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Claire Whitney was born in New York City on May 6, 1890. Her acting career first started out on the stage, but as time wore on, it was evident that films were taking the place of plays, at least for a while. Her first film was The Star of India (1913) when she was 23. Claire did well enough in her first movie that she starred in many films, both the shorts and features. She remained very busy throughout the balance of the silent era. After The Leech (1921), Claire left films until 1926 when she returned for only one film, that being The Great Gatsby (1926). Claire returned in 1931, to appear in an uncredited part in her first sound picture. Her roles for the remainder of her career were small ones. She was 59 when she appeared in her last film, Roaring Westward (1949). On August 27, 1969, Claire died in Los Angeles, California. She was 79.


Claire Whitney
Born Claire Whitney
6 May 1890
New York, USA
Died 27 August 1969
Los Angeles, USA
Occupation Actress
Spouse(s) John Sunderland
Robert Emmett Keane

Claire Whitney (6 May 1890 – 27 August 1969), was an American actress. She appeared in 111 films between 1912 and 1949.

She made her first film in 1913 for Solax and continued making films until 1921, mainly for Fox Film Corporation.[1]

She then film until 1926 when she appeared in The Great Gatsby which was her final silent film. She continued working in film between 1931 and 1949 when she retired.[1]



1. Dancing in the Dark (1949) (uncredited) .... Board Member
2. Roaring Westward (1949) .... Aunt Jessica Martin
3. Frontier Investigator (1949) .... Molly Bright
4. An Old-Fashioned Girl (1949) .... Miss Mills
5. The Snake Pit (1948) (uncredited) .... Inmate
6. The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948) .... Edna Emmerson
7. The Babe Ruth Story (1948) (uncredited) .... Mogther of Dying Boy
8. Cowboy Cavalier (1948) .... Mary Croft/Collins
9. California Firebrand (1948) (uncredited) .... Dresss shop woman
10. Oklahoma Badlands (1948) .... Agatha Scragg
11. Rocky (1948) .... Hortense
12. Dangerous Years (1947) (uncredited) .... Woman
13. Christmas Eve (1947) .... Dr. Bunyan's Wife
... aka Sinner's Holiday (USA: reissue title)
14. She Wrote the Book (1946) (uncredited)
15. The Haunted Mine (1946) .... Mrs, Durant
16. Smooth as Silk (1946) (uncredited) .... Woman
17. Anchors Aweigh (1945) (uncredited) .... U.S.O. Mother
18. G.I. Honeymoon (1945) .... Mrs. Brown
19. A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Smith
20. Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) (uncredited) .... WAC seamstress #1
21. Under Western Skies (1945) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Simms
22. She Gets Her Man (1945) (uncredited) .... Landlady
23. When Strangers Marry (1944) .... Middle-aged woman
... aka Betrayed (USA: reissue title)
24. Gypsy Wildcat (1944) (uncredited) .... Maid
25. The Mummy's Ghost (1944) .... Mrs. Ella Norman
26. Ladies of Washington (1944) (uncredited) .... Passenger
... aka Ladies in Washington
27. Moon Over Las Vegas (1944) .... Mrs. Towers, Grace's Mother
28. Hat Check Honey (1944) .... Mrs. Worthington
29. The Woman of the Town (1943) .... Mrs. Robert Wright
30. Tender Comrade (1943) (uncredited) .... Nurse
31. Wintertime (1943) (uncredited) .... Bridge player
32. So's Your Uncle (1943) .... Marta
33. Get Going (1943) (uncredited)
34. False Faces (1943) .... Agnes Harding
... aka The Attorney's Dilemma (UK)
35. Mister Big (1943) (uncredited) .... Member of theatrical party
36. Behind the Eight Ball (1942) (uncredited) .... Woman
... aka Off the Beaten Track
37. Silver Queen (1942) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Harriet Bailey
38. The Silver Bullet (1942) .... Emily Morgan
39. There's One Born Every Minute (1942) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Barstow
40. Lady in a Jam (1942) (uncredited) .... Woman
41. Saboteur (1942) (uncredited) .... Wife in movie audience
42. Frisco Lil (1942) .... Nell Brewster
43. Mob Town (1941) (uncredited) .... Mrs. Simpson
44. In the Navy (1941) (uncredited) .... Gushing Mother
45. The House of the Seven Gables (1940) (uncredited) .... Witness

46. Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939) (uncredited) .... Maid
47. Laugh It Off (1939) (uncredited) .... Miss Martin
48. Chip of the Flying U (1939) .... Miss Robinson
49. Tower of London (1939) (uncredited) .... Civilian Woman
50. When Tomorrow Comes (1939) (uncredited) .... Waitress
51. I Stole a Million (1939) (uncredited) .... Hospital Matron
52. The Forgotten Woman (1939) (uncredited) .... Woman reporter
53. Secrets of a Nurse (1938) (uncredited) .... Nurse
54. Letter of Introduction (1938) (uncredited) .... Nurse Ryan
55. Way Down East (1935) .... Quilting Party Woman
56. Enlighten Thy Daughter (1934) .... Alice Stevens
... aka Blind Fools (USA: reissue title)
57. A Free Soul (1931) (uncredited) .... Aunt Helen
58. Iron Man (1931) (uncredited) .... Louise Lewis

59. Innocent Love (1928)
60. The Great Gatsby (1926) .... Catherine
61. The Leech (1921) .... Dorothy
62. Fine Feathers (1921) .... Jane Reynolds
63. The Passionate Pilgrim (1921) .... Esther
64. Love, Honor and Obey (1920) .... Marion Holbury
65. A Common Level (1920) .... Marion Schuyler
66. Why Women Sin (1920) .... Baroness de Ville
67. The Chamber Mystery (1920) .... Kitty Parker
68. Mothers of Men (1920) .... Marie Helmar

69. You Never Know Your Luck (1919)
70. The Isle of Conquest (1919) .... Claire Wilson
71. The Career of Katherine Bush (1919) .... Lady Beatrice Strobridge
72. The Man Who Stayed at Home (1919) .... Molly Preston
73. Kaiser's Finish (1918) .... Emily Busch
74. Ruling Passions (1918) .... Louise Palmer
75. Moral Suicide (1918) .... Lucy Daniels
76. Shirley Kaye (1917) .... Daisy Magen
77. Thou Shalt Not Steal (1917) .... Madeleine
78. Camille (1917/I) .... Celeste Duval
79. Heart and Soul (1917) .... Bess
80. Tangled Lives (1917) .... Marion Halcombe
81. The New York Peacock (1917) .... Billy's Wife
82. When False Tongues Speak (1917) .... Helen Lee
83. The Victim (1916) .... Edna Boulden
84. Jealousy (1916)
85. The Straight Way (1916) .... Nell Madison
86. Sporting Blood (1916) .... Bessie Riddle
87. Under Two Flags (1916) .... Venitia
88. East Lynne (1916) .... Barbara Hare
89. The Spider and the Fly (1916)
90. A Wife's Sacrifice (1916) .... Pauline de Moray
91. The Ruling Passion (1916) .... Claire Sherlock
92. The Galley Slave (1915) .... Cecil Blaine
93. Blindness of Devotion (1915) .... Bella
94. The Song of Hate (1915) .... Undetermined Role
95. Should a Mother Tell (1915) .... Baroness Gauntier
96. The Plunderer (1915) .... Joan Presby
97. The Nigger (1915) .... Georgiana Byrd
... aka The New Governor (alternative title)
98. The Girl I Left Behind Me (1915) .... The General's Daughter
99. The Idler (1914/II) .... Kate Merryweather
100. The Burglar and the Lady (1914) .... Norma
101. The Walls of Jericho (1914) .... Lady Althea
102. Life's Shop Window (1914) .... Lydia Wilton
103. The Lure (1914)
104. The Million Dollar Robbery (1914) .... Daphne Pell
105. The Woman of Mystery (1914) .... Norma
106. Fighting Death (1914)
107. The Dream Woman (1914)
108. Beneath the Czar (1914) .... Anna Pavlowa
109. Shadows of the Moulin Rouge (1913)
110. Ben Bolt (1913) .... Alice Lee
111. The Star of India (1913) .... Captain Kenneth's wife
112. The Paralytic (1912)

Archive Footage:

1. The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (2006)