About
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...
Known for
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956
Climax!Series • 1954
Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950
The Jack Benny ProgramSeries • 1950
Telephone TimeSeries • 1956
Playhouse 90Series • 1956
SuspicionSeries • 1957
It Happened One NightMovie • 1934
Bluebeard's Eighth WifeMovie • 1938
Tomorrow Is ForeverMovie • 1946
The Palm Beach StoryMovie • 1942
CleopatraMovie • 1934
The Sign of the CrossMovie • 1932
Since You Went AwayMovie • 1944
Drums Along the MohawkMovie • 1939
That's Entertainment! IIIMovie • 1994
The Egg and IMovie • 1947
Boom TownMovie • 1940
No Time for LoveMovie • 1943
Let's Make It LegalMovie • 1951
Sleep, My LoveMovie • 1948
Thunder on the HillMovie • 1951
Royal Affairs in VersaillesMovie • 1953
So Proudly We HailMovie • 1943