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Blanche Friderici

Acting
60 years oldBrooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA

Biography

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.

Personal Details

Born
September 12, 1873 - December 23, 1933 (age 60)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Brooklyn [now in New York City], New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Also Known As

Blanche L. Friderici
Blanche Frederici
Blanche Friderici Campbell
Blanche F. Campbell

Movies (50)

It Happened One Night
7.8

It Happened One Night

as Zeke's Wife

1934

All of Me
6.0

All of Me

as Miss Haskell

1934

Flying Down to Rio
6.2

Flying Down to Rio

as Elena De Rezende

1933

The Way to Love

The Way to Love

as Rosalie

1933

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
7.2

Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men

as Aunt Katherine

1933

Man of the Forest
5.5

Man of the Forest

as Peg Forney

1933

Hold Your Man
6.1

Hold Your Man

as Mrs. Wagner

1933

Adorable
3.2

Adorable

as Countess

1933

The Barbarian
4.9

The Barbarian

as Mrs. Hume

1933

Alimony Madness

Alimony Madness

as Mrs. Van

1933

Secrets
4.8

Secrets

as Martha Marlowe

1933

Buffalo Stampede
3.3

Buffalo Stampede

as Jane Jett

1933

Cynara
4.7

Cynara

as Concerned Mother in Courtroom (uncredited)

1932

A Farewell to Arms
6.1

A Farewell to Arms

as Head Nurse

1932

If I Had a Million
6.6

If I Had a Million

as Mrs. Garvey (uncredited)

1932

Three on a Match
6.2

Three on a Match

as Miss Blazer (uncredited)

1932

Thirteen Women
6.2

Thirteen Women

as Miss Kirsten

1932

The Night Club Lady
6.4

The Night Club Lady

as Mrs. Carewe

1932

Love Me Tonight
6.5

Love Me Tonight

as Third Aunt

1932

Miss Pinkerton
5.7

Miss Pinkerton

as Mary

1932

State's Attorney
6.7

State's Attorney

as Night Court Judge (uncredited)

1932

So Big!
5.6

So Big!

as Widow Paarlenburg (uncredited)

1932

Young Bride
3.6

Young Bride

as Librarian Margaret Gordon

1932

Lady with a Past
5.8

Lady with a Past

as Nora

1932

The Hatchet Man
4.7

The Hatchet Man

as Madame Si-Si (uncredited)

1932

Mata Hari
6.2

Mata Hari

as Sister Angelica

1931

Honor of the Family

Honor of the Family

as Mme. Boris

1931

Wicked
4.7

Wicked

as Mrs. Johnson

1931

Friends and Lovers
4.4

Friends and Lovers

as Lady Allice

1931

A Dangerous Affair

A Dangerous Affair

as Letty Randolph

1931

The Woman Between
4.9

The Woman Between

as Mrs. Weston

1931

Murder by the Clock
6.0

Murder by the Clock

as Julia Endicott

1931

Night Nurse
6.7

Night Nurse

as Mrs. Maxwell

1931

Woman Hungry

Woman Hungry

as Mrs. Temple

1931

Ten Cents a Dance
6.8

Ten Cents a Dance

as Mrs. Blanchard

1931

The Cat Creeps
6.0

The Cat Creeps

as Mam' Pleasant

1930

Kismet
2.7

Kismet

as Narjis

1930

Billy the Kid
4.3

Billy the Kid

as Mrs. McSween

1930

The Office Wife
4.7

The Office Wife

as Kate Halsey

1930

Numbered Men
4.6

Numbered Men

as Mrs. Miller

1930

Courage

Courage

as Aunt Caroline

1930

The Bad One
6.3

The Bad One

as Madame Durand

1930

Soldiers and Women
1.0

Soldiers and Women

as Martha

1930

A Notorious Affair
4.0

A Notorious Affair

as Lady Teel (uncredited)

1930

The Girl Said No
5.5

The Girl Said No

as Mrs. McAndrews

1930

Personality

Personality

as MA

1930

Trifles
5.0

Trifles

as Mrs. Peters

1930

The Trespasser
6.6

The Trespasser

as Miss Potter the Nurse

1929

Jazz Heaven
5.0

Jazz Heaven

as Mrs. Langley

1929

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth

as Mrs. Leeson

1929