Margaret Yarde | |
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 Yarde (left) with Diana Cotton on set of The Man from Toronto (1933) | |
| Born | 2 April 1878 Dartmouth, Devon, England |
| Died | 11 March 1944 (aged 65) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress Opera singer |
| Years active | 1913-1944 |
Margaret Yarde (2 April 1878 – 11 March 1944) was a British actress. [1] [2] Initially training to be an opera singer, she made her London stage debut in 1907. She often played domestics, landladies and mothers. [3]
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