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
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
,
France
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, and died in
Port Hueneme, California
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Port ...
as Yola d'Avril Montiague. During
World War I
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, her family relocated to
Paris
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. After her father died in 1923, she moved to
Los Angeles
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. She appeared in
MGM
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's adventure film, ''
Tarzan and His Mate
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'' with Italian actor
Paul Porcasi
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as her father, Monsieur Feronde.
Partial filmography
* ''
The Dressmaker from Paris
''The Dressmaker from Paris'' is a 1925 American silent romantic comedy drama film directed by Paul Bern. The story was written by Howard Hawks and Adelaide Heilbron. Heilbron also wrote the screenplay. The film starred Leatrice Joy and was her ...
'' (1925) - Mannequin (uncredited)
* ''
The War Horse
''The War Horse'' is a 1927 American drama film written and directed by Lambert Hillyer and starring Buck Jones, Lola Todd, Lloyd Whitlock, Stanley Taylor, Yola d'Avril and James Gordon. It was released on February 6, 1927, by Fox Film Corpor ...
'' (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).
...
'' (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 ...
'' (1927) - Cabaret Girl
* ''
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
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Vamping Venus
''Vamping Venus'' is a 1928 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline, written by Howard J. Green and Ralph Spence, and starring Charles Murray, Louise Fazenda, Thelma Todd, Russ Powell, Joe Bonomo and Guinn "Big Boy" Williams. It wa ...
'' (1928) - Stenographer
* ''
Three-Ring Marriage
''Three-Ring Marriage'' also known as ''3-Ring Marriage'' is a lost 1928 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan and starring Mary Astor, Lloyd Hughes, and Lawford Davidson.
Cast
* Mary Astor as Anna
* Lloyd Hughes as Cal
* ...
'' (1928) - Minnie
* '' The Awakening'' (1928) - (uncredited)
* '' House of Horror'' (1929) - Bit Role (uncredited)
* ''
She Goes to War
''She Goes to War'' is a 1929 silent film directed by Henry King and starring Eleanor Boardman. The film was released a year after Boardman had starred in '' The Crowd''.
Cast
* Eleanor Boardman
* John Holland
* Margaret Seddon
* Eulalie J ...
'' (1929) - Yvette
* ''
Shanghai Lady
''Shanghai Lady'' is a 1929 American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by John S. Robertson and written by Houston Branch and Winnifred Eaton (writer), Winnifred Reeve. It is based on the 1910 play ''Drifting'' by John Colton (scr ...
'' (1929) - Lizzie
* ''
The Love Parade
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'' (1929) - Paulette (uncredited)
* ''
Hot for Paris
''Hot for Paris'' is a 1929 American pre-Code black-and-white romantic adventure musical film. This film is believed to be lost. The film is also known as ''Fifì dimmi di sì'' in Italy and ''Un marido afortunado'' in Spain. The film length ( ...
'' (1929) - Yola Dupre
* ''
Double Cross Roads
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'' (1930) - Happy Max's Moll (uncredited)
* ''
King of Jazz
'' King of Jazz'' is a 1930 American 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 general public, meant jazz ...
'' (1930) - Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
* ''
All Quiet on the Western Front
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'' (1930) - Suzanne (uncredited)
* ''
The Bad One
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'' (1930) - Gida
* ''
New Movietone Follies of 1930
''New Movietone Follies of 1930'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical film released by Fox Film Corporation, directed by Benjamin Stoloff. The film stars El Brendel and Marjorie White who also costarred in Fox's ''Just Imagine'' in 1930.
The fi ...
'' (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'' (1930) - Babette - Kara's Maid (uncredited)
* '' The Right of Way'' (1931) - Suzette
* ''
God's Gift to Women
''God's Gift to Women'' is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic musical comedy film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Frank Fay, Laura LaPlante, and Joan Blondell. The film, based on the play ''The Devil Was Sick'' by Jane Hinton, was original ...
'' (1931) - Dagmar
* ''
Svengali
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Definition
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Cock of the Air
''Cock of the Air'' is a 1932 American 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, Walter Catlett and Luis Alberni. ''Co ...
'' (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 dodger who blunders into a war zone.
''Sky Devils'' was partly written by humorist Robert Benchley and the pictur ...
Diplomaniacs
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'' (1933) - French Vamp (uncredited)
* '' The Cat and the Fiddle'' (1934) - Maid in House (uncredited)
* '' Glamour'' (1934) - Renee
* ''
Tarzan and His Mate
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'' (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 ...
Gone with the Wind
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* ''Gone with the Wind'' (novel), a 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell
* ''Gone with the Wind'' (film), the 1939 adaptation of the novel
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* ''Gone with the Wind'' ...
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 internati ...
'' (1940) - Frenchwoman at Party (uncredited)
* ''
The Lady Has Plans
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Cloak and Dagger
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Overview
In " Th ...
'' (1946) - First Nurse (uncredited)
* ''
Sorry, Wrong Number
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'' (1948) - French Maid (uncredited)
* ''
Red Ball Express
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'' (1952) - Barmaid (uncredited)
* '' Little Boy Lost'' (1953) - Madame Le Blanc (uncredited) (final film role)