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Clara Bow

Acting Born Jul 29, 1905 Died Sep 27, 1965 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 76 credits
76
Total Credits
1922–2025
104 Years Career Span
2
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Clara Bow works in acting. Born July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died September 27, 1965. Archytele tracks 76 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

The Game Caterers

as Herself
Film

Wings

as Mary Preston

Frequent co-stars

Charles 'Buddy' Rogers 1 shared title
Richard Arlen 1 shared title
Jobyna Ralston 1 shared title
El Brendel 1 shared title
Richard Tucker 1 shared title
Gary Cooper 1 shared title
Gunboat Smith 1 shared title
Henry B. Walthall 1 shared title
Roscoe Karns 1 shared title
Julia Swayne Gordon 1 shared title

Career timeline

Hodgepodge
Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films
Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern CultureSigrid Holmquist
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
Edith Head: The Paramount Years
Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl
The Casting CouchBetty Boop: Queen of the CartoonsThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Yesterday and Today
Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner
HooplaThe Film Parade
Call Her Savage
The House That Shadows BuiltKick InNo Limit
Paramount on ParadeHer Wedding NightTrue to the NavyLove Among the Millionaires
The Wild PartyDangerous CurvesThe Saturday Night Kid
Three Week EndsLadies of the MobRed HairThe Fleet's In
WingsHulaItRough House RosieChildren of Divorce
Kid BootsTwo Can PlayFascinating YouthMantrapThe Runaway
My Lady's LipsFree to LoveEve's LoverThe Plastic AgeThe Scarlet West
WineHelen's BabiesThis WomanGritBlack Lightning
The Pill PounderMaytimeBlack OxenEnemies of WomenEnemies of Women
Down to the Sea in ShipsBeyond the Rainbow

Full Filmography

76 titles
  • Hodgepodge (2025) as Self (archive footage, as Mary Preston)
  • Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess (2012)
  • Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (2011) as Herself (archive footage)
  • Flappers, Speakeasies, and the Birth of Modern Culture (2010)
  • Sigrid Holmquist (2010) as Sigrid Holmquist (archive footage)
  • Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007) as Self (archive footage)
  • Edith Head: The Paramount Years (2002) as (archive footage)
  • Clara Bow: Discovering the "It" Girl (1999) as Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
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  • The Casting Couch (1995)
  • Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995) as Self (archive footage)
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986) as archive footage
  • Yesterday and Today (1953) as (archive footage)
  • Screen Snapshots 1860: Howdy, Podner (1949) as Clara Bow
  • Hoopla (1933) as Lou
  • The Film Parade (1933) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Call Her Savage (1932) as Nasa Springer
  • The House That Shadows Built (1931) as (archive footage)
  • Kick In (1931) as Molly Hewes
  • No Limit (1931) as Helen 'Bunny' O'Day
  • Paramount on Parade (1930) as Herself
  • Her Wedding Night (1930) as Norma Martin
  • True to the Navy (1930) as Ruby Nolan
  • Love Among the Millionaires (1930) as Pepper Whipple
  • The Wild Party (1929) as Stella Ames
  • Dangerous Curves (1929) as Pat Delaney
  • The Saturday Night Kid (1929) as Mayme Barry
  • Three Week Ends (1928) as Gladys O'Brien
  • Ladies of the Mob (1928) as Yvonne
  • Red Hair (1928) as Bubbles McCoy
  • The Fleet's In (1928) as Trixie Deane
  • Wings (1927) as Mary Preston
  • Hula (1927) as Hula Calhoun
  • It (1927) as Betty Lou Spence
  • Rough House Rosie (1927) as Rosie O'Reilly
  • Children of Divorce (1927) as Kitty Flanders
  • Get Your Man (1927) as Nancy Worthington
  • Kid Boots (1926) as Clara McCoy
  • Two Can Play (1926) as Dorothy Hammis
  • Fascinating Youth (1926) as Clara Bow
  • Mantrap (1926) as Alverna
  • The Runaway (1926) as Cynthia Meade
  • Dancing Mothers (1926) as Kittens Westcourt
  • Shadow of the Law (1926) as Mary Brophy
  • My Lady's Lips (1925) as Lola Lombard
  • Free to Love (1925) as Marie Anthony
  • Eve's Lover (1925) as Rena D'Arcy
  • The Plastic Age (1925) as Cynthia Day
  • The Scarlet West (1925) as Miriam
  • Parisian Love (1925) as Marie
  • My Lady of Whims (1925) as Prudence Severn
  • The Primrose Path (1925) as Marilyn Merrill
  • The Ancient Mariner (1925) as Doris
  • Capital Punishment (1925) as Delia Tate
  • Kiss Me Again (1925) as Grizette
  • The Best Bad Man (1925) as Peggy Swain
  • The Adventurous Sex (1925) as The Girl
  • The Lawful Cheater (1925) as Molly Burns
  • The Keeper of the Bees (1925) as Lolly Cameron
  • Wine (1924) as Angela Warriner
  • Helen's Babies (1924) as Alice Mayton
  • This Woman (1924) as Aline Sturdevant
  • Grit (1924) as Orchid McGonigle
  • Black Lightning (1924) as Martha Larned
  • Poisoned Paradise (1924) as Margot LeBlanc
  • Daughters of Pleasure (1924) as Lila Millas
  • Empty Hearts (1924) as Rosalie
  • The Pill Pounder (1923)
  • Maytime (1923) as Alice Tremaine
  • Black Oxen (1923) as Janet Ogelthorpe
  • Enemies of Women (1923) as Dancing Girl (uncredited)
  • Enemies of Women (1923) as Girl Dancing on Table
  • The Daring Years (1923) as Mary
  • Down to the Sea in Ships (1922) as 'Dot' Morgan
  • Beyond the Rainbow (1922) as Virginia Gardener

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Clara Bow best known for?

Clara Bow is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Game Caterers (2021), Wings (1927).

When and where was Clara Bow born?

Clara Bow was born on July 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. They passed away on September 27, 1965.

How many credits does Clara Bow have?

Clara Bow has accumulated over 76 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1922 to 2025.

What is Clara Bow's background in cinema and television?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom in silent films during the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" after 1927. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the film It brought her global fame and the nickn...

Clara Bow by the numbers

76credits
76films
0TV series
1922–2025active years

Age in their best-rated roles

  • Wings (1927) as Mary Preston — aged about 21

Full filmography (76) Born on July 29 In memoriam 1965

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