Claire Trevor
Known among aficionados as "The Queen of Film Noir," Claire Trevor could play any number of heroines, but she proved particularly suited to the shadowy world of crime and mystery showcased in numerous films in the 1940s and 1950s. While not as glamorous as the most prominent actresses of the time, the husky-voiced blonde still captivated through force of character and the sincerity she brought to much of her work. Following some stage assignments and a few undistinguished programmers, Trevor gained her first significant industry attention via an Oscar-nominated performance in "Dead End" (1937). However, it was John Ford's superb Western "Stagecoach" (1939) that really put Trevor on the map and she enjoyed lead roles in several major productions during the years that followed. Her turns in the superior film noir thrillers "Murder, My Sweet" (1944), "Born to Kill" (1947), "Raw Deal" (1948), and "Key Largo" (1948) established Trevor as one of its premiere players and she excelled as both determined heroines and debased antagonists. "Key Largo" also brought Trevor her only Academy Award and the powerful work she did in that John Huston classic as a deglamorized, desperate alcoholic provided a potent demonstration of her value as a character actress. Later regarded by some as more of a cult actress than a true Golden Age movie star, Trevor's filmography contained many persuasive examples of her versatility, which also extended to her stage and television assignments.
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Claire Trevor
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Norman Rockwell's Breaking Home Ties | Grace Porter (Character) | - | 1987 |
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Kiss Me Goodbye | Charlotte (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
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The Cape Town Affair | Sam Williams (Character) | - | 1967 |
64% |
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How to Murder Your Wife | Edna (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet |
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The Stripper | Helen Baird (Character) | - | 1963 |
89% |
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Two Weeks in Another Town | Clara Kruger (Character) | - | 1962 |
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Marjorie Morningstar | Rose Morgenstern (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet |
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The Mountain | Marie (Character) | - | 1956 |
100% |
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Man Without a Star | Idonee (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lucy Gallant | Lady MacBeth (Character) | - | 1955 |
46% |
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The High and the Mighty | Mary Holst (Character) | - | 1954 |
No Score Yet |
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The Stranger Wore a Gun | Josie Sullivan (Character) | - | 1953 |
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My Man and I | Mrs Ansel Ames (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stop, You're Killing Me | Nora Marko (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hoodlum Empire | Connie Williams (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Hard, Fast and Beautiful | Millie Farley (Character) | - | 1951 |
No Score Yet |
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Best of the Badmen | Lily Fowler (Character) | - | 1951 |
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Borderline | Madeleine Haley (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lucky Stiff | Marguerite Seaton (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet |
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The Babe Ruth Story | Claire "Hodgson" Ruth (Character) | - | 1948 |
97% |
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Key Largo | Gaye Dawn (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet |
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The Velvet Touch | Marian Webster (Character) | - | 1948 |
100% |
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Raw Deal | Pat Cameron (Character) | - | 1948 |
83% |
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Born to Kill | Helen Brent (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet |
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Crack-Up | Terry Cordell (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bachelor's Daughters | Cynthia Davis (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet |
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Johnny Angel | Lilah `'Lily'` Gustafson (Character) | - | 1945 |
89% |
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Murder, My Sweet | Helen Grayle (Character) | - | 1944 |
80% |
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The Desperadoes | Countess Maletta (Character) | - | 1943 |
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The Woman of the Town | Dora Hand (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Luck, Mr. Yates | Ruth Jones (Character) | - | 1943 |
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Street of Chance | Ruth Dillon (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Connie Dawson (Character) | - | 1942 |
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Crossroads | Michelle Allaine (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet |
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Texas | "Mike" King (Character) | - | 1941 |
No Score Yet |
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Honky Tonk | "Gold Dust" Nelson (Character) | - | 1941 |
100% |
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Dark Command | Mary McCloud (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet |
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Allegheny Uprising | Janie MacDougall (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Stagecoach | Dallas (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Stole a Million | Laura Benson (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walking Down Broadway | Joan Bradley (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Five of a Kind | Christine Nelson (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet |
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse | Jo Keller (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Valley of the Giants | Lee Roberts (Character) | - | 1938 |
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Second Honeymoon | Marcia (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Big Town Girl | Fay Loring (Character) | - | 1937 |
83% |
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Dead End | Francey (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Mile From Heaven | Lucy 'Tex' Warren (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Time Out for Romance | Barbara Blanchard (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | King of Gamblers | Dixie Moore (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Star for a Night | Nina Lind (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 15 Maiden Lane | Jane Martin (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Marriage | Carol Barton (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Human Cargo | Bonnie Brewster (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Career Woman | Carroll Aiken (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Sheep | Jeanette Foster (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet |
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Dante's Inferno | Betty McWade (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Navy Wife | Vicky Blake (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spring Tonic | Bertha 'Betty' Ingals (Character) | - | 1935 |
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Baby, Take a Bow | Kay Ellison (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Gold | Jerry Jordan (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Mad Game | Jane Lee (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy and Sally | Sally Johnson (Character) | - | 1933 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Judith Harlan (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's My Line? | Guest | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dr. Kildare | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mary Prescott (Character) | 1956 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Untouchables | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wagon Train | C.L. Harding (Guest Star) | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Producers' Showcase | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Climax! | Unknown (Character) | 1956 |