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Also Known As	Emilie (Lily) Claudette Chauchoin
Born	September 13, 1903 • France
Died	July 30, 1996 (aged 92) • Barbados
Awards And Honors	Kennedy Center Honors (1989) • Academy Award (1935) • Academy Award (1935): Actress in a Leading Role • Golden Globe Award (1988): Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Married To	Joel James Pressman (1935–1968 [his death]) • Norman Foster (1928–1935)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Private Worlds" (1935) • "The Phantom President" (1932) • "The Secret Fury" (1950) • "Three Cornered Moon" (1933) • "Tovarich" (1937) • "It Happened One Night" (1934) • "Colgate Theatre" (1958) • "Practically Yours" (1944) • "Three Came Home" (1950) • "The Sign of the Cross" (1932) • "Playhouse 90" (1957) • "Telephone Time" (1957) • "Four Frightened People" (1934) • "The Gilded Lily" (1935) • "For the Love of Mike" (1927) • "The Best of Broadway" (1954–1955) • "Drums Along the Mohawk" (1939) • "The Misleading Lady" (1932) • "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" (1987) • "Imitation of Life" (1934) • "L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes" (1930) • "Thunder on the Hill" (1951) • "So Proudly We Hail!" (1943) • "Let's Make It Legal" (1951) • "Remember the Day" (1941) • "Boom Town" (1940) • "La grande mare" (1930) • "Family Honeymoon" (1948) • "Climax!" (1955) • "Torch Singer" (1933) • "I Cover the Waterfront" (1933) • "Arise, My Love" (1940) • "It's a Wonderful World" (1939) • "Honor Among Lovers" (1931) • "Guest Wife" (1945) • "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (1938) • "Skylark" (1941) • "Suspicion" (1958) • "The Egg and I" (1947) • "I Met Him in Paris" (1937) • "No Time for Love" (1943) • "Tonight Is Ours" (1933) • "His Woman" (1931) • "The Wiser Sex" (1932) • "Since You Went Away" (1944) • "The Man from Yesterday" (1932) • "General Electric Theater" (1958) • "The Palm Beach Story" (1942) • "Sleep, My Love" (1948) • "The Bride Comes Home" (1935) • "Under Two Flags" (1936) • "The Planter's Wife" (1952) • "Zaza" (1938) • "Ford Star Jubilee" (1956) • "Tomorrow Is Forever" (1946) • "Cleopatra" (1934) • "Secrets of a Secretary" (1931) • "Zane Grey Theater" (1957–1960) • "Maid of Salem" (1937) • "Midnight" (1939) • "Young Man of Manhattan" (1930) • "Destinées" (1954) • "The Ford Television Theatre" (1955) • "The Big Pond" (1930) • "Manslaughter" (1930) • "Without Reservations" (1946) • "She Married Her Boss" (1935) • "The Smiling Lieutenant" (1931) • "The Secret Heart" (1946) • "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1956) • "The Lady Lies" (1929) • "Texas Lady" (1955) • "Bride for Sale" (1949) • "The Hole in the Wall" (1929) • "Si Versailles m'était conté" (1954) • "Parrish" (1961)