Yvonne Arnaud
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.
Acting
Movie
Mon Oncle
as Georgette, the Housekeeper
1958
Movie
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Millie
1947
Movie
Tomorrow We Live
as Madame L. Labouche
1943
Movie
Lady in Danger
as Queen of Ardenberg
1934
Movie
A Cuckoo in the Nest
as Marguerite Hickett
1933
Movie
Princess Charming
as Countess Annette
1934
Movie
Neutral Port
as Rosa Pirenti
1940
Movie
Stormy Weather
as Louise Craggs
1935
Movie
Woman to Woman
as Henriette
1947
Movie
The Improper Duchess
as Duchess of Tann
1936
Movie
On Approval
as Maria Wislak
1930
Movie
Desire
as Pauline
1920
Movie
Canaries Sometimes Sing
as Elma Melton
1930
Movie
Tons of Money
as Louise Allington
1930
Movie
The Gay Adventure
as Julie
1936
Movie
Widow's Might
as Princess Suzanne
1935
Movie
The Temptress
as Amy Howard
1920
TV
Theatre Night
as Grace Barnes
1957