Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Claudette Colbert ( IPA : \/ koÊ lË bÉ É \/ ) ( September 13 , 1903 - July 30 , 1996 ) was a French-born American actress who won an Academy Award for It Happened One Night .
Simplified: Claudette Colbert ( ; September 13 , 1903 â `` July 30 , 1996 ) was a French-born American stage and film actress .