Claire Du Brey
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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.
Acting
Movie
Cinderella
as (credit only) (voice)
1950
Movie
The Shop Around the Corner
as Customer (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Ace in the Hole
as Spinster (uncredited)
1951
Movie
The Best Years of Our Lives
as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)
1946
Movie
The Bishop's Wife
as Second Lady in Michel's
1947
Movie
Heaven Can Wait
as Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)
1943
Movie
Samson and Delilah
as Temple Spectator (uncredited)
1949
Movie
Now, Voyager
as Hilda (uncredited)
1942
Movie
Lust for Life
as Housekeeper
1956
Movie
Topper
as Sales Clerk (uncredited)
1937
Movie
The Devil-Doll
as Mathilde Coulvet
1936
Movie
Jesse James
as Mrs. Bob Ford
1939
Movie
Nothing Sacred
as Nurse Rafferty (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Cloak and Dagger
1946
Movie
All This, and Heaven Too
as Nun (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Mrs. Grimsby
1949
Movie
The Blue Bird
as Nurse (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Marie Antoinette
as Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)
1938
Movie
Blossoms in the Dust
as Nurse at Sammy's Birth
1941
Movie
Dakota
as Wahtonka
1945
Movie
Virginia City
as Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Viva Villa!
as Banquet Guest with Tiara Next to Sierra
1934
Movie
A Song to Remember
as Madame Mercier (uncredited)
1945
Movie
Ivy
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)
1947