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Overview
Date of Birth:
13 September 1903, Saint-Mandé, Seine, France [now Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France] moreTrivia:
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 111-112. New... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
"Kilometre Zero," "Lubitsch Musicals" (From IFC. 4 March 2008, 4:00 AM, PST)
And The Oscar Goes To ... No One (From Studio Briefing. 9 June 1997)
US TV Schedule:
| Tue. July 22 | 12:30 PM | TCM | Since You Went Away | |||
| Wed. July 23 | 4:05 AM | MAX | Imitation of Life |
Filmography
Actress:
- The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) (TV) .... Alice Grenville
- Parrish (1961) .... Ellen McLean
- "Zane Grey Theater" .... Beth Brayden / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- So Young the Savage Land (1960) TV episode .... Beth Brayden
- Blood in the Dust (1957) TV episode .... Lucy Horncuff - The Bells of St. Mary's (1959) (TV) .... Sister Benedict
- "Frontier Justice" .... Lucy Horncuff (1 episode, 1959)
- Blood in the Dust (1959) TV episode .... Lucy Horncuff - "Colgate Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
- Welcome to Washington (1958) TV episode - "General Electric Theater" .... Edith Miller (3 episodes, 1954-1958)
... aka G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
... aka G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- The Last Town Car, Part 2 (1958) TV episode .... Edith Miller
- The Last Town Car, Part 1 (1958) TV episode .... Edith Miller
- The Dark, Dark Hours (1954) TV episode - "Suspicion" .... Mrs. Edith Miller (1 episode, 1958)
- The Last Town Car (1958) TV episode .... Mrs. Edith Miller - "Telephone Time" .... Mary Roberts Rinehart (1 episode, 1957)
- Novel Appeal (1957) TV episode .... Mary Roberts Rinehart - "Playhouse 90" .... Betsy Gregg (1 episode, 1957)
- One Coat of White (1957) TV episode .... Betsy Gregg - "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- After All These Years (1956) TV episode - "Ford Star Jubilee" .... Ruth Condomine (1 episode, 1956)
- Blithe Spirit (1956) TV episode .... Ruth Condomine - Blithe Spirit (1956) (TV) .... Ruth Condomine
- "Letter to Loretta" .... Guest Hostess (1 episode, 1955)
... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
- A Pattern of Deceit (1955) TV episode .... Guest Hostess - Texas Lady (1955) .... Prudence Webb
- "Climax!" .... Dr. Jane Everest / ... (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)
- The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia (1955) TV episode .... Sister Cecilia
- Private Worlds (1955) TV episode .... Dr. Jane Everest
- The White Carnation (1954) TV episode - "The Ford Television Theatre" .... Elizabeth Hopkins / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)
- While We're Young (1955) TV episode .... Elizabeth Hopkins
- Magic Formula (1955) TV episode .... Lorna Gilbert - "The Best of Broadway" .... Actress / ... (2 episodes, 1954-1955)
- The Guardsman (1955) TV episode .... Actress
- The Royal Family (1954) TV episode .... Julie Cavendish - Si Versailles m'était conté (1954) .... Madame de Montespan
... aka Affairs in Versailles (USA: reissue title)
... aka Fabulous Versailles
... aka Royal Affairs in Versailles (USA)
... aka Versailles (Italy) - Destinées (1954) .... Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")
... aka Daughters of Destiny (USA)
... aka Destini di donne (Italy)
... aka Love, Soldiers and Women (UK) - The Planter's Wife (1952) .... Liz Frazer
... aka Outpost in Malaya (USA)
... aka White Blood - Let's Make It Legal (1951) .... Miriam Halsworth
- Thunder on the Hill (1951) .... Sister Mary Bonaventure
... aka Bonaventure (UK) - The Secret Fury (1950) .... Ellen R. Ewing
- Three Came Home (1950) .... Agnes Newton Keith
- Bride for Sale (1949) .... Nora Shelley
- Family Honeymoon (1949) .... Katie Armstrong Jordan
- Sleep, My Love (1948) .... Alison Courtland
- The Egg and I (1947) .... Betty MacDonald
- The Secret Heart (1946) .... Leola 'Lee' Addams
- Without Reservations (1946) .... Christopher 'Kit' Madden
... aka Thanks God, I'll Take It from Here - Tomorrow Is Forever (1946) .... Elizabeth Hamilton
- Guest Wife (1945) .... Mary Price
- Practically Yours (1944) .... Peggy Martin
- Since You Went Away (1944) .... Mrs. Anne Hilton
- So Proudly We Hail! (1943) .... Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson
- No Time for Love (1943) .... Katherine Grant
- The Palm Beach Story (1942) .... Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers
- Remember the Day (1941) .... Nora Trinell
- Skylark (1941) .... Lydia Kenyon
- Arise, My Love (1940) .... Augusta (Gusto) Nash
- Boom Town (1940) .... Elizabeth Bartlett McMasters
- Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) .... Magdalena 'Lana' Martin
- It's a Wonderful World (1939) .... Edwina Corday
- Midnight (1939) .... Eve Peabody - 'Baroness Czerny'
- Zaza (1939) .... Zaza
- Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) .... Nicole de Loiselle
- Tovarich (1937) .... Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov
- I Met Him in Paris (1937) .... Kay Denham
- Maid of Salem (1937) .... Barbara Clarke
- Under Two Flags (1936) .... Cigarette
- The Bride Comes Home (1935) .... Jeannette Desmereau
- She Married Her Boss (1935) .... Julia Scott
- Private Worlds (1935) .... Dr. Jane Everest
- The Gilded Lily (1935) .... Marilyn David
- Imitation of Life (1934) .... Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman
- Cleopatra (1934) .... Cleopatra
- It Happened One Night (1934) .... Ellie Andrews
- Four Frightened People (1934) .... Judy Jones
- Torch Singer (1933) .... Sally Trent, aka Mimi Benton
... aka Broadway Singer - Three-Cornered Moon (1933) .... Elizabeth Rimplegar
- I Cover the Waterfront (1933) .... Julie Kirk
- Tonight Is Ours (1933) .... Princess Nadya
- The Sign of the Cross (1932) .... Empress Poppaea
- The Phantom President (1932) .... Felicia Hammond
- The Man from Yesterday (1932) .... Sylvia Suffolk
- Misleading Lady (1932) .... Helen Steele
- The Wiser Sex (1932) .... Margaret Hughes
- His Woman (1931) .... Sally Clark
- Secrets of a Secretary (1931) .... Helen Blake
- The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) .... Franzi
- Honor Among Lovers (1931) .... Julia Traynor
- Énigmatique Monsieur Parkes, L' (1930) .... Lucy Stavrin
... aka Mysterious Mr. Parkes - Grande mare, La (1930) .... Barbara Billings
- Manslaughter (1930) .... Lydia Thorne
- The Big Pond (1930) .... Barbara Billings
- Young Man of Manhattan (1930) .... Ann Vaughn
- The Lady Lies (1929) .... Joyce Roamer
- The Hole in the Wall (1929) .... Jean Oliver
- For the Love of Mike (1927) .... Mary
Soundtrack:
- Since You Went Away (1944) (performer: "Together" (1928), "Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz) op.437" (1889)) ("Happy Birthday to You" (1893))
- Arise, My Love (1940) ("DREAM LOVER")
- Boom Town (1940) ("Polly Wolly Doodle" (uncredited))
- Tovarich (1937) (performer: "Chto Mnie Gore")
- Under Two Flags (1936) (performer: "One-Two-Three-Four-Hey!" (1936))
- Torch Singer (1933) (performer: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Love" (1933), "Don't Be a Cry Baby" (1933), "It's a Long Dark Night" (1933), "Lullaby (Sail Baby Sail)") ("Give Me Liberty or Give Me Love" (1933), "Don't Be a Cry Baby" (1933), "It's a Long Dark Night" (1933))
... aka Broadway Singer - The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) (performer: "While Hearts Are Singing" (1931), "Breakfast Table Love" (1931)) ("Jazz Up Your Lingerie" (1931))
Self:
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1989) (TV) .... Herself (Honoree)
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982) (TV) .... Herself
- The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra (1982) (TV) .... Herself
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (2 episodes, 1956-1959)
- Episode dated 20 September 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 30 September 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - The 13th Annual Tony Awards (1959) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
- "The Steve Allen Show" .... Herself - Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1956-1958)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #4.11 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Party Host
- Episode #3.31 (1958) TV episode .... Herself - Guest
- Episode #2.3 (1956) TV episode .... Herself - Guest - General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957) (TV) .... Herself
- The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Host: New York & Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
- "The Colgate Comedy Hour" .... Herself - Awards Presenter (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
- Episode #6.9 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Awards Presenter - "The Jack Benny Program" .... Herself (1 episode, 1951)
... aka The Jack Benny Show
- The Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show (1951) TV episode .... Herself - Screen Snapshots: Photoplay Gold Medal Awards (1948) .... Herself
- Garabatos Claudette Colbert (1944) .... Herself
- Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 6 (1942) .... Herself
- Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) .... Herself
- Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) (uncredited) .... Herself (Tovarich outtakes)
- The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935) .... Herself
- The Hollywood You Never See (1934) .... Herself
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 (1933) .... Herself
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Make Me a Star (1932) (uncredited) .... Herself, Cameo appearance
Archive Footage:
- Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007) (TV) .... Herself
- Old Hollywood: Silent Stars, Deadly Secrets (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Ellie Andrews
- Premio Donostia a Matt Dillon (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- Premio Donostia a Max Von Sydow (2006) (TV) .... Herself
- Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (2005) (TV) .... Herself
- Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself
- The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
- 50 Years of Funny Females (1995) (TV) .... Herself
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (uncredited) .... Herself (clip from "Boom Town")
- America at the Movies (1976) .... Ellie Andrews
- The Love Goddesses (1965) .... Herself
-
"Toast of the Town"
- Episode #8.35 (1955) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode #8.22 (1955) TV episode .... Herself - Brute Force (1947) (uncredited) .... Clip from 'The Egg and I'
- Land of Liberty (1939)
- The House That Shadows Built (1931)
Additional Details
Other Works:
"General Motors Fiftieth Anniversary Show" (17 November 1957) morePublicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 6 Interviews | 6 Articles | 6 Pictorials | 10 Magazine Cover Photos moreSTARmeter: 
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