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)
Ace in the Hole
1951
as Spinster (uncredited)
Lust for Life
1956
as Housekeeper
Hot Rod Gang
1958
as Agatha, the maid
Marie Antoinette
1938
as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
Now, Voyager
1942
as Hilda (uncredited)
Small Town Girl
1936
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Juarez
1939
as Woman (uncredited)
Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
as Señora Salcedo
Topper
1937
as Sales Clerk (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
1943
as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
Virginia City
1940
as Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Mrs. Bob Ford
Pay Me!
1917
as Nita
Modern Husbands
1919
as Myrtle Cosgrove
Ponjola
1923
as Luchia Luff
Nothing Sacred
1937
as Nurse Rafferty (uncredited)
Dakota
1945
as Wahtonka
The Blue Bird
1940
as Nurse (uncredited)
Peggy
1916
The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Second Lady in Michel's
Border Raiders
1918
as Cleo Dade
The Rescue
1917
as Henriette
Civilization
1916
A Song to Remember
1945
as Madame Mercier (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Nurse at Sammy's Birth
Cloak and Dagger
1946
Prosperity
1932
as Bank Depositor Spreading Rumor (uncredited)
Arsène Lupin
1932
as Mother at the Louvre (uncredited)
Dragon Seed
1944
as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
Escort West
1959
as Mrs. Kate Fenniman
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Mrs. Grimsby
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
Dangerously Yours
1937
as Ship Passenger
Glass Houses
1922
as Mrs. Vicky
Midnight Madness
1918
as Lola Montez
That Certain Age
1938
as Horsewoman
Modern Love
1918
as Myrtle Harris
A Man And His Money
1919
as Varda Ropers
The Lady Escapes
1937
as Woman in theater (uncredited)
The Ordeal
1922
as Elise
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Spectator (uncredited)
Madame Spy
1918
as Baroness Von Hulda
Four Wives
1939
as Nurse Telling Crowley It's a Girl (uncredited)
Brigham Young
1940
as Emma Smith
Social Briars
1918
as Helen Manning
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Miss Blodgett
Infatuation
1925
as Pasha's Wife
Ivy
1947
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Viva Villa!
1934
as Banquet Guest with Tiara Next to Sierra
The Affairs of Annabel
1938
as Convict (uncredited)
Night Flight
1933
as Santiago Nurse (uncredited)
Hotel for Women
1939
Within the Law
1939
as Prison Librarian
Men with Wings
1938
as Edith
Ramona
1936
as Marda
The Magnificent Dope
1942
as Peter's Secretary
Mountain Justice
1937
as Woman with Baby
Coast Guard
1939
as First Nurse (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
1924
as Siren
Walking Down Broadway
1938
as Claybourne's Secretary
Never Say Die
1939
as Hotel Guest
Sergeant Madden
1939
as Nurse
Anything Once
1917
as Señorita Paprika
Jane Eyre
1934
as Bertha Rochester
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
1940
as Mrs. Hackett (uncredited)
Frontier Gun
1958
as Bess Loveman
Rise and Shine
1941
as Miss Pinkham
Swanee River
1939
as Woman in Cafe
Vagabond Lady
1935
as R.D.'s Secretary (uncredited)
Triumph
1917
as Lillian Du Pon
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Secretary
No Place for a Lady
1943
as Apartment House Manager
Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948
as Housekeeper
The Sin of Nora Moran
1933
as Mrs. Edith Crawford
Chicken Wagon Family
1939
as Mrs. Kelsey
Renegades
1930
as Eleanore's Maid (uncredited)
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
as Laura - Harrison's Servant
South of the Border
1939
as Dueña
Dangerous Hours
1919
as Sophia Guerni
High School
1940
as Miss Huggins
Man Of The People
1937
as Mrs. Sagon (uncredited)
The Devil Dancer
1927
as Audrey
Tell No Tales
1939
as Miss Arnold (uncredited)
The Devil-Doll
1936
as Mathilde Coulvet
Blind Date
1934
as Head Saleswoman
Politics
1931
as Rally Leader
Borrowed Husbands
1924
as Peggy Fleurette
Miracle Money
1938
as Dr. Jones' Nurse Hazel
The Wrong Road
1937
as Matron (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise
1940
as Sarah Walters
The Doctor Takes a Wife
1940
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Exquisite Sinner
1926
as Dominique's Sister
Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Aunt Clara
Gabriel Over the White House
1933
as Nurse
Miss Nobody
1926
as Ann Adams
Forty Little Mothers
1940
as Gym Teacher
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell
1939
as Landlady
Don Ricardo Returns
1946
as Mama Teresa
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
as Fake Nurse (uncredited)
Six-Shooter Justice
1917
as Mary Gregg - the Prospector's Daughter
To Have and to Hold
1922
as Patience Worth
Life's Twist
1920
as Mrs. Helen Sutton
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
1937
as Miss Farrell
My Lady's Latchkey
1921
as Countess Santiago
This Side of Heaven
1934
as Miss Blair - Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
One Wild Night
1938
as Miss Thomas (uncredited)
Only a Shop Girl
1922
as Mrs. Watkins
The House of Whispers
1920
as Nettie Kelly
Perils of the Secret Service
1917
as Princess Seraphina (Episode #2)
Everybody's Baby
1939
as Nurse Cordell
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
1942
as Housekeeper
Star in the Night
1945
as Traveler's Wife (uncredited)
Among the Missing
1934
as Mrs. Alvin Abbott
The Honeymoon Surprise
1917
as Mrs. Hardman
Perilous Valley
1920
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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