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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Complicated Women
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/05/2003
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/12/1999
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/11/1997
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
The Love Goddesses
Character:(Archive Footage)
Release Date:03/03/1965
Parrish
Character:Ellen McLean
Release Date:04/05/1961
One Coat of White
Character:Betsy Gregg
Release Date:21/02/1957
The Comedian
Character:Self (intro)
Release Date:14/02/1957
Blithe Spirit
Character:Ruth Condomine
Release Date:14/01/1956
Texas Lady
Character:Prudence Webb
Release Date:23/11/1955
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Character:Mrs. de Montespan
Release Date:10/02/1954
Daughters of Destiny
Character:Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")
Release Date:21/01/1954
The Planter's Wife
Character:Liz Frazer
Release Date:04/12/1952
Let's Make It Legal
Character:Miriam Halsworth
Release Date:31/10/1951
Thunder on the Hill
Character:Sister Mary Bonaventure
Release Date:17/10/1951
The Secret Fury
Character:Ellen Ewing
Release Date:21/02/1950
Three Came Home
Character:Agnes Newton Keith
Release Date:20/02/1950
Bride for Sale
Character:Nora Shelley
Release Date:12/11/1949
Family Honeymoon
Character:Katie Armstrong Jordan
Release Date:06/12/1948
Sleep, My Love
Character:Alison Courtland
Release Date:18/02/1948
The Egg and I
Character:Betty MacDonald
Release Date:01/05/1947
The Secret Heart
Character:Lee Addams
Release Date:25/12/1946
Without Reservations
Character:Kit Madden
Release Date:13/05/1946
Tomorrow Is Forever
Character:Elizabeth Hamilton
Release Date:20/02/1946
Guest Wife
Character:Mary Price
Release Date:27/07/1945
Practically Yours
Character:Peggy Martin
Release Date:20/12/1944
Since You Went Away
Character:Mrs. Anne Hilton
Release Date:30/06/1944
So Proudly We Hail
Character:Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson
Release Date:09/09/1943
No Time for Love
Character:Katherine Grant
Release Date:09/04/1943
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Character:Herself
Release Date:05/10/1942
The Palm Beach Story
Character:Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
Release Date:28/08/1942
Remember the Day
Character:Nora Trinell
Release Date:25/12/1941
Skylark
Character:Lydia Kenyon
Release Date:21/11/1941
Arise, My Love
Character:Augusta Nash
Release Date:08/11/1940
Boom Town
Character:Betsy Bartlett
Release Date:30/08/1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:31/07/1940
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Character:Self
Release Date:29/05/1940
Drums Along the Mohawk
Character:Lana (Magdelana)
Release Date:10/11/1939
It's a Wonderful World
Character:Edwina Corday
Release Date:19/05/1939
Midnight
Character:Eve Peabody
Release Date:24/03/1939
Breakdowns of 1938
Character:Tatiana (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1938
Zaza
Character:Zaza
Release Date:29/12/1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/1938
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Character:Nicole De Loiselle
Release Date:25/03/1938
Tovarich
Character:Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov
Release Date:25/12/1937
I Met Him in Paris
Character:Kay Denham
Release Date:28/05/1937
Maid of Salem
Character:Barbara Clarke
Release Date:12/02/1937
Under Two Flags
Character:Cigarette
Release Date:30/04/1936
The Bride Comes Home
Character:Jeannette Desmereau
Release Date:25/12/1935
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/1935
She Married Her Boss
Character:Julia Scott
Release Date:19/09/1935
Private Worlds
Character:Dr. Jane Everest
Release Date:19/04/1935
The Gilded Lily
Character:Marilyn David
Release Date:25/01/1935
Imitation of Life
Character:Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Release Date:23/11/1934
Cleopatra
Character:Cleopatra
Release Date:05/10/1934
It Happened One Night
Character:Ellie Andrews
Release Date:22/02/1934
Four Frightened People
Character:Judy Jones
Release Date:26/01/1934
Torch Singer
Character:Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton
Release Date:08/09/1933
Three Cornered Moon
Character:Elizabeth Rimplegar
Release Date:04/08/1933
I Cover the Waterfront
Character:Julie Kirk
Release Date:19/05/1933
Tonight Is Ours
Character:Princess Nadya
Release Date:21/01/1933
The Sign of the Cross
Character:Empress Poppaea
Release Date:25/12/1932
The Phantom President
Character:Felicia Hammond
Release Date:23/09/1932
Make Me a Star
Character:Claudette Colbert (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1932
The Man from Yesterday
Character:Sylvia Suffolk
Release Date:24/06/1932
The Misleading Lady
Character:Helen Steele
Release Date:15/04/1932
The Wiser Sex
Character:Margaret Hughes
Release Date:14/03/1932
His Woman
Character:Sally Clark
Release Date:20/11/1931
Secrets of a Secretary
Character:Helen Blake
Release Date:05/09/1931
The Smiling Lieutenant
Character:Franzi
Release Date:01/08/1931
The House That Shadows Built
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:08/07/1931
Honor Among Lovers
Character:Julia Traynor
Release Date:21/03/1931
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Character:Lucy Stavrin
Release Date:30/08/1930
Manslaughter
Character:Lydia Thorne
Release Date:22/07/1930
The Big Pond
Character:Barbara Billings
Release Date:03/05/1930
Young Man of Manhattan
Character:Ann Vaughn
Release Date:19/04/1930
The Lady Lies
Character:Joyce Roamer
Release Date:21/09/1929
The Hole in the Wall
Character:Jean Oliver
Release Date:27/04/1929
For the Love of Mike
Character:Mary
Release Date:31/07/1927
Television Appearances
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Character:Alice Grenville
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
Suspicion
Character:Edith Miller
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Lucy Bradford
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Beth Brayden
Playhouse 90
Character:
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Party Host
Telephone Time
Character:
Climax!
Character:
Climax!
Character:Dr. Jane Everest
Climax!
Character:Sister Cecilia
Letter to Loretta
Character:Self - Guest Host
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:Edith Miller
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Claudette Colbert
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
Robert Montgomery Presents
Character:
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