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

Mon Oncle

as Georgette, the Housekeeper

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

as Millie

Tomorrow We Live

as Madame L. Labouche

A Cuckoo in the Nest

as Marguerite Hickett

Lady in Danger

as Queen of Ardenberg

Neutral Port

as Rosa Pirenti

Princess Charming

as Countess Annette

The Improper Duchess

as Duchess of Tann

On Approval

as Maria Wislak

Desire

as Pauline