Blanche Friderici

Acting

Blanche Friderici

Born September 12, 1873Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA56 credits

Blanche Friderici was a noted American stage and screen actress, her film career beginning in 1920. She is probably best remembered for her roles in Night Nurse (1931), A Farewell to Arms (1932), and Flying Down to Rio (1933). Although today typically indicated to have been born on 21 January 1878, Friderici's actual birth date was 12 September 1873, per multiple reliable records (including her Brooklyn, New York birth record) from throughout her lifetime.

Known For

Filmography

It Happened One Night
1934It Happened One Night
as Zeke's WifeMovie
All of Me
1934All of Me
as Miss HaskellMovie
Flying Down to Rio
1933Flying Down to Rio
as Elena De RezendeMovie
The Way to Love
1933The Way to Love
as RosalieMovie
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
1933Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
as Aunt KatherineMovie
Man of the Forest
1933Man of the Forest
as Peg ForneyMovie
Hold Your Man
1933Hold Your Man
as Mrs. WagnerMovie
Adorable
1933Adorable
as CountessMovie
The Barbarian
1933The Barbarian
as Mrs. HumeMovie
Alimony Madness
1933Alimony Madness
as Mrs. VanMovie
Secrets
1933Secrets
as Martha MarloweMovie
Buffalo Stampede
1933Buffalo Stampede
as Jane JettMovie
Cynara
1932Cynara
as Concerned Mother in Courtroom (uncredited)Movie
A Farewell to Arms
1932A Farewell to Arms
as Head NurseMovie
If I Had a Million
1932If I Had a Million
as Mrs. Garvey (uncredited)Movie
Three on a Match
1932Three on a Match
as Miss Blazer (uncredited)Movie
Thirteen Women
1932Thirteen Women
as Miss KirstenMovie
The Night Club Lady
1932The Night Club Lady
as Mrs. CareweMovie
Love Me Tonight
1932Love Me Tonight
as Third AuntMovie
Miss Pinkerton
1932Miss Pinkerton
as MaryMovie
State's Attorney
1932State's Attorney
as Night Court Judge (uncredited)Movie
So Big!
1932So Big!
as Widow Paarlenburg (uncredited)Movie
Young Bride
1932Young Bride
as Librarian Margaret GordonMovie
The Hatchet Man
1932The Hatchet Man
as Madame Si-Si (uncredited)Movie
Mata Hari
1931Mata Hari
as Sister AngelicaMovie
Honor of the Family
1931Honor of the Family
as Mme. BorisMovie
Wicked
1931Wicked
as Mrs. JohnsonMovie
Friends and Lovers
1931Friends and Lovers
as Lady AlliceMovie
A Dangerous Affair
1931A Dangerous Affair
as Letty RandolphMovie
The Woman Between
1931The Woman Between
as Mrs. WestonMovie
Murder by the Clock
1931Murder by the Clock
as Julia EndicottMovie
Night Nurse
1931Night Nurse
as Mrs. MaxwellMovie
Woman Hungry
1931Woman Hungry
as Mrs. TempleMovie
Ten Cents a Dance
1931Ten Cents a Dance
as Mrs. BlanchardMovie
The Cat Creeps
1930The Cat Creeps
as Mam' PleasantMovie
Kismet
1930Kismet
as NarjisMovie
Billy the Kid
1930Billy the Kid
as Mrs. McSweenMovie
The Office Wife
1930The Office Wife
as Kate HalseyMovie
Numbered Men
1930Numbered Men
as Mrs. MillerMovie
Courage
1930Courage
as Aunt CarolineMovie
The Bad One
1930The Bad One
as Madame DurandMovie
A Notorious Affair
1930A Notorious Affair
as Lady Teel (uncredited)Movie
The Girl Said No
1930The Girl Said No
as Mrs. McAndrewsMovie
Personality
1930Personality
as MaMovie
Trifles
1930Trifles
as Mrs. PetersMovie
The Trespasser
1929The Trespasser
as Miss Potter the NurseMovie
Jazz Heaven
1929Jazz Heaven
as Mrs. LangleyMovie
The Awful Truth
1929The Awful Truth
as Mrs. LeesonMovie
Wonder of Women
1929Wonder of Women
as Tromholt's HousekeeperMovie
Stolen Love
1928Stolen Love
as Aunt EvvieMovie
Fleetwing
1928Fleetwing
as FurjaMovie
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Miss ChapmanMovie
Sadie Thompson
1928Sadie Thompson
as Mrs. Alfred DavidsonMovie
39 East
192039 East
as Miss McMastersMovie