Yvonne Arnaud
- Acting
- December 19, 1890 · Bordeaux, Gironde, France
- September 20, 1958
Biography
Germaine Yvonne Arnaud was a French-born pianist, singer and actress, who was well known for her career in Britain, as well as her native land. After beginning a career as a concert pianist as a child, Arnaud acted in musical comedies. She switched to non-musical comedy and drama around 1920 and was one of the players in the second of the Aldwych farces, A Cuckoo in the Nest, a hit in 1925. She also had dramatic roles and made films in the 1930s and 1940s, and continued to act into the 1950s. She occasionally performed as a pianist later in her career. The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre was named in her memory in Guildford, Surrey.
Known for
Filmography
- Mon Oncle · Georgette, the Housekeeper
- Theatre Night · Grace Barnes
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Square · Millie
- Woman to Woman · Henriette
- Tomorrow We Live · Madame L. Labouche
- Neutral Port · Rosa Pirenti
- The Gay Adventure · Julie
- The Improper Duchess · Duchess of Tann
- Stormy Weather · Louise Craggs
- Widow's Might · Princess Suzanne
- Lady in Danger · Queen of Ardenberg
- Princess Charming · Countess Annette
- A Cuckoo in the Nest · Marguerite Hickett
- Tons of Money · Louise Allington
- Canaries Sometimes Sing · Elma Melton
- On Approval · Maria Wislak
- The Temptress · Amy Howard
- Desire · Pauline