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 Capras 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.
Ellie Andrews
Película 1934
Franzi
Película 1931
Nicole De Loiselle
Película 1938
Katherine Grant
Película 1943
Kit Madden
Película 1946
Julie Kirk
Película 1933
Ellen McLean
Película 1961
Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov
Película 1937
Judy Jones
Película 1934
Elizabeth Hamilton
Película 1946
Joyce Roamer
Película 1929
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Película 1934
Mrs. de Montespan
Película 1954
Julia Scott
Película 1935
Empress Poppaea
Película 1932
Elizabeth Rimplegar
Película 1933
Ellen Ewing
Película 1950
Cigarette
Película 1936
Barbara Clarke
Película 1937
Nora Trinell
Película 1941
Agnes Newton Keith
Película 1950
Katie Armstrong Jordan
Película 1948
Jean Oliver
Película 1929
Dr. Jane Everest
Película 1935
Jeannette Desmereau
Película 1935
Julia Traynor
Película 1931
Self (archive footage)
Película 1999
Claudette Colbert (uncredited)
Película 1932
Lydia Thorne
Película 1930
Felicia Hammond
Película 1932
Princess Nadya
Película 1933
Helen Steele
Película 1932
Sylvia Suffolk
Película 1932
Helen Blake
Película 1931
Liz Frazer
Película 1952
Ann Vaughn
Película 1930
Zaza
Película 1938
Barbara Billings
Película 1930
Sally Clark
Película 1931
Nora Shelley
Película 1949
Mary
Película 1927
Ruth Condomine
Película 1956
Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")
Película 1954
Margaret Hughes
Película 1932
Self
Película 1935
Tatiana (archive footage) (uncredited)
Película 1938
Self (archive footage)
Película 1940
Self
Película 1940
Herself
Película 1942
Self (archive footage)
Película 2003
Self
Película 1938
(archive footage)
Película 1931
Self (archive footage)
Película 1997
Self
Tv 1950
Tv 1950
Lucy Bradford
Tv 1956
Self - Guest
Tv 1956
Claudette Colbert
Tv 1950
Tv 1956
Self
Tv 1953
Self - Guest Host
Tv 1953
Self
Tv 1978
Tv 1956
Beth Brayden
Tv 1956
Self - Party Host
Tv 1956
Self - Mystery Guest
Tv 1950