Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1870-11-29
Day of Death
1955-02-27
Place of Birth
Grenola, Kansas, USA
Trixie Friganza
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.
Filmography (23)
Vaudeville
1997
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
