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.
Born: September 13, 1903 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Died: July 30, 1996 (Age 92)
Streaming Sources for all Claudette Colbert Movies & TV ShowsTitle | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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Movie | Actress | Ann Vaughn | 1930 | |
Movie | Actress | Alison Courtland | 1948 | |
Movie | Actress | Joyce Roamer | 1929 | |
Movie | Actress | Liz Frazer | 1952 | |
Movie | Actress | Miriam Halsworth | 1951 | |
Movie | Actress | Dr. Jane Everest | 1935 | |
Movie | Actress | Kit Madden | 1946 | |
Movie | Actress | Julie Kirk | 1933 | |
Movie | Actress | Agnes Newton Keith | 1950 | |
Movie | Actress | Jean Oliver | 1929 | |
Movie | Actress | Katie Armstrong Jordan | 1948 | |
Movie | Actress | Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth") | 1954 | |
Movie | Actress | Nicole De Loiselle | 1938 | |
Movie | Actress | Julia Traynor | 1931 | |
Movie | Actress | Katherine Grant | 1943 | |
Movie | Actress | (archive footage) | 1965 | |
Movie | Actress | Betsy Bartlett | 1940 | |
Movie | Actress | Mary Price | 1945 | |
Movie | Actress | Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers | 1942 | |
Movie | Actress | Lana (Magdelana) | 1939 | |
Movie | Actress | Lydia Kenyon | 1941 | |
Movie | Actress | Kay Denham | 1937 | |
Movie | Actress | Barbara Billings | 1930 | |
Movie | Actress | Lydia Thorne | 1930 | |
Movie | Actress | Nora Trinell | 1941 | |
Movie | Actress | Helen Blake | 1931 | |
Movie | Actress | Felicia Hammond | 1932 | |
Movie | Actress | Princess Nadya | 1933 | |
Movie | Actress | Claudette Colbert (uncredited) | 1932 | |
Movie | Actress | Cigarette | 1936 | |
Movie | Actress | Eve Peabody | 1939 | |
Movie | Actress | Betty MacDonald | 1947 | |
Movie | Actress | Mrs. Anne Hilton | 1944 | |
Movie | Actress | Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov | 1937 | |
Movie | Actress | Judy Jones | 1934 | |
Movie | Actress | Cleopatra | 1934 | |
Movie | Actress | Elizabeth Hamilton | 1946 | |
Movie | Actress | Edwina Corday | 1939 | |
Movie | Actress | Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman | 1934 | |
Movie | Actress | Julia Scott | 1935 | |
Movie | Actress | Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton | 1933 | |
Movie | Actress | Marilyn David | 1935 | |
Movie | Actress | Elizabeth Rimplegar | 1933 | |
Movie | Actress | Ellen Ewing | 1950 | |
Movie | Actress | Barbara Clarke | 1937 | |
Movie | Actress | Jeannette Desmereau | 1935 | |
Movie | Actress | Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson | 1943 | |
Movie | Actress | Augusta Nash | 1940 | |
Movie | Actress | Helen Steele | 1932 | |
Movie | Actress | Prudence Webb | 1955 | |
Movie | Actress | Sylvia Suffolk | 1932 | |
Movie | Actress | Zaza | 1938 | |
Movie | Actress | Sister Mary Bonaventure | 1951 | |
Movie | Actress | Margaret Hughes | 1932 | |
Movie | Actress | Ellie Andrews | 1934 | |
Movie | Actress | Franzi | 1931 | |
Movie | Actress | Ellen McLean | 1961 | |
Movie | Actress | Peggy Martin | 1944 | |
Movie | Actress | Lee Addams | 1946 | |
Movie | Actress | Nora Shelley | 1949 | |
Movie | Actress | Mary | 1927 | |
Movie | Actress | Empress Poppaea | 1932 | |
Movie | Actress | Sally Clark | 1931 | |
Movie | Actress | Self (archive footage) | 1997 | |
Movie | Actress | Mme de Montespan | 1954 | |
Movie | Actress | (archive footage) | 1931 | |
Movie | Actress | (archive footage) | 1994 | |
Movie | Actress | Self (archive footage) | 1999 | |
TV Show | Actress | Self 1 Episode | 1950-1955 | |
TV Show | Actress | Self - Guest Host 1 Episode | 1953-1961 | |
TV Show | Actress | Edith Miller 2 Episodes | 1953-1962 | |
TV Show | Actress | Beth Brayden 1 Episode | 1956-1961 | |
TV Show | Actress | Self - Party Host 1 Episode | 1956-1960 | |
TV Show | Actress | 1 Episode | 1950-1957 | |
TV Show | Actress | Sister Cecilia 1 Episode | 1954-1958 | |
TV Show | Actress | 1 Episode | 1956-1958 | |
TV Show | Actress | Self - Mystery Guest 2 Episodes | 1950-1967 | |
TV Show | Actress | Edith Miller 1 Episode | 1957-1958 | |
TV Show | Actress | Claudette Colbert 1 Episode | 1950-1965 | |
TV Show | Actress | 1 Episode | 1956-1961 | |
TV Show | Actress | Self (archive footage) 2 Episodes | 1948-1971 | |
TV Show | Actress | Self - Guest 2 Episodes | 1956-1960 | |
TV Show | Actress | Lucy Bradford 1 Episode | 1956-1961 | |
TV Show | Actress | 1 Episode | 1954-1958 | |
TV Show | Actress | Dr. Jane Everest 1 Episode | 1954-1958 | |
TV Show | Actress | Self 1 Episode | 1953 | |
Short Film | Actress | Self | 1938 | |
Short Film | Actress | Self | 1940 | |
Short Film | Actress | Self | 1935 | |
Short Film | Actress | Tatiana (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1938 | |
Short Film | Actress | Self (archive footage) | 1940 | |
Movie | Actress | Self (archive footage) | 2003 | |
Movie | Actress | Ruth Condomine | 1956 | |
Limited Series | Actress | Alice Grenville 2 Episodes | 1987-1987 | |
TV Special | Actress | Self 1 Episode | 2012 | |
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