Portrait of Frieda Inescort

Acting

Frieda Inescort

Career

Active from 1935 to 1959, busiest in 1939 and 1941 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Letter
The Letter
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 29 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Frieda Inescort Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Period Piece 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Golden Age Hollywood 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Psychological 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Classic Hollywood 2
  • Musical Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

59
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 61
Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as De Chantenay's Mother

The Crowded Sky
The Crowded Sky (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mrs. Mitchell

1950s

22 titles ยท average score 63
The Alligator People
The Alligator People (1959)
GoodWatch score 48

as Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne

The Rebel
The Rebel (1959)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Varina Davis

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Hope Quentin

The She-Creature
The She-Creature (1956)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mrs. Chappel

Foxfire
Foxfire (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Lawrence

Flame of the Islands
Flame of the Islands (1955)
GoodWatch score 52

as Evelyn Hammond

The Millionaire
The Millionaire (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Regina Wainwright

Meet Corliss Archer
Meet Corliss Archer (1954)

TV show

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Martha Hale

Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Miss Proctor

A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (1951)
GoodWatch score 80

as Mrs. Ann Vickers

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Mrs. Robbins

1940s

19 titles ยท average score 59
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
GoodWatch score 68

as Evelyn Bailey

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator

The Return of the Vampire
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lady Jane Ainsley

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943)
GoodWatch score 58

as Karen Holliday

Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl (1942)

as Mrs. Menard

Shadows on the Stairs
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
GoodWatch score 44

as Mrs. Stella Rosabelle Armitage

Father's Son
Father's Son (1941)

as Ruth Emory

You'll Never Get Rich
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs. Julia Cortland

Sunny
Sunny (1941)
GoodWatch score 37

as Elizabeth Warren

Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
GoodWatch score 79

as Miss Caroline Bingley

The Letter
The Letter (1940)
GoodWatch score 84

as Dorothy Joyce

Convicted Woman
Convicted Woman (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Attorney Mary Ellis

1930s

16 titles ยท average score 63
Woman Doctor
Woman Doctor (1939)

as Dr. Judith Randall Graeme

Tarzan Finds a Son!
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs. Lancing

A Woman is the Judge
A Woman is the Judge (1939)

as Mary Cabot

The Zero Hour
The Zero Hour (1939)

as Linda Marsh

Beauty for the Asking
Beauty for the Asking (1939)
GoodWatch score 59

as Flora Barton-Williams

Another Dawn
Another Dawn (1937)
GoodWatch score 52

as Grace Roark

Portia on Trial
Portia on Trial (1937)

as Portia Merriman

The Great O'Malley
The Great O'Malley (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mrs. Philips

Call It a Day
Call It a Day (1937)
GoodWatch score 64

as Dorothy Hilton

Give Me Your Heart
Give Me Your Heart (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Rosamond Melford

If You Could Only Cook
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Evelyn Fletcher

The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel (1935)
GoodWatch score 81

as Ann West