Florida Friebus (October 10, 1909 [note 1][1] – May 27, 1988) was an American writer and actress of stage, film, and television.

[note 2][1] She was known to make it clear to curious people that she was named after her mother's favorite aunt—not after the state of Florida.

[4] Friebus first acted professionally in 1929 in New York City, appearing in The Cradle Song with the Civic Repertory Theater.

[1] She appeared on television in such programs as The Ford Theatre Hour, Perry Mason, Bachelor Father, Father Knows Best, The Rookies, Peyton Place, Ironside, Gunsmoke, Sanford and Son, Ben Casey, The Doris Day Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Room 222, The Partridge Family, Chico and the Man, Barnaby Jones, Alice, and Rhoda.

[1] As a writer, Friebus collaborated with Eva Le Gallienne to dramatize Alice in Wonderland.