--- name: "Claire Carleton" canonical: "https://film.one/person/claire-carleton" roles: ["Actor"] born: "28 September 1913" died: "11 December 1979" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-20T02:04:49.699200+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Claire Carleton Actor. Born 28 September 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 11 December 1979. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 28 September 1913, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 11 December 1979 - **Also known as:** Claire Carlton, Clara Carlton - **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 other - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1940s 83 (1), 1950s 76 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claire_Carleton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20745672, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137393/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/91655 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Born Yesterday*](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md) (76) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Claire Carleton (28 September 1913 – 11 December 1979) was an American actress. Born in New York City, she began her career on the stage in the early 1930s and appeared in several Broadway productions before moving into film and television. She worked in over 100 films, often in supporting or uncredited roles, including Helen in *Born Yesterday* (1950). Other screen credits include appearances in *Mildred Pierce* (1945), *The Woman in the Window* (1944), *On the Town* (1949) and *The Reckless Moment* (1949). On television she had guest roles in series such as *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955–1961), *Leave It to Beaver* (1957) and *The Munsters* (1964). Carleton remained active into the late 1960s. She was married to actor Fred E. Sherman until his death in 1969. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) ### Performed in (1) — the average rests on these - *Born Yesterday* (1950), Fi1m 76, as Helen — [page](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Mildred Pierce* (1945), Fi1m 83, as Thieving Waitress (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/mildred-pierce-1945.md) ## Complete filmography (97) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Shadow Over Elveron* (1968), as Mrs. Travers - *This Property Is Condemned* (1966), as Party Guest (uncredited) - *Sex and the Single Girl* (1964), as Woman (uncredited) - *The Munsters* (1964), series, as Yolanda Cribbins - *Hazel* (1961), series, as Elizabeth - *Devil's Partner* (1961), as Ida - *By Love Possessed* (1961), as Mrs. Kovacs, Mrs. Kovacs (uncredited) - *Cast a Long Shadow* (1959), as Saloon Girl at Poker Game - *The Miracle of the Hills* (1959), as Sally - *Unwed Mother* (1958), as Mrs. Miller - *A Lust to Kill* (1958), as Minn (as Clara Carlton) - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Bessie Thorne - *Fort Massacre* (1958), as Adele - *Shirley Temple's Storybook* (1958), series, as Woman - *Leave It to Beaver* (1957), series, as Saleslady - *Maverick* (1957), series, as Flora - *Wagon Train* (1957), series, as Depot Clerk, Mrs. Hennessey - *Death in Small Doses* (1957), as Mabel (uncredited) - *The Careless Years* (1957), as Aunt Martha (uncredited) - *My Gun Is Quick* (1957), as Nightclub Boss - *Reform School Girl* (1957), as Mrs. Rita Horvath - *The Buster Keaton Story* (1957), as Myra Keaton - *Accused of Murder* (1956), as Marge Harris - *The Black Sleep* (1956), as Carmona Daly - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Alice Fabian, Pauline, Millie - *Fling in the Ring* (1955), as Kitty - *Father Knows Best* (1954), series, as Hostess - *Hey Mulligan* (1954), series, as Nell Mulligan - *Witness to Murder* (1954), as May - Mental Patient - *99 River Street* (1953), Actor - *I Was a Burlesque Queen* (1953), as Myrtle - *Lost in a Turkish Bath* (1953), as Henrietta Robin - *The Star* (1952), as Jailbird (uncredited) - *The Abbott and Costello Show* (1952), series, as Olga - *Ride the Man Down* (1952), as Amelia - *Four Star Playhouse* (1952), series, as Alice Hutchinson, Anna, 'Cuddles' LaVerne - *Bal Tabarin* (1952), as Stella Simmons - *The Fighter* (1952), as Stella - *Death of a Salesman* (1951), as Miss Francis - *Westward the Women* (1951), as Flashy Woman (uncredited) - *The Son of Dr. Jekyll* (1951), as Hazel Sorelle (uncredited) - *Honeychile* (1951), as Betty Loring - *Two of a Kind* (1951), Actor - *Born Yesterday* (1950), as Helen — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/born-yesterday.md) - *The Gene Autry Show* (1950), series, as Marie Hadley - *The Reckless Moment* (1949), as Woman (uncredited) - *On the Town* (1949), as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) - *Satan's Cradle* (1949), as Belle - *Red Light* (1949), as Waitress (uncredited) - *It's a Great Feeling* (1949), as Grace - *Sorrowful Jones* (1949), as Agnes 'Happy Hips' Noonan (uncredited) - *The Barkleys of Broadway* (1949), as Marie (uncredited) - *Shockproof* (1949), as Florrie Kobiski (Uncredited) - *Bodyguard* (1948), as Zinnia - Counter Girl (uncredited) - *The Time of Your Life* (1948), as "Killer" - *Ruthless* (1948), as Bella - *If You Knew Susie* (1948), as Vicki Vale (uncredited) - *The Senator Was Indiscreet* (1947), as Ingrid Stuyvesant - *A Double Life* (1947), as Waitress - *Linda, Be Good* (1947), as Myrtle - *Key Witness* (1947), as Receptionist (uncredited) - *Too Many Winners* (1947), as Mayme Martin - *Let's Make Rhythm* (1947), Actor - *Fun on a Weekend* (1947), as Durand's Secretary (uncredited) - *Fright Night* (1947), as Kitty - *Vacation in Reno* (1946), as Sally Beaver - *Crime Doctor's Man Hunt* (1946), as Ruby Farrell - *The Missing Lady* (1946), as Rose Dawson - *I'll Take Milk* (1946), Actor - *That Texas Jamboree* (1946), as Lulubelle - *Maid Trouble* (1946), as Woman - *A Close Call for Boston Blackie* (1946), as Mamie Kirwin - *Gun Town* (1946), as Belle Townley - *Mildred Pierce* (1945), as Thieving Waitress (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mildred-pierce-1945.md) - *The Woman in the Window* (1944), as Blonde (uncredited) - *My Pal, Wolf* (1944), as Ruby - *Youth Runs Wild* (1944), as Taxi Driver (uncredited) - *Triple Trouble* (1944), as Errol's Stenographer - *Bride by Mistake* (1944), as Nurse Harrison - *Girls! Girls! Girls!* (1944), as Fan Dancer - *A Night of Adventure* (1944), as Ruby LaRue - *Say Uncle* (1944), as Fan Dancer - *Wedtime Stories* (1943), as An Old Flame - *Rookies in Burma* (1943), as Connie - *Around the World* (1943), as WAAC Lt. Spencer - *Cutie on Duty* (1943), as Maizie - *Gildersleeve on Broadway* (1943), as Francine Gray - *Lady of Burlesque* (1943), as Sandra - *The Great Train Robbery* (1941), as Kay Stevens - *Melody and Moonlight* (1940), as Gloria - *Girl from Havana* (1940), as Havana - *Grand Ole Opry* (1940), as Ginger Gordon - *The Crooked Road* (1940), as Virgie Gobel - *Millionaire Playboy* (1940), as Woman Kissing Baby Joe - *Script Girl* (1938), as Job Seeker / Script Girl - *Her Accidental Hero* (1937), as Fake Accident Victim - *Seasoned Greetings* (1933), as Ben's Niece (uncredited) ## Gallery - ![Claire Carleton in the TV series Stories of the Century, episode Ben Thompson (cropped screenshot) (1954)](https://film.one/media/person/1235165/gallery-3dc9011cfb59.jpg) Claire Carleton in the TV series Stories of the Century, episode Ben Thompson (cropped screenshot) (1954) — TV episode screenshot (Republic Pictures), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Claire_Carleton_in_Stories_of_the_Century_%281954%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Claire Carleton](https://film.one/media/person/1235165/gallery-405a266e3a96.jpg) Claire Carleton — Columbia Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/ClaireCarleton.1946.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Claire Carleton in the TV series Four Star Playhouse, episode Welcome Home (1952)](https://film.one/media/person/1235165/gallery-3019545e2a55.jpg) Claire Carleton in the TV series Four Star Playhouse, episode Welcome Home (1952) — TV episode screenshot (CBS), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Claire_Carleton_in_Four_Star_Playhouse_%28Welcome_Home%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Claire Carleton](https://film.one/media/person/1235165/gallery-12feffd400ff.jpg) Claire Carleton — Image via TMDB - ![Claire Carleton](https://film.one/media/person/1235165/gallery-bceba3e365fe.jpg) Claire Carleton — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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