
Claire Du Brey
Biography
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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.
Filmography

Escort West
1959
as Mrs. Kate Fenniman

Frontier Gun
1958
as Bess Loveman

Hot Rod Gang
1958
as Agatha, the maid

Lust for Life
1956
as Housekeeper

Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Spectator (uncredited)

Raiders of the Seven Seas
1953
as Señora Salcedo

Ace in the Hole
1951
as Spinster (uncredited)

Cinderella
1950
as (credit only) (voice)

Samson and Delilah
1949
as Temple Spectator (uncredited)

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
1949
as Mrs. Grimsby

Out of the Storm
1948
as Mrs. Smith

French Leave
1948
as Mom LaFarge

Who Killed Doc Robbin?
1948
as Housekeeper

Lightnin' in the Forest
1948
as Martha

The Bishop's Wife
1947
as Second Lady in Michel's

Ivy
1947
as Shopkeeper (uncredited)

Bells of San Fernando
1947
as Manta

The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
as Mrs. Talburt - Perfume Customer (uncredited)

The Secret of the Whistler
1946
as Laura - Harrison's Servant

Don Ricardo Returns
1946
as Mama Teresa

Cloak and Dagger
1946

The Invisible Informer
1946
as Martha Baylor

The Catman of Paris
1946
as Servant (uncredited)

Dakota
1945
as Wahtonka