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Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

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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.

Known For

Lightnin' in the Forest

Lightnin' in the Forest

1948

Ponjola

Ponjola

1923

Two Sisters

Two Sisters

1929

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

1938

The Sin of Nora Moran

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

Peggy

Peggy

1916

Pay Me!

Pay Me!

1917

Madame Spy

Madame Spy

1918

Out of the Storm

Out of the Storm

1948

The Secret of the Whistler

The Secret of the Whistler

1946

Up Romance Road

Up Romance Road

1918

The Heart of a Child

The Heart of a Child

1920

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Only a Shop Girl

Only a Shop Girl

1922

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942

The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

1947

Raiders of the Seven Seas

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953

This Side of Heaven

This Side of Heaven

1934

What Every Woman Wants

What Every Woman Wants

1919

The Old Maid's Baby

The Old Maid's Baby

1919

The Sawdust Doll

The Sawdust Doll

1919

Modern Husbands

Modern Husbands

1919

The Ghost Girl

The Ghost Girl

1919

When Fate Decides

When Fate Decides

1919

The Devil's Trail

The Devil's Trail

1919

The World Aflame

The World Aflame

1919

The Green Flame

The Green Flame

1920

The Walk-Offs

The Walk-Offs

1920

The House of Whispers

The House of Whispers

1920

Life's Twist

Life's Twist

1920

A Light Woman

A Light Woman

1920

Perilous Valley

Perilous Valley

1920

The Bronze Bell

The Bronze Bell

1921

My Lady's Latchkey

My Lady's Latchkey

1921

Glass Houses

Glass Houses

1922

The Hole in the Wall

The Hole in the Wall

1921

The Ordeal

The Ordeal

1922

You Never Know

You Never Know

1922

When Love Comes

When Love Comes

1922

Borrowed Husbands

Borrowed Husbands

1924

The Girl of Gold

The Girl of Gold

1925

Drusilla with a Million

Drusilla with a Million

1925

Hot Rod Gang

Hot Rod Gang

1958

The Drifter

The Drifter

1917

The Honor of an Outlaw

The Honor of an Outlaw

1917

A 44-Calibre Mystery

A 44-Calibre Mystery

1917

Hair-Trigger Burke

Hair-Trigger Burke

1917

The Almost Good Man

The Almost Good Man

1917

Perils of the Secret Service

Perils of the Secret Service

1917

The Clash of Steel

The Clash of Steel

1917

The Honeymoon Surprise

The Honeymoon Surprise

1917

Follow the Girl

Follow the Girl

1917

The Human Target

The Human Target

1918

Six-Shooter Justice

Six-Shooter Justice

1917

Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

1918

Prisoners of the Pines

Prisoners of the Pines

1918

Modern Love

Modern Love

1918

Social Briars

Social Briars

1918

Politics

Politics

1931

Miracle Money

Miracle Money

1938

Ramona

Ramona

1936

Don Ricardo Returns

Don Ricardo Returns

1946

The Devil Dancer

The Devil Dancer

1927

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1934

High School

High School

1940

Little Miss Broadway

Little Miss Broadway

1938

The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler

1938

Ivy

Ivy

1947

Gabriel Over the White House

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1924

Private Nurse

Private Nurse

1941

One Wild Night

One Wild Night

1938

The Devil-Doll

The Devil-Doll

1936

Man Of The People

Man Of The People

1937

The Affairs of Annabel

The Affairs of Annabel

1938

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

Blind Date

Blind Date

1934

Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

1948

Men with Wings

Men with Wings

1938

Mountain Justice

Mountain Justice

1937

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939

Within the Law

Within the Law

1939

Never Say Die

Never Say Die

1939

Juarez

Juarez

1939

Divorce In The Family

Divorce In The Family

1932

The Lady Escapes

The Lady Escapes

1937

Coast Guard

Coast Guard

1939

Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family

1939

Four Wives

Four Wives

1939

Swanee River

Swanee River

1939

Sergeant Madden

Sergeant Madden

1939

Bells of Capistrano

Bells of Capistrano

1942

Now, Voyager

Now, Voyager

1942

South of the Border

South of the Border

1939

Among the Missing

Among the Missing

1934

Dangerously Yours

Dangerously Yours

1937

Star in the Night

Star in the Night

1945

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940

Dakota

Dakota

1945

The Shop Around the Corner

The Shop Around the Corner

1940

Everybody's Baby

Everybody's Baby

1939

Brigham Young

Brigham Young

1940

Virginia City

Virginia City

1940

Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole

1951

Dangerous Hours

Dangerous Hours

1919

The Doctor Takes a Wife

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

Hotel for Women

Hotel for Women

1939

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl

1936

That Certain Age

That Certain Age

1938

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred

1937

Topper

Topper

1937

Life Begins at Forty

Life Begins at Forty

1935

Cinderella

Cinderella

1950

The Catman of Paris

The Catman of Paris

1946

The Invisible Informer

The Invisible Informer

1946

Lights of Old Santa Fe

Lights of Old Santa Fe

1944

The Voice from the Minaret

The Voice from the Minaret

1923

Bells of San Fernando

Bells of San Fernando

1947

Forty Little Mothers

Forty Little Mothers

1940

Triumph

Triumph

1917

Frontier Gun

Frontier Gun

1958

Escort West

Escort West

1959

Civilization

Civilization

1916

The Exquisite Sinner

The Exquisite Sinner

1926

Walking Down Broadway

Walking Down Broadway

1938

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940

That Girl Montana

That Girl Montana

1921

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

Viva Villa!

Viva Villa!

1934

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

1944

A Man in the Open

A Man in the Open

1919

Prosperity

Prosperity

1932

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949

Rise and Shine

Rise and Shine

1941

Miss Nobody

Miss Nobody

1926

See Your Doctor

See Your Doctor

1939

Arsène Lupin

Arsène Lupin

1932

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

1943

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Brace Up

Brace Up

1918

Anything Once

Anything Once

1917

The Piper's Price

The Piper's Price

1917

Night Flight

Night Flight

1933

The Reward of the Faithless

The Reward of the Faithless

1917

The Rescue

The Rescue

1917

The Risky Road

The Risky Road

1918

Infatuation

Infatuation

1925

The Spite Bride

The Spite Bride

1919

The Magic Eye

The Magic Eye

1918

The Winged Mystery

The Winged Mystery

1917

A Man And His Money

A Man And His Money

1919

To Have and to Hold

To Have and to Hold

1922

Renegades

Renegades

1930

The Wrong Road

The Wrong Road

1937

The Fighting Gringo

The Fighting Gringo

1917

A Song to Remember

A Song to Remember

1945

Blossoms On Broadway

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

Oh, What a Night!

Oh, What a Night!

1944

Border Raiders

Border Raiders

1918

For the Love o' Lil

For the Love o' Lil

1930

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1938

Lust for Life

Lust for Life

1956

The Wishing Ring Man

The Wishing Ring Man

1919

Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger

1946

The Magnificent Dope

The Magnificent Dope

1942

I Am Guilty

I Am Guilty

1921

French Leave

French Leave

1948

Black Diamonds

Black Diamonds

1940

Vagabond Lady

Vagabond Lady

1935

Made on Broadway

Made on Broadway

1933

Shadows of Sing Sing

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

Where's Raymond?

Where's Raymond?

1953