Trixie Friganza
Known For
Acting
Born
1870-11-29 in Grenola, Kansas, USA
Died
1955-02-27
Biography
Trixie Friganza (November 29, 1870 – February 27, 1955), born Delia O’Callaghan, began her career as an operetta soubrette working her way from the chorus to starring in musical comedies to having her own feature act on the vaudeville circuit. She transitioned to film in the early 1920s mostly playing small characters that were quirky and comedic and retired from the stage in 1940 due to health concerns. She spent her last years teaching drama to young women in a convent school and when she died she left everything to the convent. She became a highly sought after comic actress after the success of The Chaperons (played "Aramanthe Dedincourt") and is most well-known for her stage roles of Caroline Vokes (or Vokins?) in The Orchid, Mrs. Radcliffe in The Sweetest Girl in Paris, for multiple roles in The Passing Show of 1912, and of course her unforgettable run as a vaudeville headliner. During the height of her career, she used her fame to promote social, civic, and political issues of importance, such as self-love and the Suffragist movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Trixie Friganza, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Mrs. Spoffard
The Unholy Three
as Lady Customer (uncredited)
Proud Flesh
as Mrs. McKee
Free and Easy
as Ma
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Big Jo
How to Undress in Front of Your Husband
as Trixie
If I Had My Way
as Herself
Myrt and Marge
as Mrs. Minter
The Charmer
as Mama
The Whole Town's Talking
as Mrs. George Simmons
Borrowed Finery
as Mrs. Brown
The Road to Yesterday
as Harriet Tyrell
Monte Carlo
as Flossie Payne
A Racing Romeo
as Aunt Hattie
Mind Over Motor
as Tish
Silks and Saddles
as Aunt Agatha Braddock
Almost a Lady
as Mrs. Reilly
The March of Time
as Self - Old Timer Sequence
