Acoording to a full-length article by Barrie Roberts for Classic Images, Frieda signed a contract with Warner Bros. only to discover she had been hired as a threat to keep temperamental star Kay Francis in line. Frieda went on to appear in support of Francis in two films.
An avid knitter, she often gave hand-knitted gifts for friends and co-workers.
Daughter of actress Elaine Inescourt.
Experienced symptoms of dizziness and disorientation while filming the movie The Crowded Sky (1960). Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she retired within a year after being forced to walk with a cane.
Her husband committed suicide with pills. He told her after he took them, but it was too late to save him.