Trixie Friganza
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.
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Acting
Movie
The Unholy Three
as Lady Customer (uncredited)
1930
Movie
Free and Easy
as Ma
1930
Movie
How to Undress in Front of Your Husband
as Trixie
1937
Movie
Myrt and Marge
as Mrs. Minter
1933
Movie
If I Had My Way
as Trixie Friganza
1940
Movie
The Road to Yesterday
as Harriet Tyrell
1925
Movie
Proud Flesh
as Mrs. McKee
1925
Movie
My Bag o' Tricks
1929
Movie
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Big Jo
1935
Movie
Silks and Saddles
as Aunt Agatha Braddock
1936
Movie
Estrellados
as Self (Guest Appearance at Premiere)
1930
Movie
A Racing Romeo
as Aunt Hattie
1927
Movie
The Whole Town's Talking
as Mrs. George Simmons
1926
Movie
The March of Time
as Self - Old Timer Sequence
1930
Movie
Almost a Lady
as Mrs. Reilly
1926
Movie
Monte Carlo
as Flossie Payne
1926
Movie
The Charmer
as Mama
1925
Movie
Strong and Willing
1930
Movie
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
as Mrs. Spoffard
1928
Movie
Mind Over Motor
as Tish
1923
Movie
Thanks for the Buggy Ride
as Actress
1928
Movie
Vaudeville
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Movie
Borrowed Finery
as Mrs. Brown
1925