Portrait of Claire Whitney

Acting

Claire Whitney

Career

Active from 1913 to 1949, with a break from 1935 to 1945, busiest in 1917 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
20
top three billing
Average score
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What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Claire Whitney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.1, average 5.4
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Psychological
    4.8, average 5.5

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 4
  • Early Cinema 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Tragic Romance 2
  • Silent Era Melodrama 2
  • Family Secrets 2
  • Silent Film Era 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Moral Corruption 2
  • Silent Era Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Shadows of the Moulin Rouge
Shadows of the Moulin Rouge

as Mrs. Dupont

1940s

29 titles · average score 59
Roaring Westward
Roaring Westward (1949)

as Aunt Jessica Martin

The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948)

as Edna Emmerson

Rocky
Rocky (1948)

as Hortense

Cowboy Cavalier
Cowboy Cavalier (1948)

as Mary Croft

Ladies of the Chorus
Ladies of the Chorus (1948)
GoodWatch score 58

as (uncredited)

The Haunted Mine
The Haunted Mine (1946)

as Mrs. Durant

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
GoodWatch score 63

as USO Mother (uncredited)

The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
GoodWatch score 39

as Ella Norman

When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Middle-Aged Woman

Saboteur
Saboteur (1942)
GoodWatch score 71

as Wife in Movie Audience (uncredited)

In the Navy
In the Navy (1941)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gushing Mother (uncredited)

The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Witness

1930s

9 titles · average score 56
Tower of London
Tower of London (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Civilian Woman

When Tomorrow Comes
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Waitress (uncredited)

I Stole a Million
I Stole a Million (1939)

as Hospital Matron (uncredited)

Charlie McCarthy, Detective
Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)

as Maid

Chip of the Flying U
Chip of the Flying U (1939)

as Miss Robinson

Letter of Introduction
Letter of Introduction (1938)
GoodWatch score 48

as Nurse Ryan (uncredited)

Way Down East
Way Down East (1935)
GoodWatch score 52

as Quilting Party Woman

Enlighten Thy Daughter
Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934)

as Alice Stevens

Iron Man
Iron Man (1931)
GoodWatch score 53

as Louise Lewis

1920s

8 titles
Gossip
Gossip (1929)

as Alice - Bill's Wife

The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1926)

as Catherine

Fine Feathers
Fine Feathers (1921)

as Jane Reynolds

The Passionate Pilgrim
The Passionate Pilgrim (1921)

as Esther

Mothers of Men
Mothers of Men (1920)

as Marie Helmar

A Common Level
A Common Level (1920)

as Marion Schuyler

The Chamber Mystery
The Chamber Mystery (1920)

as Kitty Parker

Why Women Sin
Why Women Sin (1920)

as Baroness de Ville

1910s

26 titles
The Man Who Stayed at Home
The Man Who Stayed at Home (1919)

as Molly Preston

Kaiser's Finish
Kaiser's Finish (1918)

as Emily Busch

Ruling Passions
Ruling Passions (1918)

as Louise Palmer

Camille
Camille (1917)

as Celeste Duval

The New York Peacock
The New York Peacock (1917)

as Billy's Wife

East Lynne
East Lynne (1916)

as Barbara Hare

Under Two Flags
Under Two Flags (1916)

as Venitia

The Galley Slave
The Galley Slave (1915)

as Cecil Blaine

Should a Mother Tell
Should a Mother Tell (1915)

as Baroness Gauntier

The Woman of Mystery
The Woman of Mystery (1914)

as Norma

The Dream Woman
The Dream Woman (1914)

as Alicia Warlock - The Woman in Black

The Million Dollar Robbery
The Million Dollar Robbery (1914)

as Daphne Pell