Claire Du Brey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 30, 1892
- Place of birth
- Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
- Died
- August 1, 1993
Biography
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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.
Movies with Claire Du Brey
- Cinderella 1950 · ★ 7.1
- The Shop Around the Corner 1940 · ★ 8.1
- Ace in the Hole 1951 · ★ 7.9
- The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 · ★ 7.7
- The Bishop's Wife 1947 · ★ 7.1
- Samson and Delilah 1949 · ★ 6.6
- Heaven Can Wait 1943 · ★ 6.9
- Now, Voyager 1942 · ★ 7.4
- Lust for Life 1956 · ★ 7.2
- Topper 1937 · ★ 6.7
- The Devil-Doll 1936 · ★ 6.8
- Nothing Sacred 1937 · ★ 6.3
- Jesse James 1939 · ★ 6.6
- Cloak and Dagger 1946 · ★ 6.5
- All This, and Heaven Too 1940 · ★ 7.2
- Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949 · ★ 6.6
- The Blue Bird 1940 · ★ 5.9
- Virginia City 1940 · ★ 6.3
- Dakota 1945 · ★ 5.2
- Blossoms in the Dust 1941 · ★ 6.6
- Marie Antoinette 1938 · ★ 6.6
- Viva Villa! 1934 · ★ 6.2
- A Song to Remember 1945 · ★ 6.5
- Ivy 1947 · ★ 6.6
- The Sin of Nora Moran 1933 · ★ 5.5
- Juarez 1939 · ★ 6.5
- Star in the Night 1945 · ★ 7.5
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise 1940 · ★ 6.9
- Arsène Lupin 1932 · ★ 7.0
- Night Flight 1933 · ★ 5.6
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell 1939 · ★ 6.3
- Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954 · ★ 6.2
- Dragon Seed 1944 · ★ 6.8
- The Secret of the Whistler 1946 · ★ 6.1
- Little Miss Broadway 1938 · ★ 6.5
- The Baroness and the Butler 1938 · ★ 5.4
- Brigham Young 1940 · ★ 4.6
- Gabriel Over the White House 1933 · ★ 6.8
- The Sea Hawk 1924 · ★ 6.8
- The Catman of Paris 1946 · ★ 5.6