Claudette Colbert (/koʊlˈbɛər/ kohl-BAIR; born Émilie Claudette
Chauchoin; September 13, 1903 â€" July 30, 1996) was a French-born
American stage and film actress.Colbert began her career in Broadway
productions during the late 1920s and progressed to motion pictures
with the advent of talking pictures. Initially associated with
Paramount Pictures, she gradually shifted to working as a freelance
actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in It Happened One
Night (1934), and received two other Academy Award nominations. Other
notable films include Cleopatra (1934) and The Palm Beach Story
(1942).
Chauchoin; September 13, 1903 â€" July 30, 1996) was a French-born
American stage and film actress.Colbert began her career in Broadway
productions during the late 1920s and progressed to motion pictures
with the advent of talking pictures. Initially associated with
Paramount Pictures, she gradually shifted to working as a freelance
actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in It Happened One
Night (1934), and received two other Academy Award nominations. Other
notable films include Cleopatra (1934) and The Palm Beach Story
(1942).
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