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Claudette Colbert
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Claudette Colbert

Actor · born September 13, 1903 · died 1996

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Claudette Colbert, also known as Lily Claudette Chauchoin, was a French-American stage and film actress. She began her career in earnest on Broadway during the late 1920s and progressed to films with the advent of talking pictures.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 31Received the Academy Award for Best ActressFebruary 27, 1935
  2. ~85Received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film1988

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