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.
Movies & TV Shows
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It Happened One Night (1934) — Zeke's Wife
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A Farewell to Arms (1932) — Head Nurse
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Love Me Tonight (1932) — Third Aunt
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Night Nurse (1931) — Mrs. Maxwell
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Flying Down to Rio (1933) — Elena De Rezende
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Three on a Match (1932) — Miss Blazer (uncredited)
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Mata Hari (1931) — Sister Angelica
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If I Had a Million (1932) — Mrs. Garvey (uncredited)
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Sadie Thompson (1928) — Mrs. Alfred Davidson
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Thirteen Women (1932) — Miss Kirsten
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Hold Your Man (1933) — Mrs. Wagner
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Ten Cents a Dance (1931) — Mrs. Blanchard
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So Big! (1932) — Widow Paarlenburg (uncredited)
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The Trespasser (1929) — Miss Potter the Nurse
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Billy the Kid (1930) — Mrs. McSween
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The Woman Between (1931) — Mrs. Weston
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The Barbarian (1933) — Mrs. Hume
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Secrets (1933) — Martha Marlowe
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Cynara (1932) — Concerned Mother in Courtroom (uncredited)
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The Hatchet Man (1932) — Madame Si-Si (uncredited)
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The Office Wife (1930) — Kate Halsey
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Miss Pinkerton (1932) — Mary
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Murder by the Clock (1931) — Julia Endicott
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Lady with a Past (1932) — Nora
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A Notorious Affair (1930) — Lady Teel (uncredited)
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Buffalo Stampede (1933) — Jane Jett
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Friends and Lovers (1931) — Lady Allice
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State's Attorney (1932) — Night Court Judge (uncredited)
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Numbered Men (1930) — Mrs. Miller
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Jazz Heaven (1929) — Mrs. Langley
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Young Bride (1932) — Librarian Margaret Gordon
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Aggie Appleby, Maker of Men (1933) — Aunt Katherine
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The Night Club Lady (1932) — Mrs. Carewe
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The Girl Said No (1930) — Mrs. McAndrews
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Adorable (1933) — Countess
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Wonder of Women (1929) — Tromholt's Housekeeper
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Kismet (1930) — Narjis
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The Bad One (1930) — Madame Durand
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Trifles (1930) — Mrs. Peters
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Wicked (1931) — Mrs. Johnson