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Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

18 movies on Netflix

Biography

Carole Lombard was an American actress known for energetic, offbeat performances in screwball comedies. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and raised in Los Angeles, she entered films at age 12 in A Perfect Crime (1921). At 16 she signed with Fox Film Corporation. She made short comedies with Mack Sennett between 1927 and 1929 before moving into features including Big News (1929) and The Racketeer (1929). A turn in The Arizona Kid (1930) led Paramount Pictures to sign her. Her breakthrough came with Howard Hawks's Twentieth Century (1934), and she went on to star in Hands Across the Table (1935), My Man Godfrey (1936), which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, and Nothing Sacred (1937). She appeared in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and in To Be or Not to Be (1942), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, her final role. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her 23rd among classic Hollywood's greatest female stars.

33years old at death

  • Born Fort Wayne
  • Died Nevada
  • Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
  • Jane Alice Peters (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
18
Career span
28 years1929 to 1957

Genres

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  1. First role

    At 12, Lombard's love of sports led to her first screen role. She was playing baseball when director Allan Dwan noticed her and cast her in a picture.

Carole Lombard movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. To Be or Not to Be1942 Comedy, Romance, Waras Maria Tura

    IMDb rating 8.150K votes

  2. My Man Godfrey1936 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Irene Bullock

    IMDb rating 7.929K votes

  3. Mr. & Mrs. Smith1941as Ann

    IMDb rating 6.312K votes

  4. Nothing Sacred1937as Hazel Flagg

    IMDb rating 6.87.9K votes

  5. Twentieth Century1934as Lily Garland aka Mildred Plotka

    IMDb rating 7.27.9K votes

  6. Made for Each Other1939as Jane Mason

    IMDb rating 6.34.6K votes

  7. In Name Only1939as Julie Eden

    IMDb rating 7.04.0K votes

  8. Hands Across the Table1935as Regi Allen

    IMDb rating 6.92.4K votes

Most often with

Gregory La Cava directed two of these films, John Cromwell two and Wesley Ruggles two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Awards

One award and honor.

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Carole Lombard's awards and nominations, grouped by award
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Other honors
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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