Claire Du Brey
Known for Acting · 182 credits
- Born
- 1892-08-30
- Died
- 1993-08-01
- Place of birth
- Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
- Also known as
- Claire DuBrey · Claire DuBray · Claire Dubray · Claire Dubrey · Claire du Brey · Clara Violet Dubrey
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubrey, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films between 1916 and 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey.
Du Brey's screen career began with Universal Studios and she played at one time or another with almost all the larger companies. More notable films in which she appeared were Anything Once (1917), Social Briars (1918), The Devil's Trail (1919), What Every Woman Wants (1919) and Dangerous Hours (1919). Other films include The Wishing Ring Man, The Spite Bride, The World Aflame, and The Walk Offs. Her career declined with the sound era and she later played mostly small roles.
Du Brey was proficient in athletics, excelling in swimming, riding, golfing, tennis and motoring. She was five feet seven inches high, weighed 130 pounds and had auburn hair and brown eyes, and took a lively interest in horticulture.
Known For
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mrs. Miggs
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
as Martha - Kartina's Secretary
Cinderella
1950
as (credit only) (voice)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Madame Odin
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Customer (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Temple Spectator (uncredited)
TV Shows (3)
Movies (179)
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
as Martha - Kartina's Secretary
Cinderella
1950
as (credit only) (voice)
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Customer (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Temple Spectator (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Lust for Life
1956
as Housekeeper
Now, Voyager
1942
as Hilda (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Spinster (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Topper
1937
as Sales Clerk (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Wahtonka
Jesse James
1939
as Mrs. Bob Ford
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
as Señora Salcedo
Juarez
1939
as Woman (uncredited)
Modern Husbands
1919
as Myrtle Cosgrove
Virginia City
1940
as Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
1940
as Nurse (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Nurse Rafferty (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin
1932
as Mother at the Louvre (uncredited)
Hot Rod Gang
1958
as Agatha, the maid
Ponjola
1923
as Luchia Luff
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
Border Raiders
1918
as Cleo Dade
The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Second Lady in Michel's
Dragon Seed
1944
as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
Glass Houses
1922
as Mrs. Vicky
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Nurse at Sammy's Birth
A Song to Remember
1945
as Madame Mercier (uncredited)
Pay Me!
1917
as Nita
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Ship Passenger
The Ordeal
1922
as Elise
Coast Guard
1939
as First Nurse (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
1924
as Siren
Peggy
1916
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Mrs. Hackett (uncredited)
The Rescue
1917
as Henriette
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Miss Blodgett
Cloak and Dagger
1946
Infatuation
1925
as Pasha's Wife
Night Flight
1933
as Santiago Nurse (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Landlady
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Mrs. Grimsby
Four Wives
1939
as Nurse Telling Crowley It's a Girl (uncredited)
Renegades
1930
as Eleanore's Maid (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Spectator (uncredited)
Hotel for Women
1939
Ramona
1936
as Marda
Madame Spy
1918
as Baroness Von Hulda
Brigham Young
1940
as Emma Smith
Never Say Die
1939
as Hotel Guest
Viva Villa!
1934
as Banquet Guest with Tiara Next to Sierra
The Magnificent Dope
1942
as Peter's Secretary
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Mrs. Kelsey
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Convict (uncredited)
Escort West
1959
as Mrs. Kate Fenniman
Frontier Gun
1958
as Bess Loveman
Civilization
1916
Ivy
1947
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Jane Eyre
1934
as Bertha Rochester
Blind Date
1934
as Head Saleswoman
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933
as Mrs. Edith Crawford
Rise and Shine
1941
as Miss Pinkham
Prosperity
1932
as Bank Depositor Spreading Rumor (uncredited)
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Nurse
Anything Once
1917
as Señorita Paprika
The Lady Escapes
1937
as Woman in theater (uncredited)
South of the Border
1939
as Dueña
Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Gym Teacher
That Certain Age
1938
as Horsewoman
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Nurse
Man Of The People
1937
as Mrs. Sagon (uncredited)
A Man And His Money
1919
as Varda Ropers
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Men with Wings
1938
as Edith
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Mathilde Coulvet
Triumph
1917
as Lillian Du Pon
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
as Laura - Harrison's Servant
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Secretary
Everybody's Baby
1939
as Nurse Cordell
Oh, What a Night!
1944
as Petrie
This Side of Heaven
1934
as Miss Blair - Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Sarah Walters
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Claybourne's Secretary
Swanee River
1939
as Woman in Cafe
One Wild Night
1938
as Miss Thomas (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
1939
as Miss Arnold (uncredited)
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
as Housekeeper
Vagabond Lady
1935
as R.D.'s Secretary (uncredited)
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948
as Housekeeper
High School
1940
as Miss Huggins
The Wrong Road
1937
as Matron (uncredited)
Politics
1931
as Rally Leader
Dangerous Hours
1919
as Sophia Guerni
Don Ricardo Returns
1946
as Mama Teresa
No Place for a Lady
1943
as Apartment House Manager
Mountain Justice
1937
as Woman with Baby
Among the Missing
1934
as Mrs. Alvin Abbott
Private Nurse
1941
as Flower Shop Manager
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Mrs. Thurber
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Miss Farrell
Two Sisters
1929
as Rose
Bells of Capistrano
1942
as Melinda (Ma) McCracken
French Leave
1948
as Mom LaFarge
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Aunt Clara
Miracle Money
1938
as Dr. Jones' Nurse Hazel
Only a Shop Girl
1922
as Mrs. Watkins
Perils of the Secret Service
1917
as Princess Seraphina (Episode #2)
Life's Twist
1920
as Mrs. Helen Sutton
Modern Love
1918
as Myrtle Harris
Out of the Storm
1948
as Mrs. Smith
For the Love o' Lil
1930
as Mrs. Gardner
Follow the Girl
1917
as Donna
Lights of Old Santa Fe
1944
as Rosie McGurk
Made on Broadway
1933
as Miss Squires - Jeff's Secretary
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
as Fake Nurse (uncredited)
Within the Law
1939
as Prison Librarian
The Hole in the Wall
1921
as Cora Thompson
Social Briars
1918
as Helen Manning
About Claire Du Brey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Claire Du Brey (born Clara Violet Dubrey, August 31, 1892 – August 1, 1993) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 200 films between 1916 and 1959. Her name is sometimes rendered as Claire Du Bray or as Claire Dubrey. Du Brey's screen career began with Universal Studios and she played at one time or another with almost all the larger companies. More notable films in which she appeared were Anything Once (1917), Social Briars (1918), The Devil's Trail (1919), What Every Woman Wants (1919) and Da… With 182 credits spanning from 1916 to 1959, Claire Du Brey has appeared in 179 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Claire Du Brey Movies
- The Baroness and the Butler (1938) — as Martha - Kartina's Secretary
- Cinderella (1950) — as (credit only) (voice)
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — as Customer (uncredited)
- Samson and Delilah (1949) — as Temple Spectator (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
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