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
Night Nurse
(1931)
Mrs. Maxwell
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Zeke's Wife
A Farewell to Arms
(1932)
Head Nurse
Thirteen Women
(1932)
Miss Kirsten
Love Me Tonight
(1932)
Third Aunt
Mata Hari
(1931)
Sister Angelica
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Mrs. Garvey (uncredited)
The Barbarian
(1933)
Mrs. Hume
Full Filmography
Acting
39 East
(1920)
Miss McMasters
Sadie Thompson
(1928)
Mrs. Alfred Davidson
Stolen Love
(1928)
Aunt Evvie
Fleetwing
(1928)
Furja
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
(1928)
Miss Chapman
Wonder of Women
(1929)
Trombolt's Housekeeper
Jazz Heaven
(1929)
Mrs. Langley
The Trespasser
(1929)
Miss Potter the Nurse
The Awful Truth
(1929)
Mrs. Leeson
The Office Wife
(1930)
Kate Halsey
Billy the Kid
(1930)
Mrs. McSween
Personality
(1930)
MA
The Cat Creeps
(1930)
Mam' Pleasant
Soldiers and Women
(1930)
Martha
Trifles
(1930)
Mrs. Peters
A Notorious Affair
(1930)
Lady Teel (uncredited)
The Bad One
(1930)
Madame Durand
Kismet
(1930)
Narjis
Courage
(1930)
Aunt Caroline
The Girl Said No
(1930)
Mrs. McAndrews
Numbered Men
(1930)
Mrs. Miller
Friends and Lovers
(1931)
Lady Allice
The Woman Between
(1931)
Mrs. Weston
Woman Hungry
(1931)
Mrs. Temple
Night Nurse
(1931)
Mrs. Maxwell
Ten Cents a Dance
(1931)
Mrs. Blanchard
Honor of the Family
(1931)
Mme. Boris
Wicked
(1931)
Mrs. Johnson
Mata Hari
(1931)
Sister Angelica
Murder by the Clock
(1931)
Julia Endicott
A Dangerous Affair
(1931)
Letty Randolph
Young Bride
(1932)
Librarian Margaret Gordon
The Night Club Lady
(1932)
Mrs. Carewe
If I Had a Million
(1932)
Mrs. Garvey (uncredited)
Thirteen Women
(1932)
Miss Kirsten
State's Attorney
(1932)
Night Court Judge (uncredited)
Three on a Match
(1932)
Miss Blazer (uncredited)
So Big!
(1932)
Widow Paarlenburg (uncredited)
Cynara
(1932)
Concerned Mother in Courtroom (uncredited)
Lady with a Past
(1932)
Nora
Miss Pinkerton
(1932)
Mary
A Farewell to Arms
(1932)
Head Nurse
Love Me Tonight
(1932)
Third Aunt
The Hatchet Man
(1932)
Madame Si-Si (uncredited)
Alimony Madness
(1933)
Mrs. Van
Adorable
(1933)
Countess
Hold Your Man
(1933)
Mrs. Wagner
Secrets
(1933)
Martha Marlowe
The Barbarian
(1933)
Mrs. Hume
The Thundering Herd
(1933)
Jane Jett
Flying Down to Rio
(1933)
Elena De Rezende
Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men
(1933)
Aunt Katherine
Man of the Forest
(1933)
Peg Forney
The Way to Love
(1933)
Rosalie
All of Me
(1934)
Miss Haskell
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Zeke's Wife