Claudette Colbert biography
Claudette Colbert was an American actress, born on 13 September 1903 in Saint-Mandé, who died on 30 July 1996.
Claudette Colbert's screen career began in 1927 with For the Love of Mike, playing Mary.
Claudette Colbert appeared in 78 films and 17 television or streaming titles between 1927 and 1987.
Honours include Donostia Award, Academy Award for Best Actress and Kennedy Center Honors.
- Also known as
- Émilie "Lily" Chauchoin, Lily Chauchoin
- Born
- 13 September 1903
- Died
- 30 July 1996 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Saint-Mandé
- Work
- Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1923 to 1987
- Awards
- Donostia Award
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress , Series, Miniseries or Television Film
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Claudette Colbert filmography
78 films and 17 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | The Love Goddesses | |||
| 1963 | Hollywood Without Make-Up | English | ||
| 1961 | Parrish | Ellen McLean | ||
| 1955 | Texas Lady | Prudence Webb | ||
| 1954 | Royal Affairs in Versailles | French | ||
| 1954 | Destinées | English | ||
| 1954 | Royal Affairs in Versailles (aka Si Versailles m'était conté) | Madame de Montespan | ||
| 1954 | Daughters of Destiny (aka Love, Soldiers and Women / Destinées) | Elizabeth Whitefield | ||
| 1952 | The Planter's Wife | English | ||
| 1952 | The Planter's Wife (aka Outpost in Malaya) | Liz Frazer | ||
| 1951 | Thunder on the Hill | Sister Mary Bonaventure | ||
| 1951 | Let's Make It Legal | Miriam Halsworth | ||
| 1950 | Three Came Home | Agnes Newton Keith | ||
| 1950 | The Secret Fury | Ellen R. Ewing | ||
| 1949 | Bride for Sale | Nora Shelley | ||
| 1949 | Family Honeymoon | Katie Armstrong Jordan | ||
| 1948 | Sleep, My Love | Alison Courtland | ||
| 1947 | The Egg and I | Betty MacDonald | ||
| 1946 | Without Reservations | Christopher Kit Madden | ||
| 1946 | Tomorrow Is Forever | Elizabeth Hamilton | ||
| 1946 | The Secret Heart | Leola 'Lee' Addams | ||
| 1945 | Guest Wife | Mary Price | ||
| 1944 | Since You Went Away | Mrs. Anne Hilton | ||
| 1944 | Practically Yours | Peggy Martin | ||
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail! | Lt. Janet Davy Davidson |
Show all 78 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | No Time for Love | Katherine Grant | ||
| 1942 | The Palm Beach Story | Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers | ||
| 1942 | Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 | |||
| 1941 | Skylark | Lydia Kenyon | ||
| 1941 | Remember the Day | Nora Trinell | ||
| 1940 | Boom Town | Betsy Bartlett | ||
| 1940 | Arise, My Love | Augusta | ||
| 1939 | Midnight | Eve Peabody | ||
| 1939 | Land of Liberty | English | ||
| 1939 | It's a Wonderful World | Edwina Corday | ||
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Lana Martin | ||
| 1938 | Zaza | Zaza | ||
| 1938 | Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | Nicole de Loiselle | ||
| 1938 | Breakdowns of 1938 | Outtakes from several films, including Tovarich (1937). | ||
| 1937 | Tovarich | Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov | ||
| 1937 | Maid of Salem | Barbara Clarke | ||
| 1937 | I Met Him in Paris | Kay Denham | ||
| 1936 | Under Two Flags | Cigarette | ||
| 1935 | The Gilded Lily | Marilyn David | ||
| 1935 | The Fashion Side of Hollywood | A behind-the-scenes short | ||
| 1935 | The Bride Comes Home | Jeannette Desmereau | ||
| 1935 | She Married Her Boss | Julia Scott | ||
| 1935 | Private Worlds | Dr. Jane Everest | ||
| 1934 | It Happened One Night | Ellie Andrews | ||
| 1934 | Imitation of Life | Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman | ||
| 1934 | Four Frightened People | Judy Jones | ||
| 1934 | Cleopatra | Cleopatra | ||
| 1934 | The Hollywood You Never See | A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Cleopatra | ||
| 1933 | Torch Singer | Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton | ||
| 1933 | Tonight Is Ours | Princess/Queen Nadya | ||
| 1933 | Three-Cornered Moon | Elizabeth Rimplegar | ||
| 1933 | I Cover the Waterfront | Julie Kirk | ||
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. 9 | Preserved at UCLA Film and Television Archive | ||
| 1932 | The Wiser Sex | Margaret Hughes (aka Ruby Kennedy) | ||
| 1932 | The Sign of the Cross | Empress Poppaea | ||
| 1932 | The Phantom President | Felicia Hammond | ||
| 1932 | The Misleading Lady | Helen Steele | ||
| 1932 | The Man from Yesterday | Sylvia Suffolk | ||
| 1932 | Make Me a Star | Unbilled cameo appearance. Paramount Publix Corp. | ||
| 1931 | The Smiling Lieutenant | Franzi | ||
| 1931 | Secrets of a Secretary | Helen Blake | ||
| 1931 | Honor Among Lovers | Julia Traynor | ||
| 1931 | His Woman | Sally Clark | ||
| 1930 | Young Man of Manhattan | Ann Vaughn | ||
| 1930 | The Big Pond | English | ||
| 1930 | Mysterious Mr. Parkes | French | ||
| 1930 | Manslaughter | Lydia Thorne | ||
| 1930 | La grande mare | |||
| 1930 | The Big Pond (aka La Grande Mare) | Barbara Billings | ||
| 1930 | Mysterious Mr. Parkes (aka L'Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes) | Lucy Stavrin | ||
| 1929 | The Lady Lies | Joyce Roamer | ||
| 1929 | The Hole in the Wall | Jean Oliver | ||
| 1927 | For the Love of Mike | Mary |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | Alice Grenville | ||
| 1963 | The Outer limits | ABC, "The Galaxy Being" | ||
| 1959 | The Bells of St. Mary's | Sister Benedict | TV movie | |
| 1959 | Woman! | Host | documentary | |
| 1958 | General Electric Theater | Edith Miller | The Last Town Car, Part 1 The Last Town Car, Part 2 | |
| 1958 | Colgate Theatre | Elizabeth Harper | "The Claudette Colbert Show" (aka "Welcome to Washington"） | |
| 1957 | Zane Grey Theatre | Lucy Horncuff / Beth Brayden | "Blood in the Dust" "So Young the Savage Land" | |
| 1957 | Telephone Time | Mary Roberts Rinehart | "Novel appeal" | |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 | The Emcee / Betsy Gregg | "The Comedian" "One Coast of White" | |
| 1957 | General Motors 50th Anniversary Show | Mrs. Collier | ||
| 1956 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Unknown | "After All These Years" | |
| 1956 | Ford Star Jubilee | Ruth Condomine | "Blithe Spirit" | |
| 1955 | The Ford Television Theatre | Lorna Gilbert / Elizabeth Hopkins | "Magic Formula" "While We're Young" | |
| 1955 | Climax! | Dr. Jane Everest / Sister Cecilia | "Private Worlds" "The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia" | |
| 1954 | The Best of Broadway | Julie Cavendish / Actress | "The Royal Family" "The Guardsman" | |
| 1950 | "Hallmark Playhouse" | |||
| 1947 | "This Is Hollywood" |