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Blanche Friderici
Acting
Born: September 12, 1873
Brooklyn [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.
Known For
It Happened One Night
as Zeke's Wife
A Farewell to Arms
as Head Nurse
Sadie Thompson
as Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Night Nurse
as Mrs. Maxwell
Flying Down to Rio
as Elena De Rezende
Mata Hari
as Sister Angelica
Three on a Match
as Miss Blazer (uncredited)
Thirteen Women
as Miss Kirsten
The Barbarian
as Mrs. Hume
Love Me Tonight
as Third Aunt
