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Claire Du Brey
Actor
Died August 1, 1993 (100 years)
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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.
Filmography
| 1958 | Hot Rod Gang · as Agatha, the maid |
| 1957 | Les Girls · as Concierge's Wife |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Essie Sutton |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Mrs. Dupres |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Madame Odin |
| 1956 | Lust for Life · as Housekeeper |
| 1955 | The Star and the Story (TV Series) · as Landlady |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue · as Spectator |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as The Landlady |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Mrs. Laveer |
| 1954 | Rocky Jones, Space Ranger (TV Series) · as Theba |
| 1953 | Raiders of the Seven Seas · as Señora Salcedo |
| 1953 | Private Secretary (TV Series) · as Madame Stella |
| 1952 | Jack and the Beanstalk · as Villager |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Mrs. Craig |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Mrs. Miggs |
| 1951 | Double Dynamite · as Shirt Shop Manager |
| 1951 | Ace in the Hole · as Spinster (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) · as Lucy, Amos' sister |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1950 | Cinderella · as (credit only) (voice) |
| 1950 | The Trouble with Father (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV Series) · as The Shoplifter |
| 1949 | Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff · as Mrs. Grimsby |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah · as Temple Spectator (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? · as Housekeeper |
| 1948 | Every Girl Should Be Married · as Mrs. Willoughby |
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen · as Woman with Broom |
| 1948 | Tenth Avenue Angel · as Mrs. Madsen - Boy's Mother |
| 1947 | Unconquered · as Squaw |
| 1947 | Bells of San Fernando · as Manta |
| 1947 | The Bishop's Wife · as Second Lady in Michel's |
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives · as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Don Ricardo Returns · as Mama Teresa |
| 1946 | Cloak and Dagger · as Unknown |
| 1945 | Dakota · as Wahtonka |
| 1945 | A Song to Remember · as Madame Mercier (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Lights of Old Santa Fe · as Rosie McGurk |
| 1944 | Casanova Brown · as Nurse |
| 1944 | Dragon Seed · as Hysterical Woman |
| 1943 | Heaven Can Wait · as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Now, Voyager · as Hilda (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Bells of Capistrano · as Melinda (Ma) McCracken |
| 1941 | Blondie in Society · as Angry Neighbor With Petition |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust · as Nurse at Sammy's Birth |
| 1940 | Virginia City · as Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Shop Around the Corner · as Customer (uncredited) |
| 1940 | All This, and Heaven Too · as Nun (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Andy Hardy Meets Debutante · as Mrs. Hackett (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Brigham Young · as Emma Smith |
| 1940 | The Blue Bird · as Nurse |
| 1940 | The Doctor Takes a Wife · as Party Guest |
| 1940 | Black Diamonds · as Henderson's Secretary |
| 1940 | Youth Will Be Served · as Henrietta McNutt |
| 1939 | Jesse James · as Mrs. Bob Ford |
| 1939 | Juarez · as Woman (uncredited) |
| 1939 | South of the Border · as Dueña |
| 1939 | Never Say Die · as Hotel Guest |
| 1938 | Little Miss Broadway · as Miss Blodgett |
| 1938 | Marie Antoinette · as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited) |
| 1938 | That Certain Age · as Horsewoman |
| 1938 | One Wild Night · as Miss Thomas (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Topper · as Sales Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Wrong Road · as Matron (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred · as Nurse Rafferty (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Devil-Doll · as Mme. Coulvet |
| 1936 | Yellowstone · as Accident Witness |
| 1935 | Whipsaw · as Passenger Leaving Appraiser's Office |
| 1934 | Jane Eyre · as Bertha Rochester |
| 1934 | Blind Date · as Head Saleswoman |
| 1933 | The Sin of Nora Moran · as Mrs. Edith Crawford |
| 1933 | Night Flight · as Santiago Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Gabriel Over the White House · as Nurse |
| 1931 | Open House · as actor |
| 1924 | The Sea Hawk · as Siren |