Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

. Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers.

Filmography

* '' A Cigarette-Maker's Romance'' (1913) - Woman * '' The Only Way'' (1925) - The Vengeance * ''

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'' (1926) - Eliza Critten * '' Night Birds'' (1930) - Mrs. Hallick * '' The Woman Between'' (1931) - Mrs. Robinson * ''

Uneasy Virtue ''Uneasy Virtue'' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Fay Compton, Edmund Breon, Francis Lister, Donald Calthrop, and Garry Marsh. It was produced by British International Pictures and shot at the company's El ...

'' (1931) - Mrs. Robinson * '' Third Time Lucky'' (1931) - Mrs. Clutterbuck * '' Let's Love and Laugh'' (1931) - Bride's Mother * '' Michael and Mary'' (1931) - Mrs. Tullivant * '' The Sign of Four'' (1932) - Mrs. Smith * '' The Good Companions'' (1933) - Mrs. Mounder * '' Enemy of the Police'' (1933) - Lady Tapleigh * '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1933) - Kate Browne * '' The Man from Toronto'' (1933) - Mrs. Hubbard * '' Matinee Idol'' (1933) - Mrs. Clappit * ''

Trouble in Store ''Trouble in Store'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Norman Wisdom as a department store clerk in his cinema debut. The film also featured Moira Lister, Margaret Rutherford, Jerry Desmonde and Lana ...

'' (1934, Short) - Landlady * '' Guest of Honour'' (1934) - Emma Tidmarsh * '' Tiger Bay'' (1934) - Fay * ''

Nine Forty-Five ''Nine Forty-Five'' is a 1934 British crime film directed by George King and starring Binnie Barnes, Donald Calthrop and Violet Farebrother. It was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers.Wood p.79 A quota quicki ...

'' (1934) - Margaret Clancy * '' Sing As We Go'' (1934) - Mrs. Clotty * ''

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'' (1934) - Victoria * '' A Glimpse of Paradise'' (1934) - Mrs. Kidd * '' The Broken Rosary'' (1934) - Nanny * '' Widow's Might'' (1935) - Cook * '' Handle with Care'' (1935) - Mrs. Tunbody * '' Who's Your Father'' (1935) - Mrs. Medway * ''

That's My Uncle ''That's My Uncle'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Mark Daly, Richard Cooper and Betty Astell. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures.Wood p.88 Cast * Mar ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Frisbee * '' 18 Minutes'' (1935) - Marie * '' Full Circle'' (1935) - Agatha * ''

Jubilee Window ''Jubilee Window'' is a 1935 British comedy film directed by George Pearson and starring Sebastian Shaw, Ralph Truman and Olive Melville.Wood p.86 Cast * Sebastian Shaw as Peter Ward * Ralph Truman as Dan Stevens * Olive Melville as Marge ...

'' (1935) - Mrs. Holroyd * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1935) - Marthe * '' Squibs'' (1935) - Mrs. Lee * '' The Crouching Beast'' (1935) - Bar owner * ''

The Deputy Drummer ''The Deputy Drummer'' is a 1935 British musical film directed by Lupino Lane and starring Lane, Jean Denis and Kathleen Kelly. The film was based on a stage musical. It was shot at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie for release by the America ...

'' (1935) - Lady Sylvester * '' Man of the Moment'' (1935) - Landlady * '' Scrooge'' (1935) - Scrooge's Laundress * ''

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'' (1936) - Mrs. Porter * '' Faithful'' (1936) - Mrs. Kemp * '' In the Soup'' (1936) - Mrs. Bates * '' Gypsy Melody'' (1936) - Grand Duchess * '' No Escape'' (1936) - Bunty * '' Beauty and the Barge'' (1937) - Mrs. Porter * '' Secret Lives'' (1937) - Bakery Customer (uncredited) * ''

The Compulsory Wife ''The Compulsory Wife'' is a 1937 British comedy film, directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Henry Kendall and Joyce Kirby. The film was a quota quickie production with a plot dealing with the farcical complications arising when a pair of st ...

'' (1937) - Mrs. Thackery * '' Merry Comes to Town'' (1937) - (uncredited) * '' French Leave'' (1937) - Mme. Dernaux * '' You Live and Learn'' (1937) - Mrs. Biddle * '' Calling All Ma's'' (1937) - Ma-in-Law * '' Prison Without Bars'' (1938) - Mlle. Artemise * '' You're the Doctor'' (1939) - Mrs. Taggart * '' The Face at the Window'' (1939) - La Pinan * ''

French Without Tears ''French Without Tears'' is a comic play written by a 25-year-old Terence Rattigan in 1936. Setting It takes place in a cram school for adults needing to acquire French for business reasons. Scattered throughout are Franglais phrases and sch ...

'' (1940) - Marianne * ''

Crimes at the Dark House ''Crimes at the Dark House'' (originally titled ''The Woman in White'') is a (1940) British film directed by George King starring Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott and Hilary Eaves. It is loosely based on the 1860 novel '' The Woman in White'' by ...

'' (1940) - Mrs. Bullen * '' The Second Mr. Bush'' (1940) - (uncredited) * '' Henry Steps Out'' (1940) - Cynthia Smith * ''

George and Margaret ''George and Margaret'' is a comedy play by British writer Gerald Savory, which was first staged in 1937. It had a very successful run in the West End, beginning at Wyndham's Theatre before transferring to the Piccadilly Theatre, lasting for ove ...

'' (1940) - Cook * ''

Two Smart Men ''Two Smart Men'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Widgey R. Newman and starring Leslie Fuller, Wally Patch and Margaret Yarde. The film's producer-director Newman had specialized in quota quickies during the previous decade and this pr ...

'' (1940) - Mrs. Smith * '' Tomorrow We Live'' (1943) - Fauntel * '' Thursday's Child'' (1943) - Mrs. Chard * '' It's in the Bag'' (1944) - Landlady (uncredited)

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* * 1878 births 1944 deaths Actresses from Devon English stage actresses English film actresses English silent film actresses People from Dartmouth, Devon 20th-century English actresses {{UK-film-actor-stub