Yvonne Arnaud
Acting Born Dec 19, 1890 Bordeaux, Gironde, France 18 credits
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.
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Frequent co-stars
Career timeline
Mon Oncle
Theatre Night
The Ghosts of Berkeley SquareWoman to Woman
Tomorrow We Live
Neutral Port
The Improper DuchessThe Gay Adventure
Stormy WeatherWidow's Might
Princess CharmingLady in Danger
A Cuckoo in the Nest
Canaries Sometimes SingTons of MoneyOn Approval
DesireThe Temptress
Full filmography
- Theatre Night (1957) as Grace Barnes
- Mon Oncle (1958) as Georgette, the Housekeeper
- The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947) as Millie
- Tomorrow We Live (1943) as Madame L. Labouche
- Desire (1920) as Pauline
- Canaries Sometimes Sing (1930) as Elma Melton
- Stormy Weather (1935) as Louise Craggs
- Woman to Woman (1947) as Henriette
- A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933) as Marguerite Hickett
- Tons of Money (1930) as Louise Allington
- Princess Charming (1934) as Countess Annette
- The Improper Duchess (1936) as Duchess of Tann
- On Approval (1930) as Maria Wislak
- The Gay Adventure (1936) as Julie
- The Temptress (1920) as Amy Howard
- Neutral Port (1940) as Rosa Pirenti
- Widow's Might (1935) as Princess Suzanne
- Lady in Danger (1934) as Queen of Ardenberg