Claire Du Brey
Acting
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.
Born: August 30, 1892
Place of Birth: Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
Known For
The Shop Around the Corner
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Ace in the Hole
An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career.
The Best Years of Our Lives
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
Star in the Night
Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a kindly stranger on Christmas Eve. The motel's guests are only concerned for themselves until a poor man and his wife drive up to the motel, unable to go any further. Out of rooms, Nick's wife prepares a place for them in a shed under a neon star Nick had just finished hanging. Their plight brings out the generosity in everyone, including Nick, who remembers another family almost two thousand years earlier that also found a makeshift room at an inn under another kind of star.
Now, Voyager
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.
All This, and Heaven Too
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.
Lust for Life
An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.
The Magnificent Dope
Dwight Dawson, who runs an unsuccessful success school, stages a contest to find the biggest failure in the USA, for publicity value when the "dope" takes his course. But winner Tad Page is contented with his idle, lazy life and threatens to convert Dawson's other students to his philosophy. Dawson captalizes on Tad's attraction to Claire Harris to win him over; but will Tad find out Claire is really engaged to Dawson?
Vagabond Lady
Josephine Spiggins is thinking of marrying John Spear, the stuffed-shirt son of a department store owner. When John's free-spirit brother Tony returns from touring the South Seas in his boat, the "Vagabond Lady," Jo is attracted to him instead.
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Three sisters who believe life is going to be easy, now that their parents are back together, until one sister falls in love with another's fiancé, and the youngest sister plays matchmaker.
Filmography
as Mrs. Kate Fenniman
as Bess Loveman
as Agatha, the maid
as Housekeeper
as Madame Odin
as Spectator (uncredited)
as Angela
as Señora Salcedo
as Spinster (uncredited)
as (credit only) (voice)
as Temple Spectator (uncredited)
as Mrs. Grimsby
as Mrs. Smith
as Mom LaFarge
as Housekeeper
as Martha
as Second Lady in Michel's
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
as Manta
as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
as Laura - Harrison's Servant
as Mama Teresa
as Martha Baylor
as Servant (uncredited)
as Wahtonka
as Traveler's Wife (uncredited)
as Madame Mercier (uncredited)
as Rosie McGurk
as Petrie
as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
as Apartment House Manager
as Hilda (uncredited)
as Melinda (Ma) McCracken
as Peter's Secretary
as Housekeeper
as Miss Pinkham
as Flower Shop Manager
as Nurse at Sammy's Birth
as Emma Smith
as Henderson's Secretary
as Nun (uncredited)
as Mrs. Hackett (uncredited)
as Sarah Walters
as Gym Teacher
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited)
as Miss Huggins
as Nurse (uncredited)
as Customer (uncredited)
as Woman in Cafe
as Nurse Telling Crowley It's a Girl (uncredited)
as Nurse
as Dueña
as Mrs. Kelsey
as First Nurse (uncredited)
as Miss Arnold (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
as Landlady
as Secretary
as Nurse
as Nurse Cordell
as Prison Librarian
as Hotel Guest
as Mrs. Bob Ford
as Mrs. Thurber
as Horsewoman
as Convict (uncredited)
as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
as Miss Blodgett
as Edith
as Miss Thomas (uncredited)
as Dr. Jones' Nurse Hazel
as Claybourne's Secretary
as Martha - Kartina's Secretary
as Nurse Rafferty (uncredited)
as Fake Nurse (uncredited)
as Matron (uncredited)
as Ship Passenger
as Miss Farrell
as Woman in theater (uncredited)
as Sales Clerk (uncredited)
as Woman with Baby
as Mrs. Sagon (uncredited)
as Marda
as Mathilde Coulvet
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as R.D.'s Secretary (uncredited)
as Mrs. T. Watterson Meriwether
as Mrs. Alvin Abbott
as Bertha Rochester
as Head Saleswoman
as Banquet Guest with Tiara Next to Sierra
as Miss Blair - Martin's Secretary (uncredited)
as Mrs. Edith Crawford
as Angela Crane
as Santiago Nurse (uncredited)
as Aunt Clara
as Miss Squires - Jeff's Secretary
as Nurse
as Bank Depositor Spreading Rumor (uncredited)
as Mrs. Smith - Lucile's Mother
as Mother at the Louvre (uncredited)
as Rally Leader
as Eleanore's Maid (uncredited)
as Mrs. Gardner
as Rose
as Audrey
as Ann Adams
as Dominique's Sister
as Pasha's Wife
as Daphne Thornton
as Edith Loring
as Siren
as Peggy Fleurette
as Luchia Luff
as Countess La Fontaine
as Mrs. Watkins
as Inez
as Marie Jamison
as Patience Worth
as Elise
as Mrs. Vicky
as Cora Thompson
as Nairaini
as Trixie
as Lottie
as Countess Santiago
as Nettie Kelly
as Jeanne DuPre
as Mrs. Helen Sutton
as Lou Tremaine
as Lady Dorothea
as Mrs. Elliott
as Sophia Guerni
as Trixie Dennis
as Emma Reich
as Dubec's Wife
as Alicia Carteret
as Myrtle Cosgrove
as Rose Budd
as Varda Ropers
as Gale Maddox
as Sylvia
as Sylvia Deane
as Polly
as Cleo Dade
as Louise
as Myrtle Harris
as Hilda
as Lola Montez
as Helen Manning
as Mrs. Kingston
as Mrs. Bowman
as Ellen Miles
as Baroness Von Hulda
as Gerda Anderson
as Señorita Paprika
as Lillian Du Pon
as Nita
as Donna
as Henriette
as Kitty Manville
as Kitty Flanders
as May Smith
as Princess Seraphina (Episode #2)
as Princess Dione
as Jessica's Maid