Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
3/8/1910
Place of Birth
Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Claire WemlingerThe Queen of Film Noir
Claire Trevor
Biography
Claire Trevor (née Wemlinger; March 8, 1910 – April 8, 2000) was an American actress. She appeared in 65 feature films from 1933 to 1982, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Key Largo (1948), and received nominations for her roles in The High and the Mighty (1954) and Dead End (1937). Trevor received top billing, ahead of John Wayne, for Stagecoach (1939).
Trevor's acting career spanned more than seven decades and included successes in stage, radio, television, and film. She often played the hard-boiled blonde, and every conceivable type of 'bad girl' role.
...
Known For
Dead End
as Francey
The Woman of the Town
as Dora Hand
Texas
as Michael 'Mike' King
Allegheny Uprising
as Janie MacDougall
The High and the Mighty
as May Holst
The Stripper
as Helen Baird
The Desperadoes
as Countess Maletta
Lucy Gallant
as Lady MacBeth
Johnny Angel
as Lilah 'Lily' Gustafson
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
as Jo Keller
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Ruth Jones
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
The Mountain
as Marie
Career Woman
as Carroll Aiken
Marjorie Morningstar
as Rose Morgenstern
Man Without a Star
as Idonee
Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)
Human Cargo
as Bonnie Brewster
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
as Self
I Stole a Million
as Laura Benson