Born Claire Wemlinger in New York City. Actress from the New York stage who made forays to Brooklyn to appear in Vitaphone shorts in the early 1930s before making her feature film debut in 1933. Trevor typically toiled as a hardened but sympathetic victim or gun moll in a host of B productions until she gained recognition for her fine performance as the classic, gold-hearted saloon gal in John Ford's classic western, STAGECOACH (1939). In the 1940s and 50s, Trevor emerged as a star of several top-shelf works, notably KEY LARGO (1948) and THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY (1954); she also appeared in a number of TV productions, receiving an Emmy for her performance opposite Fredric March in "Dodsworth" (1956). Other notable film credits include LIFE IN THE RAW (1933, her screen debut), DEAD END, SECOND HONEYMOON, ONE MILE FROM HEAVEN and BIG TOWN GIRL (all 1937), THE AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE and VALLEY OF THE GIANTS (both 1938), DARK COMMAND (1940), HONKY TONK and TEXAS (both 1941), CROSSROADS and STREET OF CHANCE (both 1942), THE WOMAN OF THE TOWN (1943), Robert Montgomery's MURDER, MY SWEET (aka FAREWELL MY LOVELY, 1944), JOHNNY ANGEL (1945), CRACK-UP and THE BACHELOR'S DAUGHTERS (both 1946), BORN TO KILL (1947), RAW DEAL, THE VELVET TOUCH and THE BABE RUTH STORY (all 1948), THE LUCKY STIFF (1949), BORDERLINE (1950), HARD, FAST AND BEAUTIFUL (1951), HOODLUM EMPIRE (1952), THE STRANGER WORE A GUN (1953), MAN WITHOUT A STAR and LUCY GALLANT (both 1955), THE MOUNTAIN (1956), MARJORIE MORNINGSTAR (1958), TWO WEEKS IN ANOTHER TOWN (1962), THE STRIPPER (1963), HOW TO MURDER YOUR WIFE (1965), THE CAPE TOWN AFFAIR (1967), KISS ME GOODBYE (1982) and her last appearance, "Breaking Home Ties" (1987, TV).  Nominated for Supporting Actress 1937: DEAD END  Supporting Actress 1948: KEY LARGO  Nominated for Supporting Actress 1954: THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY 3 nominations, 1 Award