Claudette Colbert (IPA: IPA: //koʊlˈbɛɹ//) (September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was a French-born American stage and film actress. Born in Saint-Mandé, France and raised in New York City, Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the 1920s, progressing to film with the advent of talking pictures. She established a successful film career with Paramount Pictures and as a freelance performer became one of the highest paid entertainers in American cinema. Colbert was recognized as one of the leading female exponents of screwball comedy, but was also known for her versatility; she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her comedic performance in It Happened One Night (1934), and also received Academy Award nominations for her dramatic roles in Private Worlds (1935) and Since You Went Away (1944). Her film career began to decline in the 1950s, and she made her last film in 1961. She continued to act in theater and television, achieving success in each medium during her later years. After a career of more than 60 years, Colbert retired to her home in Barbados, where she died at the age of 92, following a series of strokes. Colbert studied at Washington Irving High School, where her speech teacher, Alice Rossetter helped her overcome a slight lisp. Rossetter encouraged her to audition for a play she had written, and Colbert made her stage debut at the Provincetown Playhouse in The Widow's Veil, at the age of fifteen. (via Wikipedia)
Spouse:
Norman Foster (1928–1935)
Dr. Joel Pressman (1935–1968)
Place of Death:
Speightstown, Barbados
Name:
Claudette Colbert
Colbert, Claudette
Years Active:
1923–1965, 1974–1987
Golden Globe Awards:
Best Supporting Actress - Miniseries
1988 The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Academy Awards:
Best Actress
1935 It Happened One Night
Name At Birth:
Émilie Claudette Chauchoin
Birthplace:
Paris, France
Saint-Mandé, Seine, France (now Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne,
Île-de-France, France)
Awards:
Sarah Siddons Award
1980 The Kingfisher
Birth Date:
Sep 13, 1903
Death Date:
Jul 30, 1996
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