Claire Du Brey
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Shop Around the Corner
as Customer (uncredited) 1940
Ace in the Hole
as Spinster (uncredited) 1951
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited) 1946
The Bishop's Wife
as Second Lady in Michel's 1947
Samson and Delilah
as Temple Spectator (uncredited) 1949
Heaven Can Wait
as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited) 1943
Now, Voyager
as Hilda (uncredited) 1942
Lust for Life
as Housekeeper 1956
Topper
as Sales Clerk (uncredited) 1937
The Devil-Doll
as Mathilde Coulvet 1936
Nothing Sacred
as Nurse Rafferty (uncredited) 1937
Jesse James
as Mrs. Bob Ford 1939
Cloak and Dagger
1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Mrs. Grimsby 1949
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited) 1940
The Blue Bird
as Nurse (uncredited) 1940