Yola d'Avril
Yola d'Avril | |
|---|---|
 d'Avril in 1925 | |
| Born | 8 April 1906 |
| Died | 2 March 1984 (aged 77) Port Hueneme, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Yola Vermairion |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1925–1953 |
| Spouses | |
Yola d'Avril (8 April 1906 – 2 March 1984) was a French-American actress, who appeared in numerous productions between 1925 and 1953.[citation needed] She was also known as Yola Vermairion and Yola d'Avril Montiague.[1]
Biography
[edit]D'Avril was born in Lille, France, and died in Port Hueneme, California as Yola d'Avril Montiague.[2] During World War I, her family relocated to Paris. After her father died in 1923, she moved to Los Angeles.[3] She appeared in MGM's adventure film, Tarzan and His Mate with Italian actor Paul Porcasi as her father, Monsieur Feronde.
Partial filmography
[edit]- The Dressmaker from Paris (1925) - Mannequin (uncredited)
- The War Horse (1927) - Yvonne
- Orchids and Ermine (1927) - Telephone Operator
- The Tender Hour (1927) - Cabaret Girl
- Hard-Boiled Haggerty (1927) - Cafe Dancer
- Smile, Brother, Smile (1927) - Daisy
- American Beauty (1927) - Telephone Girl
- The Valley of the Giants (1927) - Felice
- The Noose (1928) - Cabaret Girl
- Lady Be Good (1928) - Assistant
- Vamping Venus (1928) - Stenographer
- Three-Ring Marriage (1928) - Minnie
- The Awakening (1928) - (uncredited)
- House of Horror (1929) - Bit Role (uncredited)
- She Goes to War (1929) - Yvette
- Shanghai Lady (1929) - Lizzie
- The Love Parade (1929) - Paulette (uncredited)
- Hot for Paris (1929) - Yola Dupre
- Double Cross Roads (1930) - Happy Max's Moll (uncredited)
- King of Jazz (1930) - Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - Suzanne (uncredited)
- The Bad One (1930) - Gida
- New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930) - Maid
- Born Reckless (1930) - French Girl
- Those Three French Girls (1930) - Diane
- Just Like Heaven (1930) - Fifi
- The Truth About Youth (1930) - Babette - Kara's Maid (uncredited)
- The Right of Way (1931) - Suzette
- God's Gift to Women (1931) - Dagmar
- Svengali (1931) - Maid (uncredited)
- Just a Gigolo (1931) - Pauline
- The Common Law (1931) - Fifi
- Women Go on Forever (1931) - Pearl
- The Last Flight (1931) - French Party Girl at Cafe (uncredited)
- Suicide Fleet (1931) - French Girl in Tangiers (uncredited)
- Cock of the Air (1932) - Italian Girl #2
- Sky Devils (1932) - Fifi
- Beauty and the Boss (1932) - Girl in Bath Tub (uncredited)
- The Man from Yesterday (1932) - Tony's Cocotte
- A Passport to Hell (1932) - Rosita
- A Parisian Romance (1932) - Pauline
- Diplomaniacs (1933) - French Vamp (uncredited)
- The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) - Maid in House (uncredited)
- Glamour (1934) - Renee
- Tarzan and His Mate (1934) - Madame Feronde (uncredited)
- Monte Carlo Nights (1934) - Madelon
- Kansas City Princess (1934) - French Manicurist (uncredited)
- Straight from the Heart (1935) - French Girl in Taxi (uncredited)
- Captain Blood (1935) - Girl in Tavern (uncredited)
- I Met Him in Paris (1937) - French Wife in Room 617
- The Hurricane (1937) - Club Hibiscus Singer [Sings 'I Can't Give You Anything But Love' in French] (uncredited)
- Gone with the Wind (1939) - Belle's Girl (uncredited)
- Green Hell (1940) - Native Girl (uncredited)
- I Was an Adventuress (1940) - Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited)
- The Lady Has Plans (1942) - Hotel Maid (uncredited)
- Night in New Orleans (1942) - Mme. Lamballe
- A Passport to Hell (1942) - Celestine (uncredited)
- Monsieur Beaucaire (1946) - Housekeeper (uncredited)
- Cloak and Dagger (1946) - First Nurse (uncredited)
- Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) - French Maid (uncredited)
- Red Ball Express (1952) - Barmaid (uncredited)
- Little Boy Lost (1953) - Madame Le Blanc (uncredited) (final film role)
References
[edit]- ^ Merrick, Mollie (20 October 1930). "Two actresses get marriage licenses". Star Tribune. Minnesota, Minneapolis. North America Newspaper Alliance. p. 3. Retrieved 14 March 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "California Death index". The California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research vital Statistics Section. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
- ^ "Biography of Yola D'Avril". americanbiography.org. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yola d'Avril.
- Yola d'Avril at Virtual History
- Yola d'Avril at IMDb
- In Loving Memory Of Yola d'Avril