



Claire Trevor
Claire Wemlinger | The Queen of Film Noir
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1910-03-08
Place of birth:Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death2000-04-08
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Claire Trevor (née Wemlinger; March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty (1954) and Dead End (1937). Trevor received top billing, ahead of John Wayne, for Stagecoach (1939). Trevor's acting career spanned more than seven decades and included successes in stage, radio, television, and film. She often played the hard-boiled blonde, and every conceivable type of 'bad girl' role.
Filmography
Rating by year
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest YearSelf (archive footage)2009-07-027.512
- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. StorySelf2008-05-158.512
- Breaking Home TiesGrace Porter1987-11-267.33
- Murder, She WroteJudith Harlan1984-09-307.5448
- Going Hollywood: The '30s(archive footage)1984-01-019.02
- Kiss Me GoodbyeCharlotte1982-12-225.946
- The Cape Town AffairSam Williams1967-09-194.111
- How to Murder Your WifeEdna1965-01-266.3152
- The StripperHelen Baird1963-06-194.613
- Two Weeks in Another TownClara Kruger1962-08-176.059
- The InvestigatorsKitty Harper1961-10-056.02
- Dr. KildareNurse Veronica Johnson1961-09-275.719
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse1958-10-066.36
- Marjorie MorningstarRose Morgenstern1958-04-246.321
- Wagon TrainC.L. Harding1957-09-186.630
- If You Knew ElizabethElizabeth Owen1957-04-110.00
- The MountainMarie1956-05-316.951
- Lucy GallantLady MacBeth1955-10-207.07
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMary Prescott1955-10-027.8252
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMrs. Meade1955-10-027.8252
- Man Without a StarIdonee1955-03-246.5121
- Climax!Phyllis Talbot1954-10-073.812
- A Star Is Born World PremiereSelf1954-09-288.04
- The High and the MightyMay Holst1954-07-035.984
- The Stranger Wore a GunJosie Sullivan1953-07-305.533
- General Electric TheaterCora Leslie1953-02-016.86
- Stop, You're Killing MeNora Marko1952-12-107.73
- My Man and IMrs. Elena Ames1952-09-057.06
- Hoodlum EmpireConnie Williams1952-04-156.513
- Schlitz Playhouse of StarsMary Hunter1951-10-057.25
- Best of the BadmenLily1951-08-096.517
- Hard, Fast and Beautiful!Millie Farley1951-05-236.315
- Lux Video TheatreEllen Creed1950-10-026.77
- Lux Video TheatreMary Scott1950-10-026.77
- BorderlineMadeleine Haley1950-03-015.631
- The Lucky StiffMarguerite Seaton1949-05-265.85
- The Babe Ruth StoryClaire Hodgson Ruth1948-09-166.18
- Key LargoGaye Dawn1948-07-167.5587
- The Velvet TouchMarian Webster1948-07-136.332
- Raw DealPat Cameron1948-05-216.7111
- Born to KillHelen Brent1947-04-306.794
- Crack-UpTerry Cordell1946-09-065.834
- The Bachelor's DaughtersCynthia Davis1946-08-066.53
- Johnny AngelLilah 'Lily' Gustafson1945-10-256.030
- Murder, My SweetHelen Grayle1944-12-147.3260
- The Woman of the TownDora Hand1943-12-316.45
- Good Luck, Mr. YatesRuth Jones1943-06-296.53
- The DesperadoesCountess Maletta1943-05-255.931
- Street of ChanceRuth Dillon1942-10-035.421
- CrossroadsMichelle Allaine1942-07-235.938
- The Adventures of Martin EdenConnie Dawson1942-02-268.02
- TexasMichael 'Mike' King1941-10-096.725
- Honky Tonk"Gold Dust" Nelson1941-10-016.418
- Dark CommandMiss Mary McCloud1940-04-156.459
- Allegheny UprisingJanie MacDougall1939-11-105.932
- I Stole a MillionLaura Benson1939-08-018.02
- StagecoachDallas1939-03-027.61,236
- Five of a KindChristine Nelson1938-10-144.85
- Valley of the GiantsLee Roberts1938-09-176.76
- The Amazing Dr. ClitterhouseJo Keller1938-07-207.257
- Walking Down BroadwayJoan Bradley1938-03-116.84
- Big Town GirlFay Loring1937-12-037.02
- Second HoneymoonMarcia1937-11-136.48
- Dead EndFrancey1937-08-277.0151
- One Mile from HeavenLucy 'Tex' Warren1937-08-186.65
- King of GamblersDixie Moore1937-04-227.52
- Time Out for RomanceBarbara Blanchard1937-02-106.06
- Career WomanCarroll Aiken1936-12-186.03
- 15 Maiden LaneJane Martin1936-10-168.02
- Star for a NightNina Lind1936-08-287.02
- To Mary - with LoveKitty Brant1936-08-015.73
- Human CargoBonnie Brewster1936-05-157.52
- Song and Dance ManJulia Carroll1936-03-117.01
- My MarriageCarol Barton1936-01-316.73
- Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs1936-01-114.73
- Navy WifeVicky Blake1935-09-176.02
- Dante's InfernoElizabeth "Betty" McWade Carter1935-08-236.212
- Black SheepJanette Foster1935-08-017.33
- Spring TonicBetty Ingals1935-06-276.54
- Elinor NortonElinor Norton1934-11-026.52
- Baby Take a BowKay Ellison1934-06-305.721
- Wild GoldJerry Jordan1934-06-086.52
- Hold That GirlTonie Bellamy1934-03-239.01
- Jimmy and SallySally Johnson1933-11-044.84
- The Mad GameJane Lee1933-10-2710.01
- The Last TrailPatricia Carter1933-08-257.01
- Life in the RawJudy Halloway1933-07-0710.01