
Acting
Born November 29, 1870 · Grenola, Kansas, USA
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.

If I Had My Way
1940

How to Undress in Front of Your Husband
1937

Silks and Saddles
1936

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935

Myrt and Marge
1933

The March of Time
1930

The Unholy Three
1930

Estrellados
1930

Strong and Willing
1930

Free and Easy
1930

My Bag o' Tricks
1929

Thanks for the Buggy Ride
1928

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928

A Racing Romeo
1927

The Whole Town's Talking
1926

Almost a Lady
1926

Monte Carlo
1926

The Road to Yesterday
1925
Borrowed Finery
1925

Proud Flesh
1925

The Charmer
1925

Mind Over Motor
1923