Claudette Colbert
Data de nascimento:
13/09/1903
Local de nascimento:
Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France
Data de falecimento:
30/07/1996
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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Complicated Women (2003)- 6.70 ★Self (archive footage)
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Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: 'It Happened One Night' (1999)- 6.30 ★Self (archive footage)
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender (1997)- 5.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Era uma Vez em Hollywood III (1994)- 6.90 ★(archive footage)
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The Love Goddesses (1965)- 6.30 ★(archive footage)
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No Vale das Grandes Batalhas (1961)- 5.40 ★Ellen McLean
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Blithe Spirit (1956)- 8.00 ★Ruth Condomine
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Texas Lady (1955)- 5.40 ★Prudence Webb
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Se Versalhes Falasse... (1954)- 6.80 ★Mme de Montespan
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Destinées (1954)- 4.00 ★Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")
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The Planter's Wife (1952)- 6.20 ★Liz Frazer
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Joguei Minha Mulher (1951)- 6.30 ★Miriam Halsworth
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Agonia de uma Vida (1951)- 6.40 ★Sister Mary Bonaventure
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Cada Vida... Seu Destino (1950)- 5.30 ★Ellen Ewing
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Feras que Foram Homens (1950)- 6.70 ★Agnes Newton Keith
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Bride for Sale (1949)- 6.00 ★Nora Shelley
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Sonha, Meu Amor (1948)- 6.30 ★Alison Courtland
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Family Honeymoon (1948)- 5.70 ★Katie Armstrong Jordan
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O Ovo e Eu (1947)- 6.90 ★Betty MacDonald
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Romance e Fantasia (1946)- 6.30 ★Kit Madden
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Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)- 6.10 ★Elizabeth Hamilton
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The Secret Heart (1946)- 6.30 ★Lee Addams
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Esposa de Dois Maridos (1945)- 6.20 ★Mary Price
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Desde Que Partiste (1944)- 6.39 ★Mrs. Anne Hilton
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Practically Yours (1944)- 0.00 ★Peggy Martin
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No Time for Love (1943)- 6.70 ★Katherine Grant
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A Legião Branca (1943)- 5.50 ★Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson
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Mulher de Verdade (1942)- 7.01 ★Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
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Hedda Hopper’s Hollywood No. 6 (1942)- 6.00 ★Herself
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Remember the Day (1941)- 6.80 ★Nora Trinell
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Skylark (1941)- 6.80 ★Lydia Kenyon
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Fruto Proibido (1940)- 6.90 ★Betsy Bartlett
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Levanta-te, Meu Amor (1940)- 6.12 ★Augusta Nash
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)- 6.50 ★Self (archive footage)
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Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940)- 5.50 ★Self
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Meia-Noite (1939)- 7.38 ★Eve Peabody
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It's a Wonderful World (1939)- 6.40 ★Edwina Corday
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Ao Rufar dos Tambores (1939)- 6.44 ★Lana (Magdelana)
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A Oitava Esposa de Barba Azul (1938)- 7.00 ★Nicole De Loiselle
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Zaza (1938)- 4.30 ★Zaza
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Breakdowns of 1938 (1938)- 5.00 ★Tatiana (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)- 7.00 ★Self
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Tovarich (1937)- 6.20 ★Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov
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A Donzela de Salém (1937)- 5.90 ★Barbara Clarke
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I Met Him in Paris (1937)- 5.00 ★Kay Denham
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Under Two Flags (1936)- 6.00 ★Cigarette
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She Married Her Boss (1935)- 7.00 ★Julia Scott
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The Gilded Lily (1935)- 6.40 ★Marilyn David
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The Bride Comes Home (1935)- 4.80 ★Jeannette Desmereau
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Mundos Íntimos (1935)- 5.40 ★Dr. Jane Everest
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The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)- 6.00 ★Self
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Aconteceu Naquela Noite (1934)- 7.83 ★Ellie Andrews
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Mulheres e Homens (1934)- 5.90 ★Judy Jones
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Cleópatra (1934)- 5.97 ★Cleopatra
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Imitação da Vida (1934)- 7.00 ★Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
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I Cover the Waterfront (1933)- 5.00 ★Julie Kirk
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Torch Singer (1933)- 5.20 ★Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton
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Three-Cornered Moon (1933)- 5.00 ★Elizabeth Rimplegar
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Tonight Is Ours (1933)- 0.00 ★Princess Nadya
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O Sinal da Cruz (1932)- 6.12 ★Empress Poppaea
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The Phantom President (1932)- 5.00 ★Felicia Hammond
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The Misleading Lady (1932)- 0.00 ★Helen Steele
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The Man from Yesterday (1932)- 4.30 ★Sylvia Suffolk
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Quero Ser Estrela (1932)- 5.50 ★Claudette Colbert (uncredited)
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The Wiser Sex (1932)- 6.00 ★Margaret Hughes
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The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)- 6.87 ★Franzi
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Honor Among Lovers (1931)- 5.90 ★Julia Traynor
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Secrets of a Secretary (1931)- 5.50 ★Helen Blake
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His Woman (1931)- 3.50 ★Sally Clark
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The House That Shadows Built (1931)- 7.00 ★(archive footage)
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Manslaughter (1930)- 5.50 ★Lydia Thorne
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Young Man of Manhattan (1930)- 5.20 ★Ann Vaughn
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Um Romance em Veneza (1930)- 5.90 ★Barbara Billings
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The Lady Lies (1929)- 5.00 ★Joyce Roamer
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The Hole in the Wall (1929)- 4.60 ★Jean Oliver
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For the Love of Mike (1927)- 5.00 ★Mary