About Margaret Yarde
Lived 1878 – 1944 (aged 65). Margaret Yarde was a British actor, film actor and actress.
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.
Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She also became a film actress, often playing domestics, landladies and mothers.
She died on 11 Mar 1944 in London, England, aged 65.
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)
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Who was Margaret Yarde?
British actress (1878-1944)
When was Margaret Yarde born?
Margaret Yarde was born on 2 April 1878 in Dartmouth.
When did Margaret Yarde die?
Margaret Yarde died on 11 March 1944 in London.
What was Margaret Yarde's occupation?
Margaret Yarde was an actor, film actor and actress.
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Margaret Yarde was British.
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