Yola d'Avril

French-American actress (1906–1984)

Edward Ward
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(m. 1930; div. 1941)​
Josef Montiague
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(m. 1948)​

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

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

  • 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "California Death index". The California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research vital Statistics Section. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Biography of Yola D'Avril". americanbiography.org. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008.

External links

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