Portrait of Claudette Colbert

Acting

Claudette Colbert

Career

Active from 1927 to 1987, with a break from 1962 to 1986, busiest in 1932 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
65
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 49 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Claudette Colbert Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.4, average 4.1
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 9
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 7
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Classic Hollywood 4
  • Romantic Comedy 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Strong Female Lead 4
  • Romantic Farce 3
  • Mistaken Identity 3
  • Family Secrets 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 88
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
GoodWatch score 88

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980s

2 titles ยท average score 62
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Alice Grenville

Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe (1986)

as archive footage

1960s

1 title ยท average score 57
Parrish
Parrish (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ellen McLean

1950s

18 titles ยท average score 64
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit (1956)

as Ruth Condomine

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Lucy Bradford / Beth Brayden

Texas Lady
Texas Lady (1955)
GoodWatch score 41

as Prudence Webb

Daughters of Destiny
Daughters of Destiny (1954)

as Elizabeth Whitefield (segment "Elisabeth")

Climax!
Climax! (1954)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show ยท as Sister Cecilia / Dr. Jane Everest

The Planter's Wife
The Planter's Wife (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

as Liz Frazer

Let's Make It Legal
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
GoodWatch score 51

as Miriam Halsworth

Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sister Mary Bonaventure

Three Came Home
Three Came Home (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Agnes Newton Keith

The Secret Fury
The Secret Fury (1950)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ellen Ewing

The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Claudette Colbert

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 65
Sleep, My Love
Sleep, My Love (1948)
GoodWatch score 66

as Alison Courtland

Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon (1948)
GoodWatch score 62

as Katie Armstrong Jordan

The Egg and I
The Egg and I (1947)
GoodWatch score 49

as Betty MacDonald

Without Reservations
Without Reservations (1946)
GoodWatch score 61

as Kit Madden

Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
GoodWatch score 66

as Elizabeth Hamilton

Guest Wife
Guest Wife (1945)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mary Price

Since You Went Away
Since You Went Away (1944)
GoodWatch score 75

as Anne Hilton

So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
GoodWatch score 85

as Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson

The Palm Beach Story
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
GoodWatch score 84

as Geraldine 'Gerry' Jeffers

Remember the Day
Remember the Day (1941)
GoodWatch score 64

as Nora Trinell

Boom Town
Boom Town (1940)
GoodWatch score 68

as Betsy Bartlett

Arise, My Love
Arise, My Love (1940)
GoodWatch score 67

as Augusta Nash

1930s

38 titles ยท average score 60
Drums Along the Mohawk
Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Lana (Magdelana)

It's a Wonderful World
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
GoodWatch score 65

as Edwina Corday

Midnight
Midnight (1939)
GoodWatch score 73

as Eve Peabody

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938)
GoodWatch score 57

as Nicole De Loiselle

She Married Her Boss
She Married Her Boss (1935)
GoodWatch score 61

as Julia Scott

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ellie Andrews

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Cleopatra

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1934)
GoodWatch score 76

as Beatrice 'Bea' Pullman

The Sign of the Cross
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
GoodWatch score 72

as Empress Poppaea

His Woman
His Woman (1931)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sally Clark

The Smiling Lieutenant
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
GoodWatch score 78

as Franzi

Manslaughter
Manslaughter (1930)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lydia Thorne

1920s

3 titles ยท average score 56
The Hole in the Wall
The Hole in the Wall (1929)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jean Oliver

The Lady Lies
The Lady Lies (1929)
GoodWatch score 58

as Joyce Roamer

For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike (1927)

as Mary