Yvonne Arnaud

Acting

Born December 19, 1890, Bordeaux, Gironde, France

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.

Filmography

• 1958Mon Oncle — Georgette, the Housekeeper
• Theatre Night — Grace Barnes
• 1947The Ghosts of Berkeley Square — Millie
• 1947Woman to Woman — Henriette
• 1943Tomorrow We Live — Madame L. Labouche
• 1940Neutral Port — Rosa Pirenti
• 1936The Gay Adventure — Julie
• 1936The Improper Duchess — Duchess of Tann
• 1935Stormy Weather — Louise Craggs
• 1935Widow's Might — Princess Suzanne
• 1934Lady in Danger — Queen of Ardenberg
• 1934Princess Charming — Countess Annette
• 1933A Cuckoo in the Nest — Marguerite Hickett
• 1930Canaries Sometimes Sing — Elma Melton
• 1930On Approval — Maria Wislak
• 1930Tons of Money — Louise Allington
• 1920Desire — Pauline
• 1920The Temptress — Amy Howard