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Acting
Claudette Colbert
Also known as: Emilie Claudette Chauchoin, Клодетт Кольбер
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 13, 1903
Day of Death
July 30, 1996
Age at Death
92 years old
Place of Birth
Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Popularity Score
0.9
Filmography
Azzedine Alaïa, un couturier français
Self (archive footage)
2022Movie
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
2003Movie
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
Self (archive footage)
2001Movie
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
Self (archive footage)
1999Movie
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
Self (archive footage)
1997Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995Movie
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994Movie
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Alice Grenville
1987TV
Marilyn Monroe
archive footage
1986Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978TV
Parrish
Ellen McLean
1961Movie
The Comedian
Self (intro)
1957Movie
One Coat of White
Betsy Gregg
1957Movie
Suspicion
Edith Miller
1957TV
Blithe Spirit
Ruth Condomine
1956Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lucy Bradford
1956TV
The Steve Allen Show
Self
1956TV
Telephone Time
1956TV
Playhouse 90
1956TV
Texas Lady
Prudence Webb
1955Movie
Daughters of Destiny
Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")
1954Movie
Climax!
1954TV
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Mrs. de Montespan
1953Movie
General Electric Theater
Edith Miller
1953TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
Letter to Loretta
Self - Guest Host
1953TV
The Planter's Wife
Liz Frazer
1952Movie
Let's Make It Legal
Miriam Halsworth
1951Movie
Thunder on the Hill
Sister Mary Bonaventure
1951Movie
The Secret Fury
Ellen Ewing
1950Movie
Three Came Home
Agnes Newton Keith
1950Movie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950TV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
The Jack Benny Program
Claudette Colbert
1950TV
What's My Line?
Self
1950TV
Bride for Sale
Nora Shelley
1949Movie
Sleep, My Love
Alison Courtland
1948Movie
Family Honeymoon
Katie Armstrong Jordan
1948Movie
The Egg and I
Betty MacDonald
1947Movie
Without Reservations
Kit Madden
1946Movie
Tomorrow Is Forever
Elizabeth Hamilton
1946Movie
The Secret Heart
Lee Addams
1946Movie
Guest Wife
Mary Price
1945Movie
Since You Went Away
Anne Hilton
1944Movie
Practically Yours
Peggy Martin
1944Movie
No Time for Love
Katherine Grant
1943Movie
So Proudly We Hail
Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson
1943Movie
The Palm Beach Story
Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
1942Movie
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
Herself
1942Movie
Remember the Day
Nora Trinell
1941Movie
Skylark
Lydia Kenyon
1941Movie
Boom Town
Betsy Bartlett
1940Movie
Arise, My Love
Augusta Nash
1940Movie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1940Movie
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940Movie
Midnight
Eve Peabody
1939Movie
It's a Wonderful World
Edwina Corday
1939Movie
Drums Along the Mohawk
Lana (Magdelana)
1939Movie
Zaza
Zaza
1939Movie
Bluebeard's 8th Wife
Nicole De Loiselle
1938Movie
Breakdowns of 1938
Tatiana (archive footage) (uncredited)
1938Movie
Hollywood Goes to Town
Self
1938Movie
Tovarich
Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov
1937Movie
Maid of Salem
Barbara Clarke
1937Movie
I Met Him in Paris
Kay Denham
1937Movie
Under Two Flags
Cigarette
1936Movie
She Married Her Boss
Julia Scott
1935Movie
The Gilded Lily
Marilyn David
1935Movie
Private Worlds
Dr. Jane Everest
1935Movie
The Bride Comes Home
Jeannette Desmereau
1935Movie
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
Self
1935Movie
It Happened One Night
Ellie Andrews
1934Movie
Four Frightened People
Judy Jones
1934Movie
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1934Movie
Imitation of Life
Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
1934Movie
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
1934Movie
I Cover the Waterfront
Julie Kirk
1933Movie
Torch Singer
Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton
1933Movie
Three Cornered Moon
Elizabeth Rimplegar
1933Movie
Tonight Is Ours
Princess Nadya
1933Movie
The Sign of the Cross
Empress Poppaea
1932Movie
Make Me a Star
Claudette Colbert (uncredited)
1932Movie
The Phantom President
Felicia Hammond
1932Movie
The Misleading Lady
Helen Steele
1932Movie
The Man from Yesterday
Sylvia Suffolk
1932Movie
The Wiser Sex
Margaret Hughes
1932Movie
The Smiling Lieutenant
Franzi
1931Movie
Honor Among Lovers
Julia Traynor
1931Movie
Secrets of a Secretary
Helen Blake
1931Movie
His Woman
Sally Clark
1931Movie
The House That Shadows Built
(archive footage)
1931Movie
Manslaughter
Lydia Thorne
1930Movie
Young Man of Manhattan
Ann Vaughn
1930Movie
The Big Pond
Barbara Billings
1930Movie
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
Lucy Stavrin
1930Movie
The Lady Lies
Joyce Roamer
1929Movie
The Hole in the Wall
Jean Oliver
1929Movie
For the Love of Mike
Mary
1927Movie