Blanche Friderici

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

Love Me Tonight

as Third Aunt

Night Nurse

as Mrs. Maxwell

Three on a Match

as Miss Blazer (uncredited)

Flying Down to Rio

as Elena De Rezende

Mata Hari

as Sister Angelica

If I Had a Million

as Mrs. Garvey (uncredited)

Sadie Thompson

as Mrs. Alfred Davidson

Thirteen Women

as Miss Kirsten