Acting
Yola d'Avril grew up in Paris. In 1923 she moved to Canada and became a dancer. She then went to Hollywood and, from 1925, started being cast in small roles, ultimately appearing in more than seventy films.
Highest rated appearances
as Celestine (uncredited)
Cloak and Dagger
as First Nurse
Gone with the Wind
as Belle's Girl (uncredited)
The Hurricane
as Club Hibiscus Singer (uncredited)
I Met Him in Paris
as French Wife in Room 617
Captain Blood
as Girl in Tavern (uncredited)
Straight from the Heart
as French Girl in Taxi
Kansas City Princess
as French Manicurist (uncredited)
Monte Carlo Nights
as Madelon
Tarzan and His Mate
as Madame Feronde (uncredited)
Glamour
as Renee
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Maid in House (uncredited)
Diplomaniacs
as French Vamp (uncredited)
A Parisian Romance
as Pauline
Strange Innertube
as Diamond Joe's Moll
A Passport to Hell
as Rosita (as Yola D'Avril)
The Man from Yesterday
as Tony's Cocotte
Beauty and the Boss
as Bathtub Phone Caller Mimi (uncredited)
Sky Devils
as Fifi
Cock of the Air
as Italian girl #2
Suicide Fleet
as French Girl (uncredited)
The Last Flight
as French Party Girl at Cafe
Women Go on Forever
as Pearl
The Common Law
as Fifi
Just a Gigolo
as Pauline
Svengali
as Maid (uncredited)
God's Gift to Women
as Dagmar
The Right of Way
as Suzette
A Hollywood Theme Song
as Madame von Hoppsburg
The Truth About Youth
as Babette - Kara's Maid (uncredited)
Just Like Heaven
as Fifi
Those Three French Girls
as Diane
Born Reckless
as French Girl
New Movietone Follies of 1930
as Maid
The Bad One
as Gida
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Suzanne (uncredited)
King of Jazz
as Automobile Owner's Wife ("Springtime") / Marie ("All Noisy on the Eastern Front") (uncredited)
Double Cross Roads
as Happy Max's Moll
So This Is Paris Green
Hot for Paris
as Yola Dupre
The Love Parade
as Paulette (uncredited)
Shanghai Lady
as Lizzie
She Goes to War
as Yvette
House of Horror
The Awakening
3-Ring Marriage
as Minnie
Vamping Venus
as Stenographer
Lady Be Good
as Assistant
The Noose
as Cabaret Girl
The Valley of the Giants
as Felice
American Beauty
as Telephone Girl
Smile, Brother, Smile
as Daisy
Hard-Boiled Haggerty
as Cafe Dancer
The Tender Hour
as Cabaret Girl
Orchids and Ermine
as Telephone Operator
The War Horse
as Yvonne
Have Courage
as Yola
Mister Wife
as His Wife
Hitchin' Up
as His Fiancee
Fresh Faces
as Dora
The Midnight Sun
Yes, Yes, Babette
as The Darling of Paris
Madame Behave
Seven Days
The Dressmaker from Paris
as Mannequin
Charley's Aunt
Madame Sans-Gêne
