
Claire Trevor
Acting
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.…
Also known as
Claire Wemlinger · The Queen of Film Noir
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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV

Murder, She Wrote
1984 · TV

Wagon Train
1957 · TV

The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV

Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV

Climax!
1954 · TV

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV

The Oscars
1953 · TV

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · TV

The Investigators
1961 · TV
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV

The High and the Mighty
1954 · Movie