Yola d'Avril

Yola d'Avril
Yola d'Avril
	d'Avril in 1925
Born	8 April 1906; Lille, France
Died	2 March 1984 (aged 77); Port Hueneme, California, U.S.
Other names	Yola Vermairion
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925–1953
Spouses	; Edward Ward (m. 1930; div. 1941) ; Josef Montiague (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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

[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.

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