Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British stage and film actress. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers.
Biography
Yarde was born on 2 April 1878 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.[1]
Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907.[2] She also became a film actress,[3] often playing domestics, landladies and mothers.[1]
She died on 11 Mar 1944 in London, England, aged 65.[1]
Filmography
- A Cigarette-Maker’s Romance (1913) – Woman
- The Only Way (1925) – The Vengeance
- London (1926) – Eliza Critten
- Night Birds (1930) – Mrs. Hallick
- The Woman Between (1931) – Mrs. Robinson
- Uneasy Virtue (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 (1934, Short) – Landlady
- Guest of Honour (1934) – Emma Tidmarsh
- Tiger Bay (1934) – Fay
- Nine Forty-Five (1934) – Margaret Clancy
- Sing As We Go (1934) – Mrs. Clotty
- Father and Son (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 (1935) – Mrs. Frisbee
- 18 Minutes (1935) – Marie
- Full Circle (1935) – Agatha
- Jubilee Window (1935) – Mrs. Holroyd
- It Happened in Paris (1935) – Marthe
- Squibs (1935) – Mrs. Lee
- The Crouching Beast (1935) – Bar owner
- The Deputy Drummer (1935) – Lady Sylvester
- Man of the Moment (1935) – Landlady
- Scrooge (1935) – Scrooge’s Laundress
- Queen of Hearts (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 (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 (1940) – Marianne
- Crimes at the Dark House (1940) – Mrs. Bullen
- The Second Mr. Bush (1940) – (uncredited)
- Henry Steps Out (1940) – Cynthia Smith
- George and Margaret (1940) – Cook
- Two Smart Men (1940) – Mrs. Smith
- Tomorrow We Live (1943) – Fauntel
- Thursday’s Child (1943) – Mrs. Chard
- It’s in the Bag (1944) – Landlady (uncredited)
References
- ^ a b c “Margaret Yarde”. BFI. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
- ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111975.
- ^ “Margaret Yarde profile”. theatricalia.com.
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