Claudette Colbert
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.
Fotos
Películas (84)
Azzedine Alaïa, un couturier français
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night'
1999 · Self (archive footage)
The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
1997 · Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn Monroe
1986 · archive footage
Parrish
1961 · Ellen McLean
One Coat of White
1957 · Betsy Gregg
The Comedian
1957 · Self (intro)
Blithe Spirit
1956 · Ruth Condomine
Texas Lady
1955 · Prudence Webb
Daughters of Destiny
1954 · Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953 · Mrs. de Montespan
The Planter's Wife
1952 · Liz Frazer
Let's Make It Legal
1951 · Miriam Halsworth
Thunder on the Hill
1951 · Sister Mary Bonaventure
The Secret Fury
1950 · Ellen Ewing
Three Came Home
1950 · Agnes Newton Keith
Bride for Sale
1949 · Nora Shelley
Family Honeymoon
1948 · Katie Armstrong Jordan
Sleep, My Love
1948 · Alison Courtland
The Egg and I
1947 · Betty MacDonald
The Secret Heart
1946 · Lee Addams
Without Reservations
1946 · Kit Madden
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946 · Elizabeth Hamilton
Guest Wife
1945 · Mary Price
Practically Yours
1944 · Peggy Martin
Since You Went Away
1944 · Anne Hilton
So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson
No Time for Love
1943 · Katherine Grant
Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6
1942 · Self
The Palm Beach Story
1942 · Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
Remember the Day
1941 · Nora Trinell
Skylark
1941 · Lydia Kenyon
Arise, My Love
1940 · Augusta Nash
Boom Town
1940 · Betsy Bartlett
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940 · Self
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Lana (Magdelana)
It's a Wonderful World
1939 · Edwina Corday
Midnight
1939 · Eve Peabody
Zaza
1939 · Zaza
Breakdowns of 1938
1938 · Tatiana (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938 · Self
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
1938 · Nicole De Loiselle
Tovarich
1937 · Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov
I Met Him in Paris
1937 · Kay Denham
Maid of Salem
1937 · Barbara Clarke
Under Two Flags
1936 · Cigarette
The Bride Comes Home
1935 · Jeannette Desmereau
The Fashion Side of Hollywood
1935 · Self - Marilyn David (archive footage)
She Married Her Boss
1935 · Julia Scott
Private Worlds
1935 · Dr. Jane Everest
The Gilded Lily
1935 · Marilyn David
Imitation of Life
1934 · Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
Cleopatra
1934 · Cleopatra
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934 · Self
It Happened One Night
1934 · Ellie Andrews
Four Frightened People
1934 · Judy Jones
Torch Singer
1933 · Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton
Three Cornered Moon
1933 · Elizabeth Rimplegar
I Cover the Waterfront
1933 · Julie Kirk
Tonight Is Ours
1933 · Princess Nadya
The Sign of the Cross
1932 · Empress Poppaea
The Phantom President
1932 · Felicia Hammond
Make Me a Star
1932 · Claudette Colbert (uncredited)
The Man from Yesterday
1932 · Sylvia Suffolk
The Misleading Lady
1932 · Helen Steele
The Wiser Sex
1932 · Margaret Hughes
His Woman
1931 · Sally Clark
Secrets of a Secretary
1931 · Helen Blake
The Smiling Lieutenant
1931 · Franzi
The House That Shadows Built
1931 · (archive footage)
Honor Among Lovers
1931 · Julia Traynor
The Lottery Bride
1930 · Jenny
Mysterious Mr. Parkes
1930 · Lucy Stavrin
Manslaughter
1930 · Lydia Thorne
The Big Pond
1930 · Barbara Billings
Young Man of Manhattan
1930 · Ann Vaughn
The Lady Lies
1929 · Joyce Roamer
The Hole in the Wall
1929 · Jean Oliver
For the Love of Mike
1927 · Mary
Series (15)
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
1987 · Alice Grenville
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
Suspicion
1957 · Edith Miller
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Lucy Bradford, Beth Brayden
Playhouse 90
1956
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self, Self - Party Host
Telephone Time
1956
Climax!
1954 · Dr. Jane Everest, Sister Cecilia
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Self - Guest Host
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Edith Miller
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · Claudette Colbert
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
What's My Line?
1950 · Self
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950