Sky
Mrs. Mitchell
 
1959 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Charity LeGrande
– The Golden Beetle (1959) … Charity LeGrande
 
1959 The Alligator People
Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne, Henry's Wife
 
1959 Juke Box Rhythm
Aunt Margaret
 
1958 Senior Prom
Mrs. Sherridan
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Antoinette Creston
– The Charles Maury Story (1958) … Antoinette Creston
 
1958 Darby's Rangers
Lady Hollister
 
1957 The Millionaire (TV series)
Regina Wainwright
– The Regina Wainwright Story (1957) … Regina Wainwright
 
1956 Crossroads (TV series)
Helen Gould
– God's Healing (1956) … Helen Gould
 
1956 The She-Creature
Mrs. Chappel
 
1956 The Eddy Duchin Story
Edith Wadsworth
 
1956 Flame of the Islands
Evelyn Hammond
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Miss Proctor
– A Place Full of Strangers (1955) … Miss Proctor
 
1954-1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Louise / Mrs. Robbins
– The Amazing Mrs. Halliday (1955) … Louise
– I'll Never Love Again (1954) … Mrs. Robbins
 
1955 Foxfire
Mrs. Lawrence
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Martha Hale
– The Dance (1955) … Martha Hale
 
1954 Waterfront (TV series)
Emily Van Buren
– Family Problems (1954) … Emily Van Buren
– The Skipper's Day (1954) … Emily Van Buren
– The Reluctant Guest … Emily Van Buren
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Marian Rutledge
– The Crime of Daphne Rutledge (1954) … Marian Rutledge
 
1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Mrs. Andrew Tack
– Little War at San Dede (1954) … Mrs. Andrew Tack
 
1954 Casanova's Big Night
Signora Di Gambetta
 
1954 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Mabel
– Act of Faith (1954) … Mabel
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Mrs. Folsom
– The Murder Story (1954) … Mrs. Folsom
 
1953 Never Wave at a WAC
Lily Mae Gorham
 
1952 The Schaefer Century Theatre (TV series)
– From Such a Seed (1952)
 
1952 Chevron Theatre (TV series)
– From Such a Seed (1952)
 
1950-1952 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Old Order Changeth (1952)
– Unwritten Column (1951)
– Hope Chest (1950)
 
1951 Meet Corliss Archer (TV series)
Janet Archer (1951-52)
 
1951 A Place in the Sun
Mrs. Ann Vickers
 
1950 The Underworld Story
Mrs. Eldridge
 
1949 The Judge Steps Out
Evelyn Bailey
 
1945 Sham (TV short)
 
1944 Heavenly Days
Ettie Clark
 
1944 The Return of the Vampire
Lady Jane Ainsley
 
1943 Mission to Moscow
Madame Molotov (uncredited)
 
1943 Young and Beautiful (short)
Frieda
 
1943 The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Karen Holliday
 
1943 It Comes Up Love
Portia Winthrop
 
1942 Street of Chance
Alma Diedrich
 
1942 Sweater Girl
Mrs. Menard
 
1942 The Courtship of Andy Hardy
Olivia Nesbit
 
1941 Remember the Day
Mrs. Dewey Roberts
 
1941 You'll Never Get Rich
Mrs. Julia Cortland
 
1941 Sunny
Elizabeth Warren
 
1941 Shadows on the Stairs
Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage
 
1941 The Trial of Mary Dugan
Mrs. Wayne
 
1941 Father's Son
Ruth Emory
 
1940 The Letter
Dorothy Joyce
 
1940 Pride and Prejudice
Miss Bingley
 
1940 Convicted Woman
Attorney Mary Ellis
 
1939 A Woman Is the Judge
Mary Cabot
 
1939 Tarzan Finds a Son!
Mrs. Lancing
 
1939 The Zero Hour
Linda Marsh
 
1939 Beauty for the Asking
Flora Barton-Williams
 
1939 Woman Doctor
Dr. Judith Randall Graeme
 
1937 Portia on Trial
Portia Merriman
 
1937 Another Dawn
Grace Roark
 
1937 Call It a Day
Dorothy Hilton
 
1937 The Great O'Malley
Mrs. Phillips (as Frieda Inescourt)
 
1936 Give Me Your Heart
Rosamond Melford
 
1936 Hollywood Boulevard
Alice Winslow
 
1936 Mary of Scotland
Mary Beaton
 
1936 The King Steps Out
Princess Helena
 
1936 The Garden Murder Case
Mrs. Madge Fenwicke-Ralston
 
1935 If You Could Only Cook
Evelyn Fletcher
 
1935 The Dark Angel
Ann West
 
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1943 The Battle of Britain (documentary)
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1942 Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (documentary short)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

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(1923). Stage Play: Windows. Comedy. Written by John Galsworthy. Garrick Theatre: 8 Oct 1923- Dec 1923 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: George Baxter (as "Blunter"), Alice Belmore [credited as Alice Belmore Cliffe] (as "Cook"), Frieda Inescort (as "Mary March")... See more »

Alternate Names:

Frieda Inescourt
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm so aristocratic on stage it's a wonder I don't come out blue when I take a bath. See more »

Trivia:

Experienced symptoms of dizziness and disorientation while filming the movie The Crowded Sky. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she retired within a year after being forced to walk with a cane. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer