Yvonne Arnaud

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

Theatre Night

Mon Oncle

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

Tomorrow We Live

Stormy Weather

Woman to Woman

The Improper Duchess

Tons of Money

All Movies (17)

• Mon Oncle1958 · as Georgette, the Housekeeper
• The Ghosts of Berkeley Square1947 · as Millie
• Woman to Woman1947 · as Henriette
• Tomorrow We Live1943 · as Madame L. Labouche
• Neutral Port1940 · as Rosa Pirenti
• The Gay Adventure1936 · as Julie
• The Improper Duchess1936 · as Duchess of Tann
• Stormy Weather1935 · as Louise Craggs
• Widow's Might1935 · as Princess Suzanne
• Lady in Danger1934 · as Queen of Ardenberg
• Princess Charming1934 · as Countess Annette
• A Cuckoo in the Nest1933 · as Marguerite Hickett
• Tons of Money1930 · as Louise Allington
• Canaries Sometimes Sing1930 · as Elma Melton
• On Approval1930 · as Maria Wislak
• The Temptress1920 · as Amy Howard
• Desire1920 · as Pauline

All TV Shows (1)

• Theatre Night1957 · as Grace Barnes