Claudette Colbert

Claudette Colbert (koʊlˈbɛər/ kohl-BAIR, September 13, 1903, Saint-Mandé, France – July 30, 1996, Speightstown, Barbados), also known as Lily Claudette Chauchoin (ʃoʃwɛ̃/ show-shwan); was a French-American stage and film actress. Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the late 1920s and progressed to films with the advent of talking pictures. Initially associated with Paramount Pictures, Colbert had a string of successes as she gradually shifted to working as a freelance actress. With her Mid-Atlantic accent, versatility, rigid character, aristocratic demeanor, and flair for light comedy and emotional drama, Colbert became one of the popular stars of the 1930s and 1940s.