Yvonne Constant (1930 – 28 February 2023) was a French actress, singer and ballet dancer.

Stage productions

Yvonne Constant sang in cabaret in New York, other parts of the U.S. and in Europe. Latterly she appeared at the Metropolitan Room in New York 14 times in 2008 and 2009. Her appearances were well received by cabaret critic, William Wolf. Her shows were presented by

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, directed and staged by international choreographer Molly Molloy, and her musical director was Russ Kassoff. In 2007 she sang "Ah Paris" at the

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revival of ''

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''. Constant was cast for the Broadway production, ''

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'' and won a special

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. When she did ''

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'' with

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, Yvonne got a New York Drama Critics Citation as one of the season's Most Promising Actresses. Johnny Carson had Yvonne on his show 45 times. Richard Rodgers saw her on ''

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'' and chose her for a leading role in ''

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''. Then she was the French

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in the Broadway Comedy, '' Come Live with Me''.

Films

Constant was best remembered for her role in

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's "Monkeys, Go Home!", starring opposite Maurice Chevalier. In the television mini-series "Sins" she played the chanteuse, Annette, alongside

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Appraisal

Yvonne was named

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by the French Government.

Death

Constant died on 28 February 2023, at the age of 92.Comédienne, danseuse et chanteuse, Yvonne Constant est morte à Larmor-Plage

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Constant, Yvonne 1930 births 2023 deaths French ballerinas French women singers French musical theatre actresses 20th-century French ballet dancers 20th-century French actresses 20th-century French women singers 20th-century French singers 21st-century French women singers 21st-century French singers Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres