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Claire Trevor

Claire Trevor

26 movies on Netflix

Biography

Claire Trevor was an American actress who appeared in some 65 feature films between 1933 and 1982, and who was best known for playing hard-boiled blondes and bad girls. Born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, and raised in New York City, she studied at Columbia University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, made her stage debut in 1929 with a Michigan repertory company, and reached Broadway in 1932 as the lead in Whistling in the Dark. Her film debut came in Jimmy and Sally (1933), and by 1939 she was a leading lady with top billing ahead of John Wayne in Stagecoach (1939). She earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Dead End (1937), won the same award for Key Largo (1948), and was nominated again for The High and the Mighty (1954). Later credits include Kiss Me Goodbye (1982), and she won an Emmy in 1957 for the television episode Dodsworth.

90years old at death

  • Born Bensonhurst
  • Died Newport Beach
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Claire Wemlinger (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
26
Career span
48 years1934 to 1982

Genres

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  1. First role

    Trevor's first film role came in Jimmy and Sally (1933), which had been written for James Dunn and Sally Eilers. Eilers turned the part down, so Trevor took her place.

  2. Beyond film

    Claire Trevor was a regular on the NBC Red Radio Network's The Old Gold Don Ameche Show in the early 1940s, starring with Don Ameche in presentations of Mark Hellinger's plays.

Claire Trevor 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. Stagecoach1939 Adventure, Westernas Dallas

    IMDb rating 7.860K votes

  2. Murder, My Sweet1944 Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Helen Grayle

    IMDb rating 7.517K votes

  3. Key Largo1948as Gaye Dawn

    IMDb rating 7.748K votes

  4. The High and the Mighty1954as May Holst

    IMDb rating 6.67.3K votes

  5. Born to Kill1947as Helen Brent

    IMDb rating 7.26.8K votes

  6. Raw Deal1948as Pat Cameron

    IMDb rating 7.26.4K votes

  7. Dead End1937as Francey

    IMDb rating 7.29.7K votes

  8. Dark Command1940as Miss Mary McCloud

    IMDb rating 6.73.4K votes

Most often with

Edward Dmytryk directed two of these films. John Wayne appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Claire Trevor's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$36.7 million

6 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 26 films: 6 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 17 figure not found.

  • 6Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 17Figure not found

Highest grossing

The six biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Kiss Me Goodbye1982as Charlotte
    $16M43.0% of the total
  2. 2
    $12M32.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Marjorie Morningstar1958as Rose Morgenstern
    $3.0M8.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Two Weeks in Another Town1962as Clara Kruger
    $2.5M6.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Crossroads1942as Michelle Allaine
    $2.3M6.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Stagecoach1939as Dallas
    $1.1M3.0% of the total

Awards

Four awards and honors from 1949 to 1981, two of them major.

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Claire Trevor's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1949Best Supporting ActressKey LargoWon
Emmy Awards
1957Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a MovieProducers' ShowcaseWon
Other honors
1981Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary AwardWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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