Editing Claudette Colbert (section)

{{short description|American actress (1903–1996)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name                      = Claudette Colbert
| image                     = Claudette Colbert in The Misleading Lady.jpg
| caption                   = Publicity photo for ''[[The Misleading Lady (1932 film)|The Misleading Lady]]'' in 1932
| birth_name                = Émilie "Lily" Claudette Chauchoin
| birth_date                = {{birth date|1903|09|13}}
| birth_place               = [[Saint-Mandé]], France
| death_date                = {{death date and age|1996|07|30|1903|09|13}}
| death_place               = [[Speightstown]], Barbados
| nationality               = American<!--Nationality should be based on "when the person became notable" per WP:MOSBIO-->
| other_names               = Lily Claudette Chauchoin
| alma_mater                = [[Art Students League of New York]]
| known_for                 = ''[[It Happened One Night]]''<br>''[[Cleopatra (1934 film)|Cleopatra]]''<br>''[[The Palm Beach Story]]''<br>''[[Since You Went Away]]''
| occupation                = Actress
| years_active              = 1924–1987
| spouse                    = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Norman Foster (director)|Norman Foster]]|1928|1935|end=div.}}
* {{marriage|Joel Pressman|1935|1968|end=died}}
}}
| awards                    = [[#Awards and honors|See below]]
}}

'''Claudette Colbert''' (koʊlˈbɛər/ kohl-BAIR,<ref name="Pace1996">{{cite news|last=Pace|first=Eric|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/31/movies/claudette-colbert-unflappable-heroine-of-screwball-comedies-is-dead-at-92.html|title=Claudette Colbert, Unflappable Heroine of Screwball Comedies, Is Dead At 92|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 31, 1996|access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref> born '''Émilie "Lily" Claudette Chauchoin''' (ʃoʃwɛ̃/ show-shwan); September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996)<ref name="Britannica"/><ref name="Pace1996" /> was an American<!--See WP:ETHNICITY.--><!--Nationality should be based on "when the person became notable" per WP:MOSBIO--> actress. Colbert began her career in [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] productions during the late 1920s and progressed to films with the advent of [[Sound film|talking pictures]]. Initially contracted to [[Paramount Pictures]], Colbert became one of the few major actresses of the period who worked freelance; that is to say, independently of the studio system. In 1999, the [[American Film Institute]] named Colbert the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars|12th-greatest female star]] of classic Hollywood cinema.

With her [[Good American Speech|Mid-Atlantic accent]],<!--her grandmother (who emigrated with the family) was born in Jersey in the British Isles--><ref name="becoming"/> versatility, witty dialogues, aristocratic demeanor, and flair<ref name="tcmdb" /> for light comedy and emotional drama, Colbert became one of the most popular stars of the 1930s and 1940s.<ref name=Britannica>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9106362/Claudette-Colbert|title=Claudette Colbert – Britannica Concise|access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Pace1996" /> In all, Colbert acted in more than 60 movies. Among her frequent co-stars were [[Fred MacMurray]] in seven films (1935–1949), and [[Fredric March]] in four (1930–1933).

Colbert won the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] for ''[[It Happened One Night]]'' (1934), and received two other Academy Award nominations during her career. Her other notable films include ''[[Cleopatra (1934 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (1934), ''[[The Palm Beach Story]]'' (1942) and ''[[Since You Went Away]]'' (1944).

By the mid-1950s Colbert had turned from motion pictures to television and stage work; she earned a [[Tony Award]] nomination for ''[[The Marriage-Go-Round]]'' in 1959. Her career began to wane in the early 1960s. In the late 1970s she experienced a comeback in the theater, and received a [[Sarah Siddons Award]] for her Chicago theater work in 1980. Her television appearance in ''[[The Two Mrs. Grenvilles]]'' (1987) earned her a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award]] and an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Emmy Award]] nomination.