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Claire Trevor
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Claire Trevor

1910 – 2000 · Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Active 1933–2009

Born in 1910, Claire Trevor emerged as a formidable presence in American cinema, often embodying the archetype of the hard-boiled blonde. With a career spanning over seven decades, she showcased her talent in various genres, including the cult classic The Stripper (1963), where she navigated the seedy underbelly of show business. In The Cape Town Affair (1967), she further cemented her status as a versatile actress, delivering a performance that captured the complexities of her character. Trevor's ability to portray 'bad girl' roles with depth makes her contributions to the films on SassyFlix particularly noteworthy.

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The Stripper

The Stripper

1963 ★ 5.3
as Helen Baird

Lila Green is an insecure and aging showgirl for Madame Olga's stage shows. When her boyfriend, Rick, runs off with the show's money, Madame Olga and Ronny let Lila go. Lila goes to stay with her old neighbors, Helen Bard and her teenage son, Kenny. Lila decides to go out and get a regular job and try and live a normal life. All seems well, until Lila and Kenny stop fighting their attraction for one another.

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Filmography

90 credits
2000s 2 credits
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.5
1980s 4 credits
1987
Breaking Home Ties as Grace Porter
Movie ★ 7.3
1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s as (archive footage)
Movie ★ 9.0
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Judith Harlan
TV ★ 7.5
1982
Kiss Me Goodbye as Charlotte
Movie ★ 5.9
1960s 8 credits
1967
Movie ★ 4.1
1965
Movie ★ 6.3
1963
The Stripper as Helen Baird
Movie ★ 4.6
1962
Movie ★ 6.0
1962
TV ★ 6.6
1961
Dr. Kildare as Nurse Veronica Johnson
TV ★ 5.7
1961
The Investigators as Kitty Harper
TV ★ 6.0
1950s 24 credits
1958
Marjorie Morningstar as Rose Morgenstern
Movie ★ 6.3
1957
If You Knew Elizabeth as Elizabeth Owen
Movie
1957
Wagon Train as C.L. Harding
TV ★ 6.6
1956
Movie ★ 6.9
1955
Movie ★ 6.5
1955
Lucy Gallant as Lady MacBeth
Movie ★ 7.0
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1954
Movie ★ 5.9
1954
Movie ★ 8.0
1954
Climax! as Phyllis Talbot
TV ★ 3.8
1953
The Stranger Wore a Gun as Josie Sullivan
Movie ★ 5.5
1953
TV ★ 6.8
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1952
Hoodlum Empire as Connie Williams
Movie ★ 6.5
1952
Movie ★ 7.7
1952
My Man and I as Mrs. Elena Ames
Movie ★ 7.0
1951
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Movie ★ 6.5
1951
TV ★ 7.2
1950
Borderline as Madeleine Haley
Movie ★ 5.6
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Ellen Creed
TV ★ 6.7
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Mary Scott
TV ★ 6.7
1940s 19 credits
1949
The Lucky Stiff as Marguerite Seaton
Movie ★ 5.8
1948
Key Largo as Gaye Dawn
Movie ★ 7.5
1948
Raw Deal as Pat Cameron
Movie ★ 6.7
1948
The Velvet Touch as Marian Webster
Movie ★ 6.3
1948
The Babe Ruth Story as Claire Hodgson Ruth
Movie ★ 6.1
1947
Born to Kill as Helen Brent
Movie ★ 6.7
1946
Crack-Up as Terry Cordell
Movie ★ 5.7
1946
Movie ★ 6.5
1945
Johnny Angel as Lilah 'Lily' Gustafson
Movie ★ 6.0
1944
Murder, My Sweet as Helen Grayle
Movie ★ 7.2
1943
The Desperadoes as Countess Maletta
Movie ★ 5.9
1943
Movie ★ 6.5
1943
Movie ★ 6.4
1942
Street of Chance as Ruth Dillon
Movie ★ 5.4
1942
Crossroads as Michelle Allaine
Movie ★ 5.9
1942
Movie ★ 8.0
1941
Texas as Michael 'Mike' King
Movie ★ 6.6
1941
Honky Tonk as "Gold Dust" Nelson
Movie ★ 6.4
1940
Dark Command as Miss Mary McCloud
Movie ★ 6.4
1930s 33 credits
1939
Stagecoach as Dallas
Movie ★ 7.6
1939
Allegheny Uprising as Janie MacDougall
Movie ★ 5.8
1939
I Stole a Million as Laura Benson
Movie ★ 8.0
1938
Movie ★ 7.2
1938
Valley of the Giants as Lee Roberts
Movie ★ 6.7
1938
Five of a Kind as Christine Nelson
Movie ★ 4.8
1938
Walking Down Broadway as Joan Bradley
Movie ★ 6.8
1937
Dead End as Francey
Movie ★ 7.1
1937
One Mile from Heaven as Lucy 'Tex' Warren
Movie ★ 6.6
1937
Movie ★ 6.4
1937
Time Out for Romance as Barbara Blanchard
Movie ★ 6.0
1937
Big Town Girl as Fay Loring
Movie ★ 7.0
1937
King of Gamblers as Dixie Moore
Movie ★ 7.5
1936
Career Woman as Carroll Aiken
Movie ★ 6.0
1936
15 Maiden Lane as Jane Martin
Movie ★ 8.0
1936
Human Cargo as Bonnie Brewster
Movie ★ 7.5
1936
To Mary - with Love as Kitty Brant
Movie ★ 5.7
1936
Song and Dance Man as Julia Carroll
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
Star for a Night as Nina Lind
Movie ★ 7.0
1936
My Marriage as Carol Barton
Movie ★ 6.7
1935
Dante's Inferno as Elizabeth "Betty" McWade Carter
Movie ★ 6.2
1935
Black Sheep as Janette Foster
Movie ★ 7.3
1935
Spring Tonic as Betty Ingals
Movie ★ 6.5
1935
Navy Wife as Vicky Blake
Movie ★ 6.0
1934
Baby Take a Bow as Kay Ellison
Movie ★ 5.7
1934
Wild Gold as Jerry Jordan
Movie ★ 6.5
1934
Hold That Girl as Tonie Bellamy
Movie ★ 9.0
1934
Elinor Norton as Elinor Norton
Movie ★ 6.5
1933
The Mad Game as Jane Lee
Movie ★ 10.0
1933
Life in the Raw as Judy Halloway
Movie ★ 10.0
1933
The Last Trail as Patricia Carter
Movie ★ 7.0
1933
Jimmy and Sally as Sally Johnson
Movie ★ 4.8