Born Émilie "Lilie" Chauchoin on September 13, 1903 in Paris, France.
Starred in over 60 films
Won an Academy Award for Best Actress - It Happened One Night, 1934
Nominated for Best Actress Academy Awards for Private Worlds, 1935 and Since You Went Away, 1944
Also nominated for a Tony Award for her stage work in The Marriage Go-Round, 1958 and an Primetime Emmy Award for The Two Mrs. Grenvilles 1987
Remains the only actress in history to star in three films nominated for Best Picture Academy Awards in the same year (1934): Cleopatra, Imitation of Life and It Happened One Night