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
Cinderella
1950
as (credit only) (voice)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Madame Odin
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Customer (uncredited)
Where's Raymond?
1953
as Angela
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
TV Shows (3)
Movies (179)
Cinderella
1950
as (credit only) (voice)
The Shop Around the Corner
1940
as Customer (uncredited)
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Spinster (uncredited)
The Baroness and the Butler
1938
as Martha - Kartina's Secretary
Brigham Young
1940
as Emma Smith
Lust for Life
1956
as Housekeeper
Juarez
1939
as Woman (uncredited)
Samson and Delilah
1949
as Temple Spectator (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin
1932
as Mother at the Louvre (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Mrs. Bob Ford
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
The Blue Bird
1940
as Nurse (uncredited)
Hot Rod Gang
1958
as Agatha, the maid
Dakota
1945
as Wahtonka
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Nurse Rafferty (uncredited)
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Landlady
Dragon Seed
1944
as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
Topper
1937
as Sales Clerk (uncredited)
The Honeymoon Surprise
1917
as Mrs. Hardman
Small Town Girl
1936
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Within the Law
1939
as Prison Librarian
Virginia City
1940
as Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Aunt Clara
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Secretary
A Song to Remember
1945
as Madame Mercier (uncredited)
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Mathilde Coulvet
Never Say Die
1939
as Hotel Guest
Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Gym Teacher
Night Flight
1933
as Santiago Nurse (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Nurse at Sammy's Birth
Glass Houses
1922
as Mrs. Vicky
Now, Voyager
1942
as Hilda (uncredited)
Escort West
1959
as Mrs. Kate Fenniman
The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Second Lady in Michel's
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Mrs. Hackett (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Miss Blodgett
Swanee River
1939
as Woman in Cafe
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Mrs. Grimsby
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
as Señora Salcedo
Ramona
1936
as Marda
Four Wives
1939
as Nurse Telling Crowley It's a Girl (uncredited)
South of the Border
1939
as Dueña
Divorce In The Family
1932
as Mrs. Smith - Lucile's Mother
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Spectator (uncredited)
Bells of San Fernando
1947
as Manta
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Convict (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Sarah Walters
Men with Wings
1938
as Edith
Tell No Tales
1939
as Miss Arnold (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
as Woman with Baby
Infatuation
1925
as Pasha's Wife
Oh, What a Night!
1944
as Petrie
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Claybourne's Secretary
A Man And His Money
1919
as Varda Ropers
That Certain Age
1938
as Horsewoman
Miracle Money
1938
as Dr. Jones' Nurse Hazel
The Devil Dancer
1927
as Audrey
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Nurse
Lights of Old Santa Fe
1944
as Rosie McGurk
Jane Eyre
1934
as Bertha Rochester
Shadows of Sing Sing
1933
as Angela Crane
Ivy
1947
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Rise and Shine
1941
as Miss Pinkham
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
as Laura - Harrison's Servant
Don Ricardo Returns
1946
as Mama Teresa
The Magnificent Dope
1942
as Peter's Secretary
The Exquisite Sinner
1926
as Dominique's Sister
The Catman of Paris
1946
as Servant (uncredited)
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948
as Housekeeper
Coast Guard
1939
as First Nurse (uncredited)
This Side of Heaven
1934
as Miss Blair - Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
Cloak and Dagger
1946
The Lady Escapes
1937
as Woman in theater (uncredited)
Two Sisters
1929
as Rose
The Wrong Road
1937
as Matron (uncredited)
The House of Whispers
1920
as Nettie Kelly
Vagabond Lady
1935
as R.D.'s Secretary (uncredited)
Civilization
1916
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
as Housekeeper
Viva Villa!
1934
as Banquet Guest with Tiara Next to Sierra
Follow the Girl
1917
as Donna
Private Nurse
1941
as Flower Shop Manager
No Place for a Lady
1943
as Apartment House Manager
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Miss Farrell
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933
as Mrs. Edith Crawford
Life Begins at Forty
1935
as Mrs. T. Watterson Meriwether
Among the Missing
1934
as Mrs. Alvin Abbott
Lightnin' in the Forest
1948
as Martha
The Invisible Informer
1946
as Martha Baylor
French Leave
1948
as Mom LaFarge
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Ship Passenger
Man Of The People
1937
as Mrs. Sagon (uncredited)
High School
1940
as Miss Huggins
Prosperity
1932
as Bank Depositor Spreading Rumor (uncredited)
Hotel for Women
1939
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Mrs. Thurber
My Lady's Latchkey
1921
as Countess Santiago
Peggy
1916
The Fighting Gringo
1917
as May Smith
Triumph
1917
as Lillian Du Pon
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
as Fake Nurse (uncredited)
Politics
1931
as Rally Leader
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Nurse
Star in the Night
1945
as Traveler's Wife (uncredited)
Blind Date
1934
as Head Saleswoman
See Your Doctor
1939
as Nurse
Made on Broadway
1933
as Miss Squires - Jeff's Secretary
Black Diamonds
1940
as Henderson's Secretary
The Sea Hawk
1924
as Siren
Frontier Gun
1958
as Bess Loveman
Midnight Madness
1918
as Lola Montez
That Girl Montana
1921
as Lottie
Drusilla with a Million
1925
as Daphne Thornton
The Honor of an Outlaw
1917
as The Railroad President's Daughter
Renegades
1930
as Eleanore's Maid (uncredited)
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Mrs. Kelsey
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
- Cinderella (1950) — as (credit only) (voice)
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940) — as Customer (uncredited)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) — as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
- Ace in the Hole (1951) — as Spinster (uncredited)
- The Baroness and the Butler (1938) — as Martha - Kartina's Secretary
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