Actor
Claire Trevor
Born 8 March 1910 · Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA — died 8 April 2000
Claire Trevor (1910–2000) was an American actress of stage, radio, television and film. She became a defining face of film noir and crime dramas, often playing hardened or "bad girl" women. She received top billing in John Ford's Stagecoach and won an Oscar for Key Largo.
Key films
Stagecoach (1939)On Cinespective
John Ford's landmark Western, in which she received top billing as Dallas, ahead of John Wayne.
Key Largo (1948)
Her portrayal of a washed-up gangster's moll won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Murder, My Sweet (1944)
A classic early film noir, and a key title in her run of hard-edged roles.
Dead End (1937)
Her brief role as a hardened woman earned her first Oscar nomination.
The High and the Mighty (1954)
Earned her a third Oscar nomination, in this airborne disaster drama.
Key awards
- 1948 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Key Largo)
- 1937 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actress (Dead End)
- 1954 Academy Award nomination, Best Supporting Actress (The High and the Mighty)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 75
- 1933Jimmy and Sally · as Sally JohnsonActor
- 1933The Last Trail · as Patricia CarterActor
- 1933The Mad Game · as Jane LeeActor
- 1933Life in the Raw · as Judy HallowayActor
- 1934Baby Take a Bow · as Kay EllisonActor
- 1934Elinor Norton · as Elinor NortonActor
- 1934Wild Gold · as Jerry JordanActor
- 1934Hold That Girl · as Tonie BellamyActor
- 1935Dante's Inferno · as Elizabeth "Betty" McWade CarterActor
- 1935Spring Tonic · as Betty IngalsActor
- 1935Black Sheep · as Janette FosterActor
- 1935Navy Wife · as Vicky BlakeActor
- 1936Career Woman · as Carroll AikenActor
- 1936To Mary - with Love · as Kitty BrantActor
- 1936Sunkist Stars at Palm SpringsActor
- 1936My Marriage · as Carol BartonActor
- 1936Human Cargo · as Bonnie BrewsterActor
- 193615 Maiden Lane · as Jane MartinActor
- 1936Star for a Night · as Nina LindActor
- 1936Song and Dance Man · as Julia CarrollActor
- 1937Dead End · as FranceyActor
- 1937Second Honeymoon · as MarciaActor
- 1937Time Out for Romance · as Barbara BlanchardActor
- 1937One Mile from Heaven · as Lucy 'Tex' WarrenActor
- 1937King of Gamblers · as Dixie MooreActor
- 1937Big Town Girl · as Fay LoringActor
- 1938The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse · as Jo KellerActor
- 1938Valley of the Giants · as Lee RobertsActor
- 1938Five of a Kind · as Christine NelsonActor
- 1938Walking Down Broadway · as Joan BradleyActor
- 1939Stagecoach · as DallasActor
- 1939Allegheny Uprising · as Janie MacDougallActor
- 1939I Stole a Million · as Laura BensonActor
- 1940Dark Command · as Miss Mary McCloudActor
- 1941Texas · as Michael 'Mike' KingActor
- 1941Honky Tonk · as "Gold Dust" NelsonActor
- 1942Crossroads · as Michelle AllaineActor
- 1942Street of Chance · as Ruth DillonActor
- 1942The Adventures of Martin Eden · as Connie DawsonActor
- 1943The Desperadoes · as Countess MalettaActor
- 1943The Woman of the Town · as Dora HandActor
- 1943Good Luck, Mr. Yates · as Ruth JonesActor
- 1944Murder, My Sweet · as Helen GrayleActor
- 1945Johnny Angel · as Lilah 'Lily' GustafsonActor
- 1946Crack-Up · as Terry CordellActor
- 1946The Bachelor's Daughters · as Cynthia DavisActor
- 1947Born to Kill · as Helen BrentActor
- 1948Key Largo · as Gaye DawnActor
- 1948Raw Deal · as Pat CameronActor
- 1948The Velvet Touch · as Marian WebsterActor
- 1948The Babe Ruth Story · as Claire Hodgson RuthActor
- 1949The Lucky Stiff · as Marguerite SeatonActor
- 1950Borderline · as Madeleine HaleyActor
- 1951Best of the Badmen · as LilyActor
- 1951Hard, Fast and Beautiful! · as Millie FarleyActor
- 1952Hoodlum Empire · as Connie WilliamsActor
- 1952My Man and I · as Mrs. Elena AmesActor
- 1952Stop, You're Killing Me · as Nora MarkoActor
- 1953The Stranger Wore a Gun · as Josie SullivanActor
- 1954The High and the Mighty · as May HolstActor
- 1954A Star Is Born World Premiere · as SelfActor
- 1955Man Without a Star · as IdoneeActor
- 1955Lucy Gallant · as Lady MacBethActor
- 1956The Mountain · as MarieActor
- 1957If You Knew Elizabeth · as Elizabeth OwenActor
- 1958Marjorie Morningstar · as Rose MorgensternActor
- 1962Two Weeks in Another Town · as Clara KrugerActor
- 1963The Stripper · as Helen BairdActor
- 1965How to Murder Your Wife · as EdnaActor
- 1967The Cape Town Affair · as Sam WilliamsActor
- 1982Kiss Me Goodbye · as CharlotteActor
- 1984Going Hollywood: The '30s · as (archive footage)Actor
- 1987Breaking Home Ties · as Grace PorterActor
- 2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story · as SelfActor
- 20091939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.