Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

180

Gender

Female

Birthday

1892-08-30

Day of Death

1993-08-01 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA

Also Known As

Claire DuBrey

Claire DuBray

Claire Dubray

Claire Dubrey

Claire du Brey

Clara Violet Dubrey

Claire Du Brey

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.

Known For

Acting

Lightnin' in the Forest

1948

Lightnin' in the Forest

as

Martha

Ponjola

1923

Ponjola

as

Luchia Luff

Two Sisters

1929

Two Sisters

as

Rose

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

1938

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

as

Mrs. Thurber

The Sin of Nora Moran

1933

The Sin of Nora Moran

as

Mrs. Edith Crawford

Peggy

1916

Peggy

as

Pay Me!

1917

Pay Me!

as

Nita

Madame Spy

1918

Madame Spy

as

Baroness Von Hulda

Out of the Storm

1948

Out of the Storm

as

Mrs. Smith

The Secret of the Whistler

1946

The Secret of the Whistler

as

Laura - Harrison's Servant

Up Romance Road

1918

Up Romance Road

as

Hilda

The Heart of a Child

1920

The Heart of a Child

as

Lady Dorothea

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

1940

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise

as

Sarah Walters

Only a Shop Girl

1922

Only a Shop Girl

as

Mrs. Watkins

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

1939

The Story of Alexander Graham Bell

as

Landlady

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

as

Housekeeper

The Bishop's Wife

1947

The Bishop's Wife

as

Second Lady in Michel's

Raiders of the Seven Seas

1953

Raiders of the Seven Seas

as

Señora Salcedo

This Side of Heaven

1934

This Side of Heaven

as

Miss Blair - Martin's Secretary (uncredited)

What Every Woman Wants

1919

What Every Woman Wants

as

Sylvia

The Old Maid's Baby

1919

The Old Maid's Baby

as

Sylvia Deane

The Sawdust Doll

1919

The Sawdust Doll

as

Rose Budd

Modern Husbands

1919

Modern Husbands

as

Myrtle Cosgrove

The Ghost Girl

1919

The Ghost Girl

as

When Fate Decides

1919

When Fate Decides

as

Alicia Carteret

The Devil's Trail

1919

The Devil's Trail

as

Dubec's Wife

The World Aflame

1919

The World Aflame

as

Emma Reich

The Walk-Offs

1920

The Walk-Offs

as

Mrs. Elliott

The Green Flame

1920

The Green Flame

as

Lou Tremaine

Life's Twist

1920

Life's Twist

as

Mrs. Helen Sutton

A Light Woman

1920

A Light Woman

as

Jeanne DuPre

The House of Whispers

1920

The House of Whispers

as

Nettie Kelly

Perilous Valley

1920

Perilous Valley

as

My Lady's Latchkey

1921

My Lady's Latchkey

as

Countess Santiago

The Bronze Bell

1921

The Bronze Bell

as

Nairaini

Glass Houses

1922

Glass Houses

as

Mrs. Vicky

The Hole in the Wall

1921

The Hole in the Wall

as

Cora Thompson

The Ordeal

1922

The Ordeal

as

Elise

You Never Know

1922

You Never Know

as

Inez

When Love Comes

1922

When Love Comes

as

Marie Jamison

Borrowed Husbands

1924

Borrowed Husbands

as

Peggy Fleurette

The Girl of Gold

1925

The Girl of Gold

as

Edith Loring

Drusilla with a Million

1925

Drusilla with a Million

as

Daphne Thornton

Hot Rod Gang

1958

Hot Rod Gang

as

Agatha, the maid

The Drifter

1917

The Drifter

as

Dora Mason

Hair-Trigger Burke

1917

Hair-Trigger Burke

as

The Vamp

The Honor of an Outlaw

1917

The Honor of an Outlaw

as

The Railroad President's Daughter

A 44-Calibre Mystery

1917

A 44-Calibre Mystery

as

Kitty Flanders

The Almost Good Man

1917

The Almost Good Man

as

Kitty Manville

The Honeymoon Surprise

1917

The Honeymoon Surprise

as

Mrs. Hardman

Perils of the Secret Service

1917

Perils of the Secret Service

as

Princess Seraphina (Episode #2)

The Clash of Steel

1917

The Clash of Steel

as

Princess Seraphina

Six-Shooter Justice

1917

Six-Shooter Justice

as

Mary Gregg - the Prospector's Daughter

Follow the Girl

1917

Follow the Girl

as

Donna

1918

Social Briars

as

Helen Manning

Midnight Madness

1918

Midnight Madness

as

Lola Montez

The Human Target

1918

The Human Target

as

Thelma Von Styne

Modern Love

1918

Modern Love

as

Myrtle Harris

Prisoners of the Pines

1918

Prisoners of the Pines

as

Louise

Politics

1931

Politics

as

Rally Leader

Miracle Money

1938

Miracle Money

as

Dr. Jones' Nurse Hazel

Ramona

1936

Ramona

as

Marda

Don Ricardo Returns

1946

Don Ricardo Returns

as

Mama Teresa

The Devil Dancer

1927

The Devil Dancer

as

Audrey

Jane Eyre

1934

Jane Eyre

as

Bertha Rochester

High School

1940

High School

as

Miss Huggins

Little Miss Broadway

1938

Little Miss Broadway

as

Miss Blodgett

The Baroness and the Butler

1938

The Baroness and the Butler

as

Martha - Kartina's Secretary

Ivy

1947

Ivy

as

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

Gabriel Over the White House

as

Nurse

Jesse James

1939

Jesse James

as

Mrs. Bob Ford

The Sea Hawk

1924

The Sea Hawk

as

Siren

Private Nurse

1941

Private Nurse

as

Flower Shop Manager

One Wild Night

1938

One Wild Night

as

Miss Thomas (uncredited)

The Devil-Doll

1936

The Devil-Doll

as

Mathilde Coulvet

Man Of The People

1937

Man Of The People

as

Mrs. Sagon (uncredited)

The Affairs of Annabel

1938

The Affairs of Annabel

as

Convict (uncredited)

Tell No Tales

1939

Tell No Tales

as

Miss Arnold (uncredited)

Blind Date

1934

Blind Date

as

Head Saleswoman

Broadway to Hollywood

1933

Broadway to Hollywood

as

Aunt Clara

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

1948

Who Killed Doc Robbin?

as

Housekeeper

Men with Wings

1938

Men with Wings

as

Edith

Mountain Justice

1937

Mountain Justice

as

Woman with Baby

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

as

Secretary

Within the Law

1939

Within the Law

as

Prison Librarian

Divorce In The Family

1932

Divorce In The Family

as

Mrs. Smith - Lucile's Mother

Never Say Die

1939

Never Say Die

as

Hotel Guest

Juarez

1939

Juarez

as

Woman (uncredited)

The Lady Escapes

1937

The Lady Escapes

as

Woman in theater (uncredited)

Coast Guard

1939

Coast Guard

as

First Nurse (uncredited)

Chicken Wagon Family

1939

Chicken Wagon Family

as

Mrs. Kelsey

Four Wives

1939

Four Wives

as

Nurse Telling Crowley It's a Girl (uncredited)

Swanee River

1939

Swanee River

as

Woman in Cafe

Sergeant Madden

1939

Sergeant Madden

as

Nurse

Bells of Capistrano

1942

Bells of Capistrano

as

Melinda (Ma) McCracken

Now, Voyager

1942

Now, Voyager

as

Hilda (uncredited)

South of the Border

1939

South of the Border

as

Dueña

Among the Missing

1934

Among the Missing

as

Mrs. Alvin Abbott

Dangerously Yours

1937

Dangerously Yours

as

Ship Passenger

Star in the Night

1945

Star in the Night

as

Traveler's Wife (uncredited)

The Blue Bird

1940

The Blue Bird

as

Nurse (uncredited)

Dakota

1945

Dakota

as

Wahtonka

The Shop Around the Corner

1940

The Shop Around the Corner

as

Customer (uncredited)

Everybody's Baby

1939

Everybody's Baby

as

Nurse Cordell

Brigham Young

1940

Brigham Young

as

Emma Smith

Virginia City

1940

Virginia City

as

Southern Woman with Rifle (uncredited)

Ace in the Hole

1951

Ace in the Hole

as

Spinster (uncredited)

Dangerous Hours

1919

Dangerous Hours

as

Sophia Guerni

The Doctor Takes a Wife

1940

The Doctor Takes a Wife

as

Party Guest (uncredited)

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

1937

Wife, Doctor and Nurse

as

Miss Farrell

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

All This, and Heaven Too

as

Nun (uncredited)

Hotel for Women

1939

Hotel for Women

as

Small Town Girl

1936

Small Town Girl

as

Bit Role (uncredited)

That Certain Age

1938

That Certain Age

as

Horsewoman

Nothing Sacred

1937

Nothing Sacred

as

Nurse Rafferty (uncredited)

Topper

1937

Topper

as

Sales Clerk (uncredited)

Life Begins at Forty

1935

Life Begins at Forty

as

Mrs. T. Watterson Meriwether

Cinderella

1950

Cinderella

as

(credit only) (voice)

The Invisible Informer

1946

The Invisible Informer

as

Martha Baylor

The Catman of Paris

1946

The Catman of Paris

as

Servant (uncredited)

Lights of Old Santa Fe

1944

Lights of Old Santa Fe

as

Rosie McGurk

The Voice from the Minaret

1923

The Voice from the Minaret

as

Countess La Fontaine

Bells of San Fernando

1947

Bells of San Fernando

as

Manta

Forty Little Mothers

1940

Forty Little Mothers

as

Gym Teacher

Triumph

1917

Triumph

as

Lillian Du Pon

Frontier Gun

1958

Frontier Gun

as

Bess Loveman

Escort West

1959

Escort West

as

Mrs. Kate Fenniman

Civilization

1916

Civilization

as

The Exquisite Sinner

1926

The Exquisite Sinner

as

Dominique's Sister

Walking Down Broadway

1938

Walking Down Broadway

as

Claybourne's Secretary

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

1940

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

as

Mrs. Hackett (uncredited)

That Girl Montana

1921

That Girl Montana

as

Lottie

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946

The Best Years of Our Lives

as

Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

Viva Villa!

1934

Viva Villa!

as

Banquet Guest with Tiara Next to Sierra

Samson and Delilah

1949

Samson and Delilah

as

Temple Spectator (uncredited)

Dragon Seed

1944

Dragon Seed

as

Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

A Man in the Open

1919

A Man in the Open

as

Polly

Prosperity

1932

Prosperity

as

Bank Depositor Spreading Rumor (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

1949

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

as

Mrs. Grimsby

Rise and Shine

1941

Rise and Shine

as

Miss Pinkham

Miss Nobody

1926

Miss Nobody

as

Ann Adams

See Your Doctor

1939

See Your Doctor

as

Nurse

Arsène Lupin

1932

Arsène Lupin

as

Mother at the Louvre (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait

1943

Heaven Can Wait

as

Miss Ralston - Jack's Secretary (uncredited)

No Place for a Lady

1943

No Place for a Lady

as

Apartment House Manager

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Blossoms in the Dust

as

Nurse at Sammy's Birth

Anything Once

1917

Anything Once

as

Señorita Paprika

Brace Up

1918

Brace Up

as

Ellen Miles

Night Flight

1933

Night Flight

as

Santiago Nurse (uncredited)

The Piper's Price

1917

The Piper's Price

as

Jessica's Maid

The Reward of the Faithless

1917

The Reward of the Faithless

as

Princess Dione

The Rescue

1917

The Rescue

as

Henriette

The Risky Road

1918

The Risky Road

as

Mrs. Kingston

Infatuation

1925

Infatuation

as

Pasha's Wife

The Spite Bride

1919

The Spite Bride

as

Trixie Dennis

The Magic Eye

1918

The Magic Eye

as

Mrs. Bowman

The Winged Mystery

1917

The Winged Mystery

as

Gerda Anderson

A Man And His Money

1919

A Man And His Money

as

Varda Ropers

To Have and to Hold

1922

To Have and to Hold

as

Patience Worth

Renegades

1930

Renegades

as

Eleanore's Maid (uncredited)

The Wrong Road

1937

The Wrong Road

as

Matron (uncredited)

The Fighting Gringo

1917

The Fighting Gringo

as

May Smith

A Song to Remember

1945

A Song to Remember

as

Madame Mercier (uncredited)

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

Blossoms On Broadway

as

Fake Nurse (uncredited)

Oh, What a Night!

1944

Oh, What a Night!

as

Petrie

Border Raiders

1918

Border Raiders

as

Cleo Dade

For the Love o' Lil

1930

For the Love o' Lil

as

Mrs. Gardner

Marie Antoinette

1938

Marie Antoinette

as

Woman Yelling at Rabblerouser (uncredited)

Lust for Life

1956

Lust for Life

as

Housekeeper

The Wishing Ring Man

1919

The Wishing Ring Man

as

Gale Maddox

Cloak and Dagger

1946

Cloak and Dagger

as

The Magnificent Dope

1942

The Magnificent Dope

as

Peter's Secretary

I Am Guilty

1921

I Am Guilty

as

Trixie

French Leave

1948

French Leave

as

Mom LaFarge

Black Diamonds

1940

Black Diamonds

as

Henderson's Secretary

Vagabond Lady

1935

Vagabond Lady

as

R.D.'s Secretary (uncredited)

Made on Broadway

1933

Made on Broadway

as

Miss Squires - Jeff's Secretary

Four Star Playhouse

as

Mrs. Miggs

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as

Madame Odin

Where's Raymond?

Where's Raymond?

as

Angela

Production

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