Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert was born in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France on September 13, 1903 and was brought to the United States as a child three years later. Born Emilie 'Lily' Claudette Chauchoin, she went to high school in New York. She was 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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1903-09-13
Place of Birth: Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Also Known As: Emilie Claudette Chauchoin, Клодетт Кольбер

Movies List of Claudette Colbert

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It Happened One Night

1934 Movie
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Let's Make It Legal

1951 Movie
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Midnight

1939 Movie
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No Time for Love

1943 Movie
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The Palm Beach Story

1942 Movie
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Without Reservations

1946 Movie
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Parrish

1961 Movie
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The Egg and I

1947 Movie
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Since You Went Away

1944 Movie
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Tovarich

1937 Movie
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Cleopatra

1934 Movie
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Tomorrow Is Forever

1946 Movie
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The Lady Lies

1929 Movie
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Imitation of Life

1934 Movie
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She Married Her Boss

1935 Movie
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The Sign of the Cross

1932 Movie
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Torch Singer

1933 Movie
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Three-Cornered Moon

1933 Movie
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The Gilded Lily

1935 Movie
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The Secret Fury

1950 Movie
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Sleep, My Love

1948 Movie
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Boom Town

1940 Movie
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Under Two Flags

1936 Movie
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Maid of Salem

1937 Movie
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Remember the Day

1941 Movie
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Thunder on the Hill

1951 Movie
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Skylark

1941 Movie
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Three Came Home

1950 Movie
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Family Honeymoon

1948 Movie
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The Hole in the Wall

1929 Movie
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Private Worlds

1935 Movie
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The Bride Comes Home

1935 Movie
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So Proudly We Hail

1943 Movie
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Arise, My Love

1940 Movie
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Guest Wife

1945 Movie
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I Met Him in Paris

1937 Movie
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Honor Among Lovers

1931 Movie
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Make Me a Star

1932 Movie
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Manslaughter

1930 Movie
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The Phantom President

1932 Movie
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Tonight Is Ours

1933 Movie
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Texas Lady

1955 Movie
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The Misleading Lady

1932 Movie
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Practically Yours

1944 Movie
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The Planter's Wife

1952 Movie
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Zaza

1938 Movie
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The Big Pond

1930 Movie
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His Woman

1931 Movie
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The Secret Heart

1946 Movie
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Bride for Sale

1949 Movie
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For the Love of Mike

1927 Movie
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Blithe Spirit

1956 Movie
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Daughters of Destiny

1954 Movie
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The Wiser Sex

1932 Movie
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Breakdowns of 1938

1938 Movie
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Complicated Women

2003 Movie