Yola d'Avril (8 April 1906 – 2 March 1984) was a French-American actress, who appeared in numerous productions between 1925 and 1953. She was also known as Yola Vermairion and Yola d'Avril Montiague.

Biography

d'Avril was born in

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, and died in Port Hueneme, California as Yola d'Avril Montiague. During

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, her family relocated to

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. After her father died in 1923, she moved to

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. 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 Orchids and Ermine is a 1927 silent film comedy starring Colleen Moore, filmed partly on location in New York. The film still exists. This was Mickey Rooney's first feature-length film (his first film being a short subject released in 1926). S ...

'' (1927) - Telephone Operator * ''

The Tender Hour ''The Tender Hour'' is a 1927 American romantic drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice, written by Winifred Dunn, and starring Billie Dove, Ben Lyon, Montagu Love, Alec B. Francis, Constantine Romanoff, and Laska Winter. It was released on M ...

'' (1927) - Cabaret Girl * '' Hard-Boiled Haggerty'' (1927) - Cafe Dancer * ''

Smile, Brother, Smile ''Smile, Brother, Smile'' is a 1927 American comedy film directed by John Francis Dillon, and written by Dwinelle Benthall, Rufus McCosh and Rex Taylor. The film stars Jack Mulhall, Dorothy Mackaill, Philo McCullough, E. J. Ratcliffe, Harry ...

'' (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 ''The Love Parade'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical comedy film, directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald, involving the marital difficulties of Queen Louise of Sylvania (MacDonald) and her consort, C ...

'' (1929) - Paulette (uncredited) * '' Hot for Paris'' (1929) - Yola Dupre * '' Double Cross Roads'' (1930) - Happy Max's Moll (uncredited) * ''

King of Jazz '' King of Jazz'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code color musical film starring Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. The film title refers to Whiteman's popular cultural appellation. At the time the film was made, "jazz", to the genera ...

'' (1930) - Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited) * ''

All Quiet on the Western Front ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (german: Im Westen nichts Neues, lit=Nothing New in the West) is a novel by Erich Maria Remarque, a German veteran of World War I. The book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma ...

'' (1930) - Suzanne (uncredited) * '' The Bad One'' (1930) - Gida * '' New Movietone Follies of 1930'' (1930) - Maid * '' Born Reckless'' (1930) - French Girl * ''

Those Three French Girls ''Those Three French Girls '' is a 1930 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Fifi D'Orsay, Reginald Denny, and Cliff Edwards. The dialogue was written by P. G. Wodehouse.The Truth About Youth ''The Truth About Youth'' is a 1930 American pre-Code drama with songs produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Directed by William A. Seiter, the film stars Loretta Young, Conway Tearle, David Manners a ...

'' (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 ''Women Go on Forever'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Clara Kimball Young. It was adapted from the 1927 play of the same name starring Mary Boland and James Cagney. Cast * Clara Kimball Young as D ...

'' (1931) - Pearl * '' The Last Flight'' (1931) - French Party Girl at Cafe (uncredited) * ''

Suicide Fleet ''Suicide Fleet'' is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Albert S. Rogell, written by Lew Lipton and F. McGrew Willis, and starring William Boyd, Robert Armstrong, James Gleason, and Ginger Rogers. It was released on November 20, 1 ...

'' (1931) - French Girl in Tangiers (uncredited) * ''

Cock of the Air ''Cock of the Air'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code aviation comedy film directed by Tom Buckingham and written by Charles Lederer and Robert E. Sherwood. The film stars Chester Morris, Billie Dove, Matt Moore (actor), Matt Moore ...

'' (1932) - Italian Girl #2 * ''

Sky Devils ''Sky Devils'', also known as ''Ground Hogs'', is a 1932 American Pre-Code aviation comedy film, starring Spencer Tracy as a draft evasion, draft dodger who blunders into a war zone. ''Sky Devils'' was partly written by humorist Robert Benchley ...

'' (1932) - Fifi * ''

Beauty and the Boss ''Beauty and the Boss'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Marian Marsh, David Manners and Warren William. It was based on a 1928 Hungarian play by Ladislas Fodor about a secretary who eventual ...

'' (1932) - Girl in Bath Tub (uncredited) * ''

The Man from Yesterday ''The Man from Yesterday'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic war drama film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Berthold Viertel, and written by Oliver H. P. Garrett, based on a story by Neil Blackwell and Rowland G. Edwards. Plot I ...

'' (1932) - Tony's Cocotte * ''

A Passport to Hell ''A Passport to Hell'' is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Frank Lloyd and written by Leon Gordon and Bradley King. The film stars Elissa Landi, Paul Lukas, Warner Oland, Alexander Kirkland, Donald Crisp and Earle Foxe. The film ...

'' (1932) - Rosita * ''

A Parisian Romance ''A Parisian Romance'' (french: Un Roman Parisien) is a play written in French by Octave Feuillet and adapted in English by Augustus R. Cazauran. Producer A. M. Palmer staged it at the Union Square Theatre on Broadway, where it debuted on Janu ...

'' (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 ''Monte Carlo Nights'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by William Nigh. Plot A man wrongfully convicted of murder escapes custody and goes in search of real killer. The problem is that he only has one clue to go on. Cast *Mary Brian ...

'' (1934) - Madelon * ''

Kansas City Princess ''Kansas City Princess'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring Joan Blondell and Glenda Farrell. The film was directed by William Keighley with a script written by Sy Bartlett and Manuel Seff. Warner Bros. sought to duplicate the success of ' ...

'' (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 ''I Met Him in Paris'' is a 1937 film made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Wesley Ruggles, written by Claude Binyon, and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, and Robert Young. It was the first film shown at Washington, D.C.'s Newton ...

'' (1937) - French Wife in Room 617 * '' The Hurricane'' (1937) - Club Hibiscus Singer ings '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 ''I Was an Adventuress'' is a 1940 American drama film directed by Gregory Ratoff, starring Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, and Peter Lorre. Actress/ballerina Countess Tanya Vronsky (Vera Zorina) works as decoy for two internatio ...

'' (1940) - Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited) * '' The Lady Has Plans'' (1942) - Hotel Maid (uncredited) * ''

Night in New Orleans ''Night in New Orleans'' is a 1942 American crime film directed by William Clemens and loosely adapted by Jonathan Latimer from the 1940 novel ''Sing a Song of Homicide'' by James R. Langham. The film stars Preston Foster, Patricia Morison, A ...

'' (1942) - Mme. Lamballe * ''

'' (1942) - Celestine (uncredited) * '' Monsieur Beaucaire'' (1946) - Housekeeper (uncredited) * ''

Cloak and Dagger "Cloak and dagger" was a fighting style common in the Renaissance involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak. The term later came into use as a metaphor, referring to situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery. Overview In "The ...

'' (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

External links

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