Yvonne Arnaud
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Millie 1947
Tomorrow We Live
as Madame L. Labouche 1943
Lady in Danger
as Queen of Ardenberg 1934
A Cuckoo in the Nest
as Marguerite Hickett 1933
Princess Charming
as Countess Annette 1934
Neutral Port
as Rosa Pirenti 1940
Stormy Weather
as Louise Craggs 1935
The Improper Duchess
as Duchess of Tann 1936
On Approval
as Maria Wislak 1930
Desire
as Pauline 1920
Canaries Sometimes Sing
as Elma Melton 1930
Tons of Money
as Louise Allington 1930
Woman to Woman
as Henriette 1947
The Gay Adventure
as Julie 1936
Widow's Might
as Princess Suzanne 1935