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.

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It Happened One Night

Ellie Andrews

Película 1934

The Smiling Lieutenant

Franzi

Película 1931

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Nicole De Loiselle

Película 1938

No Time for Love

Katherine Grant

Película 1943

Without Reservations

Kit Madden

Película 1946

I Cover the Waterfront

Julie Kirk

Película 1933

Parrish

Ellen McLean

Película 1961

Tovarich

Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov

Película 1937

Four Frightened People

Judy Jones

Película 1934

Tomorrow Is Forever

Elizabeth Hamilton

Película 1946

The Lady Lies

Joyce Roamer

Película 1929

Imitation of Life

Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman

Película 1934

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Mrs. de Montespan

Película 1954

She Married Her Boss

Julia Scott

Película 1935

The Sign of the Cross

Empress Poppaea

Película 1932

Three-Cornered Moon

Elizabeth Rimplegar

Película 1933

The Secret Fury

Ellen Ewing

Película 1950

Under Two Flags

Cigarette

Película 1936

Maid of Salem

Barbara Clarke

Película 1937

Remember the Day

Nora Trinell

Película 1941

Three Came Home

Agnes Newton Keith

Película 1950

Family Honeymoon

Katie Armstrong Jordan

Película 1948

The Hole in the Wall

Jean Oliver

Película 1929

Private Worlds

Dr. Jane Everest

Película 1935

The Bride Comes Home

Jeannette Desmereau

Película 1935

Honor Among Lovers

Julia Traynor

Película 1931

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

Self (archive footage)

Película 1999

Make Me a Star

Claudette Colbert (uncredited)

Película 1932

Manslaughter

Lydia Thorne

Película 1930

The Phantom President

Felicia Hammond

Película 1932

Tonight Is Ours

Princess Nadya

Película 1933

The Misleading Lady

Helen Steele

Película 1932

The Man from Yesterday

Sylvia Suffolk

Película 1932

Secrets of a Secretary

Helen Blake

Película 1931

The Planter's Wife

Liz Frazer

Película 1952

Young Man of Manhattan

Ann Vaughn

Película 1930

Zaza

Zaza

Película 1938

The Big Pond

Barbara Billings

Película 1930

His Woman

Sally Clark

Película 1931

Bride for Sale

Nora Shelley

Película 1949

For the Love of Mike

Mary

Película 1927

Blithe Spirit

Ruth Condomine

Película 1956

Daughters of Destiny

Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")

Película 1954

The Wiser Sex

Margaret Hughes

Película 1932

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

Self

Película 1935

Breakdowns of 1938

Tatiana (archive footage) (uncredited)

Película 1938

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Self (archive footage)

Película 1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Self

Película 1940

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Herself

Película 1942

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

Película 2003

Hollywood Goes to Town

Self

Película 1938

The House That Shadows Built

(archive footage)

Película 1931

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

Self (archive footage)

Película 1997

Series de TV no disponible desde Claudette Colbert

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

Tv 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Tv 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Lucy Bradford

Tv 1956

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Guest

Tv 1956

The Jack Benny Program

Claudette Colbert

Tv 1950

Telephone Time

Tv 1956

The Oscars

Self

Tv 1953

Letter to Loretta

Self - Guest Host

Tv 1953

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self

Tv 1978

Playhouse 90

Tv 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Beth Brayden

Tv 1956

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Party Host

Tv 1956

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

Tv 1950