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Claudette Colbert
Acting

Claudette Colbert
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1903-09-13,Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Gender
Female
Biography
Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 — July 30, 1996) was an American actress. Born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France, she was brought to the United States as a child three years later and went to high school in New York. While studying at the Art Students League when, in 1923, she took the name Claudette Colbert for her first Broadway role in "The Wild Westcotts". Her most noteworthy stage vehicle was the "The Barker" in 1927. Her first film was a silent For the Love of Mike (1927), directed by Frank Capra. Made on a shoestring, the movie was a flop, and she vowed that it would be her last film role: "I only left Broadway when the crash came. The Depression killed the theater, and the pictures were manna from heaven". She had her first film success the next year, however, in The Lady Lies (1929). Her early notable films were all box-office hits and included Cleopatra (1934), in which she played the title role enticingly. She had her greatest triumph playing a runaway heiress, with enormous charm, opposite Clark Gable in Capra's comedy It Happened One Night (1934), for which she won the Academy Award as Best Actress. By 1938 her keen ability in business made her the highest paid star in Hollywood. By 1950, though, her star had begun to wane. She returned to the stage in 1956 when she replaced Margaret Sullavan during the spring and summer in the comedy "Janus". Appearances in other Broadway productions followed, including "The Marriage-Go-Round". Besides the stage, she did TV specials and had a supporting role in a notable TV movie, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987), for which she received a Golden Globe award. In 1989 she was presented with a Life Achievement award from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She married actor Norman Foster in 1928, although they never lived together and were divorced after seven years. She married surgeon Dr. Joel Pressman soon after and remained married until his death in 1968. In latter years she divided her time between an apartment in New York and a 200-year-old plantation house in Speightstown, Barbados, where she entertained such guests as Frank Sinatra and Ronald Reagan. She remained on Barbados Island after her stroke. On July 30, 1996, Claudette died in Speightstown, Barbados. She was 92.

Filmography

It Happened One Night

7.818

It Happened One Night
1934-02-22

The Smiling Lieutenant

6.775

The Smiling Lieutenant
1931-08-01

Let's Make It Legal

5.7

Let's Make It Legal
1951-10-31

7.4

Midnight
1939-03-24

Bluebeard's 8th Wife

7.051

Bluebeard's 8th Wife
1938-03-25

No Time for Love

7

No Time for Love
1943-04-09

The Palm Beach Story

7

The Palm Beach Story
1942-08-28

Without Reservations

6.2

Without Reservations
1946-05-13

I Cover the Waterfront

5.067

I Cover the Waterfront
1933-05-19

5.273

Parrish
1961-05-04

7.1

The Egg and I
1947-05-01

Since You Went Away

6.6

Since You Went Away
1944-06-30

6.4

Tovarich
1937-12-25

Four Frightened People

5.9

Four Frightened People
1934-01-26

6.054

Cleopatra
1934-10-05

Tomorrow Is Forever

6.3

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20

5.333

The Lady Lies
1929-09-21

It's a Wonderful World

6.479

It's a Wonderful World
1939-05-19

Imitation of Life

7.029

Imitation of Life
1934-11-23

Royal Affairs in Versailles

6.656

Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953-12-15

She Married Her Boss

7.5

She Married Her Boss
1935-09-19

The Sign of the Cross

6.37

The Sign of the Cross
1932-12-25

5.4

Torch Singer
1933-09-08

Drums Along the Mohawk

6.488

Drums Along the Mohawk
1939-11-10

Three Cornered Moon

6

Three Cornered Moon
1933-08-04

The Gilded Lily

6.667

The Gilded Lily
1935-01-25

The Secret Fury

5.471

The Secret Fury
1950-02-21

6.349

Sleep, My Love
1948-02-18

6.9

Boom Town
1940-08-30

6.188

Maid of Salem
1937-02-12

Remember the Day

7.286

Remember the Day
1941-12-25

Under Two Flags

6.75

Under Two Flags
1936-04-30

Thunder on the Hill

6.379

Thunder on the Hill
1951-10-17

6.786

Skylark
1941-11-21

Three Came Home

6.654

Three Came Home
1950-02-20

Family Honeymoon

6.25

Family Honeymoon
1948-12-06

The Hole in the Wall

5.389

The Hole in the Wall
1929-04-27

6.4

Private Worlds
1935-04-19

The Bride Comes Home

5.143

The Bride Comes Home
1935-12-25

So Proudly We Hail

5.865

So Proudly We Hail
1943-09-09

6.313

Arise, My Love
1940-11-08

6.2

Guest Wife
1945-07-27

I Met Him in Paris

6.1

I Met Him in Paris
1937-05-28

Honor Among Lovers

5.893

Honor Among Lovers
1931-03-21

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'

6.5

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
1999-12-27

6.4

Make Me a Star
1932-07-01

7

Manslaughter
1930-07-22

The Phantom President

6.4

The Phantom President
1932-09-23

Tonight Is Ours

10

Tonight Is Ours
1933-01-21

5.667

Texas Lady
1955-11-23

The Misleading Lady

7

The Misleading Lady
1932-04-15

Practically Yours

7

Practically Yours
1944-12-20

Secrets of a Secretary

6

Secrets of a Secretary
1931-09-05

The Man from Yesterday

5.2

The Man from Yesterday
1932-06-24

The Planter's Wife

6.6

The Planter's Wife
1952-12-04

Young Man of Manhattan

6.25

Young Man of Manhattan
1930-04-19

5.7

Zaza
1939-01-14

6.083

The Big Pond
1930-05-03

4.333

His Woman
1931-11-20

The Secret Heart

6.5

The Secret Heart
1946-12-25

7

Bride for Sale
1949-11-12

For the Love of Mike

7

For the Love of Mike
1927-07-31

8

Blithe Spirit
1956-01-14

Daughters of Destiny

4.6

Daughters of Destiny
1954-01-21

7.5

The Wiser Sex
1932-03-14

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

6.5

The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935-11-04

That's Entertainment! III

7

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

Breakdowns of 1938

5.75

Breakdowns of 1938
1938-12-31

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

6.5

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940-07-31

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

6

Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940-05-29

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942-10-05

Complicated Women

6.917

Complicated Women
2003-05-06

Hollywood Goes to Town

7

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938-07-07

The House That Shadows Built

8.5

The House That Shadows Built
1931-07-08

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

5.071

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997-11-01

9

The Comedian
1957-02-14

One Coat of White

0

One Coat of White
1957-02-21

Mysterious Mr. Parkes

10

Mysterious Mr. Parkes
1930-08-30

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934-04-26

10

Marilyn Monroe
1986-01-01

The Colgate Comedy Hour

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

Robert Montgomery Presents

6

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950-01-30

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

The Steve Allen Show

6.167

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

The Jack Benny Program

7.824

The Jack Benny Program
1950-10-28

6.5

Telephone Time
1956-04-08

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

5

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987-02-08

7.625

Playhouse 90
1956-10-04

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

3.833

Climax!
1954-10-07

The Steve Allen Show

6.167

The Steve Allen Show
1956-06-24

What's My Line?

7.034

What's My Line?
1950-02-02

6.222

Suspicion
1957-09-30