Actor
Claire Du Brey
August 30, 1892 · Bonners Ferry, Idaho, USA
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Ward Bond
3 titles together
Topper, Virginia City, Dakota
Sara Haden
2 titles together
The Shop Around the Corner, The Bishop's Wife
Felix Bressart
2 titles together
The Shop Around the Corner, Blossoms in the Dust
Sarah Edwards
2 titles together
The Shop Around the Corner, The Bishop's Wife
Edwin Maxwell
2 titles together
The Shop Around the Corner, The Blue Bird
Charles Halton
2 titles together
The Shop Around the Corner, The Best Years of Our Lives
Full filmography · 150
Escort West
as Mrs. Kate Fenniman
1959
Frontier Gun
as Bess Loveman
1958
Hot Rod Gang
as Agatha, the maid
1958
Lust for Life
as Housekeeper
19567.2
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Spectator (uncredited)
19546.2
Raiders of the Seven Seas
as Señora Salcedo
1953
Ace in the Hole
as Spinster (uncredited)
19517.8
Cinderella
as (credit only) (voice)
19507.1
Samson and Delilah
as Temple Spectator (uncredited)
19496.6
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff
as Mrs. Grimsby
19496.6
Out of the Storm
as Mrs. Smith
1948
French Leave
as Mom LaFarge
1948