Claudette Colbert (13 September 1903 – 30 July 1996) was a French-born American actress of stage and film. Moved in New York City, Colbert began her career in Broadway productions during the 1920s, progressing to film with the advent of talking pictures. She established successful film career with Paramount Pictures, and is recognized as one of the leading female exponents of screwball comedy. Colbert was the highest paid actress in American cinema during late 1930s, and later became a freelance performer. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her comedic performance in It Happened One Night (1934), and also received Academy Award nominations for her dramatic roles in Private Worlds(1935) and Since You Went Away (1944).
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