Claire Carleton

Claire Carleton was an American actress whose career spanned four decades from the 1930s through the 1960s. She appeared in over a hundred films, the majority of them features, and on numerous television shows, including several recurring roles. In addition to her screen acting, she also had a successful stage career.

Carleton was born in New York City. She began acting on the stage, eventually making it to Broadway, where she made her debut as Lucy in the shortlived play, Blue Monday in June, 1932. Although she made her film debut in a small role in a 1933 film short, Seasoned Greetings, and continued to occasionally make shorts for the remainder of the decade, she concentrated on her stage career during the 1930s. She made her first appearance in a feature film in 1940s Millionaire Playboy, starring Joe Penner, Linda Hayes, and Russ Brown. During her film career she was often cast as the other woman, or in a sexually promiscuous role.

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