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Claudette Colbert‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1903-09-13

Popularity

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Claudette Colbert

Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France

Claudette Colbert

Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1903-09-13

Popularity

star10.1

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night‌
star7.8
calendar 1934

The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant‌
star6.9
calendar 1931

Let's Make It Legal

Let's Make It Legal‌
star6.3
calendar 1951

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife‌
star7.0
calendar 1938

Midnight

Midnight‌
star7.4
calendar 1939

No Time for Love

No Time for Love‌
star6.7
calendar 1943

The Palm Beach Story

The Palm Beach Story‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Without Reservations

Without Reservations‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

I Cover the Waterfront

I Cover the Waterfront‌
star5.1
calendar 1933

Parrish

Parrish‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

The Egg and I

The Egg and I‌
star7.0
calendar 1947

Since You Went Away

Since You Went Away‌
star6.4
calendar 1944

Tovarich

Tovarich‌
star6.2
calendar 1937

Four Frightened People

Four Frightened People‌
star5.9
calendar 1934

Cleopatra

Cleopatra‌
star6.0
calendar 1934

Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever‌
star6.1
calendar 1946

The Lady Lies

The Lady Lies‌
star5.0
calendar 1929

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World‌
star6.4
calendar 1939

Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life‌
star7.0
calendar 1934

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

She Married Her Boss

She Married Her Boss‌
star7.0
calendar 1935

The Sign of the Cross

The Sign of the Cross‌
star6.2
calendar 1932

Torch Singer

Torch Singer‌
star5.2
calendar 1933

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk‌
star6.4
calendar 1939

Three-Cornered Moon

Three-Cornered Moon‌
star5.2
calendar 1933

The Gilded Lily

The Gilded Lily‌
star6.4
calendar 1935

The Secret Fury

The Secret Fury‌
star5.4
calendar 1950

Sleep, My Love

Sleep, My Love‌
star6.4
calendar 1948

Boom Town

Boom Town‌
star6.9
calendar 1940

Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

Maid of Salem

Maid of Salem‌
star5.9
calendar 1937

Remember the Day

Remember the Day‌
star6.6
calendar 1941

Thunder on the Hill

Thunder on the Hill‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Skylark

Skylark‌
star6.8
calendar 1941

Three Came Home

Three Came Home‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

Family Honeymoon

Family Honeymoon‌
star5.7
calendar 1948

The Hole in the Wall

The Hole in the Wall‌
star4.9
calendar 1929

Private Worlds

Private Worlds‌
star5.9
calendar 1935

The Bride Comes Home

The Bride Comes Home‌
star4.8
calendar 1935

So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail‌
star5.5
calendar 1943

Arise, My Love

Arise, My Love‌
star6.1
calendar 1940

Guest Wife

Guest Wife‌
star6.2
calendar 1945

I Met Him in Paris

I Met Him in Paris‌
star5.0
calendar 1937

Honor Among Lovers

Honor Among Lovers‌
star5.7
calendar 1931

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

Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'‌
star6.3
calendar 1999

Make Me a Star

Make Me a Star‌
star5.5
calendar 1932

Manslaughter

Manslaughter‌
star5.5
calendar 1930

The Phantom President

The Phantom President‌
star5.5
calendar 1932

Tonight Is Ours

Tonight Is Ours‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Texas Lady

Texas Lady‌
star5.4
calendar 1955

The Misleading Lady

The Misleading Lady‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Practically Yours

Practically Yours‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

The Man from Yesterday

The Man from Yesterday‌
star4.3
calendar 1932

Secrets of a Secretary

Secrets of a Secretary‌
star5.5
calendar 1931

The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife‌
star6.2
calendar 1952

Young Man of Manhattan

Young Man of Manhattan‌
star5.2
calendar 1930

Zaza

Zaza‌
star4.3
calendar 1938

The Big Pond

The Big Pond‌
star5.8
calendar 1930

His Woman

His Woman‌
star3.5
calendar 1931

The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

Bride for Sale

Bride for Sale‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

For the Love of Mike

For the Love of Mike‌
star5.0
calendar 1927

Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit‌
star8.0
calendar 1956

Daughters of Destiny

Daughters of Destiny‌
star4.0
calendar 1954

The Wiser Sex

The Wiser Sex‌
star6.0
calendar 1932

The Fashion Side of Hollywood

The Fashion Side of Hollywood‌
star6.0
calendar 1935

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

Breakdowns of 1938

Breakdowns of 1938‌
star5.0
calendar 1938

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Hollywood: Style Center of the World

Hollywood: Style Center of the World‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6

Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

Complicated Women

Complicated Women‌
star6.7
calendar 2003

Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town‌
star7.0
calendar 1938

The House That Shadows Built

The House That Shadows Built‌
star7.0
calendar 1931

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender‌
star5.0
calendar 1997

Tv Credits

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

Climax!

Climax!‌
star3.0
calendar 1954

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents‌
star5.2
calendar 1950

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Jack Benny Program

The Jack Benny Program‌
star7.7
calendar 1950

Telephone Time

Telephone Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

The Oscars

The Oscars‌
star7.0
calendar 1953

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors‌
star7.3
calendar 1978

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles‌
star4.3
calendar 1987

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90‌
star7.5
calendar 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Climax!

Climax!‌
star3.0
calendar 1954

Climax!

Climax!‌
star3.0
calendar 1954

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

Suspicion

Suspicion‌
star5.9
calendar 1957