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Claire Du Brey

Acting Born Aug 30, 1892 Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Four Star Playhouse

as Mrs. Miggs
Film

Cinderella

as (credit only) (voice)
Film

The Best Years of Our Lives

as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
Film

The Shop Around the Corner

as Customer (uncredited)
Film

Ace in the Hole

as Spinster (uncredited)

Full filmography

  • Four Star Playhouse (1952) as Mrs. Miggs
  • Cinderella (1950) as (credit only) (voice)
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) as Madame Odin
  • The Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Martha - Kartina's Secretary
  • The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
  • The Shop Around the Corner (1940) as Customer (uncredited)
  • Samson and Delilah (1949) as Temple Spectator (uncredited)
  • Ace in the Hole (1951) as Spinster (uncredited)
  • Now, Voyager (1942) as Hilda (uncredited)
  • Lust for Life (1956) as Housekeeper
  • The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939) as Landlady
  • Where's Raymond? (1953) as Angela
  • Jesse James (1939) as Mrs. Bob Ford
  • The Bishop's Wife (1947) as Second Lady in Michel's
  • Heaven Can Wait (1943) as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Juarez (1939) as Woman (uncredited)
  • Topper (1937) as Sales Clerk (uncredited)
  • Jane Eyre (1934) as Bertha Rochester
  • Marie Antoinette (1938) as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
  • Brigham Young (1940) as Emma Smith
  • Blossoms in the Dust (1941) as Nurse at Sammy's Birth
  • The Blue Bird (1940) as Nurse (uncredited)
  • Dakota (1945) as Wahtonka
  • Dragon Seed (1944) as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)