Dale Soules is an American actress known for starring in The Messenger and portraying Frieda Berlin in Orange Is the New Black from 2014 to 2019.
[1] Soules grew up in the Greenwood Lake section of West Milford, New Jersey.
[2] Soules moved to New York in the mid 60s after high school to pursue an acting career, and initially worked behind the scenes in theater in a variety of positions.
[2][3] She continued to appear in a number of theater productions including four years in the play The Magic Show,[2] Hands on a Hard Body, Grey Gardens, and The Crucible.
[3] Soules joined Orange Is the New Black during its second season in the recurring role of Frieda Berlin.