
Claire Du Brey
Actress
Born: August 30, 1892 (100 years old)
Died: August 1, 1993
Place of birth: Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
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.
Filmography (64)
- Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise (1940, ★ 6.9)
- The Bishop's Wife (1947, ★ 7.1)
- This Side of Heaven (1934, ★ 7)
- Ivy (1947, ★ 6.6)
- Gabriel Over the White House (1933, ★ 6.8)
- Jesse James (1939, ★ 6.5)
- Never Say Die (1939, ★ 6.8)
- Juarez (1939, ★ 6.5)
- Now, Voyager (1942, ★ 7.4)
- Star in the Night (1945, ★ 7.4)
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940, ★ 8.1)
- Ace in the Hole (1951, ★ 7.8)
- The Sea Hawk (1924, ★ 6.5)
- The Devil-Doll (1936, ★ 6.8)
- Three Smart Girls Grow Up (1939, ★ 7.1)
- All This, and Heaven Too (1940, ★ 7.2)
- The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, ★ 7.8)
- Lust for Life (1956, ★ 7.2)
- The Magnificent Dope (1942, ★ 7.2)
- The Sin of Nora Moran (1933, ★ 5.4)
- The Secret of the Whistler (1946, ★ 5.9)
- The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939, ★ 6.2)
- Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953, ★ 5.7)
- Politics (1931, ★ 6.3)
- Miracle Money (1938, ★ 5.6)
- Little Miss Broadway (1938, ★ 6.3)
- Within the Law (1939, ★ 6)
- Four Wives (1939, ★ 5.3)
- The Blue Bird (1940, ★ 5.7)
- Virginia City (1940, ★ 6.2)