Biography

Claudia Dell was born Claudia Dell Smith on January 10, 1910 in San Antonio, Texas. She went to school there and also in Mexico City, Mexico. She was a showgirl, appearing in 3 Broadway productions, including the Ziegfield Follies of 1927. She was an understudy to Irene Delroy. She was said to be visiting her parents in Hollywood when she made her screen debut. Legend has it that Harry Cohn was so taken by her beauty that the Columbia Pictures' logo was designed in her image. She married Edwin Silton, an agent, in 1934. She was later a receptionist in a beauty salon.

Actress

Fireside Theatre(1949)as Eve

Black Magic(1944)as Vera Starkey

Call of the Jungle(1944)as Gracie

Spotlight Scandals(1943)as Betty

Sauce for the Gander(1940)as Mrs. Rogers

Soundtrack

Sweet Kitty Bellairs(1930)

Self

Leave It to the Girls(1947)as Self, Self - Panelist

An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee(1930)as Self

Archive Footage

City of Lost Men(1966)as Natcha Manyus

City of Lost Men(1940)as Natcha Manyus

The Lost City(1935)as Natcha Manyus

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12(1933)as Self

Known for

Sweet Kitty Bellairs1930 · Actress Cleopatra1934 · Actress The Lost City1935 · Actress The Woman Condemned1934 · Actress

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Claudia Dell in The Midnight Warning (1932)

Claudia Dell and Marjorie Rambeau in Left Over Ladies (1931)

Claudia Dell, Robert Elliott, Matty Fain, Douglas Fowley, Lola Lane, Monroe Owsley, and Bryant Washburn in The Woman Who Dared (1933)

Claudia Dell in Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931)

Claudia Dell in Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)

Walter Byron and Claudia Dell in Left Over Ladies (1931)

Credit Score: Claudia Dell

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Cleopatra

Octavia

Fri Oct 05 1934

#	Name	Score	Year	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Cleopatra	5.00	1934	•	6.8	1	5	5185
2	Destry Rides Again	3.25	1932	•	6.5	0	0	140
3	The Midnight Warning	3.09	1932	•	5.0	0	0	212
4	Guilty or Not Guilty	3.09	1932	•	5.9	0	0	29
5	Sporting Chance	3.09	1931	•	5.0	0	0	29
6	Left Over Ladies	3.09	1931	•	5.7	0	0	51
7	Sweet Kitty Bellairs	3.09	1930	•	5.1	0	0	170
8	The Lost City	2.60	1935	•	4.9	0	0	351
9	The Woman Condemned	2.60	1934	•	4.4	0	0	344
10	Algiers	2.50	1938	•	6.6	0	4	3670