Claudette Colbert's biography

Emilie Claudette Chauchoin is 93 years old film actor born at Saint-Mandé, Seine [now Val-de-Marne], France. Emilie was born on Sunday 13th of September 1903. Emilie is often nicknamed as Claudette Colbert, `Lily`, Emilie Claudette Chauchoin, Lily Claudette Chauchoin. According to year of birth 1903 Emilie belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 13th of September means she is Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.

Emilie is native french speaker. She is white american. She is citizen of France. Emilie is roman catholic. Emilie´s primary profession is to be film actor. You can know Emilie also as stage actor. Emilie is recently known as television actor.

Claudette Colbert's family

Claudette Colbert's ex spouse

Norman Foster

Claudette Colbert and Norman Foster have been together since 1928 for 7 years. He is known as actor. Emilie´s ex spouse was born on Sunday 13th of December 1903 in Richmond. Emilie´s ex spouse died on Wednesday 7th of July 1976 in Santa Monica. Norman Foster was 73 years old, when this happened.

Claudette Colbert's schools

We found 2 schools Emilie attended. Complete list of schools: Art Students League of New York, Washington Irving High School.

Detailed informations about her schools

Graduated from Washington Irving High School in New York City in 1923.

Claudette Colbert's career

Her main focus is to be film actor. She is famous thanks to It Happened One Night (1934). You could see her also in It Happened One Night, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles.

Is Claudette Colbert gay ?

Emilie is known to be bisexual.

How did Claudette Colbert die

She died on on Tuesday 30th of July 1996 when he was 93 years old. Claudette Colberts death was caused by stroke.

Awards and competitions

Claudette Colbert's Awards

Was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Marriage-Go-Round".
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6812 Hollywood Blvd. on February 8, 1960.
Was the seventh actress to receive an Academy Award; she won the Best Actress Oscar for It Happened One Night (1934) at The 7th Academy Awards on February 27, 1935.

Claudette Colbert's Nominations

Emilie was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress for work Private Worlds in 1935
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress
She was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress

What else you don't know about Claudette Colbert ?

Emilie´s middle name is Claudette.

What Claudette Colbert has done for a first time

In 1934, Theda Bara said: "Although at first thought you don't classify Claudette Colbert as what was once called a "vampire," I think she will probably give an excellent performance [in Cleopatra (1934)]".

Claudette Colbert's quotes

Most of us don't know about happiness until it's over.
I've always believed that acting is instinct to start with; you either have it or you don't.
Audiences always sound like they're glad to see me, and I'm damned glad to see them. If they want you, you want to do it.
I know what's best for me; after all. I have been in the Claudette Colbert business longer than anybody.
[after having been asked to write her autobiography] Books written by actresses are for the birds. Besides, what would I write? That somebody was looking for an Italian type to play the ingÃ©nue in a film and I might do?
Why do grandparents and grandchildren get along so well? They have the same enemy--the mother.
[to Bette Davis] You're the luckiest of us all. You started playing older women when you were young. So you never had to bridge the gap.
[on Clark Gable] I was so happy to be within two feet of him.
This I know for sure. Of all the marriages I've seen where the husband has love for his wife after 15 years, the wife has the ability to make him laugh. She is gay when he comes home. She doesn't bore him with her petty ills.
Some women think if you don't expect too much you won't be let down. I always expect miracles. Sure, I'm let down. But they're near miracles.
[during the 1960s] I think there was more sex in those old films than in all that thrashing around today. I'm tired of sex scenes.
The adornment of beauty was both an art and a science with Cleopatra and it was the beginning of all that has made her famous to this day.
[on her scanty, glamorous costumes in Cleopatra (1934)] If the famous Queen of Egypt wore cotton stockings, white shirtwaists and blue serge skirts - with high boots - no man would have given her a second glance.
[on the bath scene in The Sign of the Cross (1932)] It was really quite funny. But you didn't make any jokes with C.B. To him, it was important that everything be absolutely correct. He was very serious about giving the public what it wanted.
[1979] Today, with everyone trying to be so sophisticated and tongue in cheek, something is taken away. DeMille's films were special: somehow when he put everything together, there was a special kind of glamour and sincerity. It's so different now.
They removed my belly-button in The Sign of the Cross (1932). Did you ever see a tummy without a navel? It's very weird.
[on the "rug" scene in Cleopatra (1934)] It was quite difficult to be rolled into a rug and breathe and come out looking pleased with yourself. We only had to do that scene once.
If you are not naturally lovely then try to create an illusion of loveliness. I have tried deliberately and earnestly to do that. Any actress must. When people say that I have succeeded I love it.
When I was born, my father looked at me and said, "She looks as if she might have nice eyes sometimes, but what a terrible mouth!"
When I grew a little older, my nose began to grow out of proportion. My mother used to say, "Claudette, don't you want to be pretty when you grow up?" And I would make a naughty face at her and say, "No, I don't."
[on Greta Garbo] Garbo is not a beautiful woman. But she can enter a room with her long, slow stride and give an illusion of beauty and glamor. If I tried to do that I should be simply ridiculous.
[on Four Frightened People (1934) The fifth frightened people was the audience.
I always wore clothes by Travis Banton - he was a great designer. 'After that I was dressed by Irene and Adrian.
[on Warren William] Warren raised wire-haired fox terriers. DeMille frightened him, but then, DeMille frightened almost all his actors. I could say no to him.
[on Ernst Lubitsch] I was mad about him. First of all, he was an actor himself, and he was the only director I know of who wanted to entertain his actors. He made us do things no one else could make us do.
[on It Happened One Night (1934)] When it was offered to me, Gable was already set for his part. That's all I needed to know. The minute I was asked I said yes.
[on her acceptance speech at the Lincoln Center Film Society gala in her honor] Once you've said thank you, there's nothing more to say: the others are saying it. If I tried to talk I'd burst into tears.
I never thought of movies, God knows, until the 1929 crash. When that came, the money seemed to dry up on Broadway.
[In 1981, on the early deaths of her young co-stars in Tomorrow is Forever, Richard Long and Natalie Wood] Dick, poor Dick, and now our little Natalie. Both of them gone so young and here I am.
[Texas Lady (1955) was] not very good.
If a woman thinks beauty she will inspire that idea in the minds of others. Feel that you are beautiful, and the people with whom you come in contact will feel it also. It is very simple.
[1934] My nose is too broad, and my cheekbones are too wide apart. My chin is too pointed for the rest of my face. Altogether I am really a very plain person, and I am lucky to have a good figure to offset my plainness.
[to Cecil B. DeMille, after he said he disliked women with red polished nails] Mr. DeMille, Cleopatra wore red polish on her fingernails, and as I am playing the part of Cleopatra I shall do the same.
[1983] My husband always wanted me to get copies of my films. I never did because when you are young, you never think you are going to be old.
[on people who want to know her secret to longevity] I tell them the truth - the number one thing is the genes you inherit. My mother died at 94. I hope I make 100.

Claudette Colbert's height, weight, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Claudette Colbert looks. We will focus on Emilie´s height, weight, body shape, eye color and hair color. Emilie is tall as 5' 4½" (164 cm). She weights 115lbs (52 kg). Body build is slim. Emilie´s eyes are tinted brown - dark. Emilie´s hair is shade of brown - dark.

Claudette Colbert