Yvonne Constant

Yvonne Constant

Born: June 15, 1930
Died: February 28, 2023
in Paris, France
Yvonne Constant (1930 – 28 February 2023) was a French actress, singer and ballet dancer.

Yvonne Constant sang in cabaret in New York, other parts of the U.S. and in Europe. Latterly she appeared at the Metropolitan Room in New York 14 times in 2008 and 2009. Her appearances were well received by cabaret critic, William Wolf. Her shows were presented by Jan Wallman, directed and staged by international choreographer Molly Molloy, and her musical director was Russ Kassoff.

In 2007 she sang "Ah Paris" at the City Center revival of Follies.

Constant was cast for the Broadway production, La Plume de Ma Tante and won a special Tony. When she did The Gay Life with Barbara Cook, Yvonne got a New York Drama Critics Citation as one of the season's Most Promising Actresses. Johnny Carson had Yvonne on his show 45 times. Richard Rodgers saw her on The Tonight Show and chose her for a leading role in No Strings. Then she was the French au pair in the Broadway Comedy, Come Live with Me.

Constant was best remembered for her role in Disney's "Monkeys, Go Home!", starring opposite Maurice Chevalier. In the television mini-series "Sins" she played the chanteuse, Annette, alongside Joan Collins.

Yvonne was named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government.

Constant died on 28 February 2023, at the age of 92.

Source: Article "Yvonne Constant" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Movies for Yvonne Constant...

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
Title: The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
Character: Prostitute
Released: May 1, 1991
Type: Movie
A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus. He does a favor for a friend and finds himself doing a voice track for a porno movie with Natasha Richardson. Hoskins finds his model for Jesus in Jeff Goldblum and a romantic triangle begins in which Goldblum finds adoring crowds believing him to be Jesus and then begins to believe it himself.
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Title: La Chance aux chansons
Character: Self
Released: March 26, 1984
Type: TV
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Monkeys, Go Home!
Title: Monkeys, Go Home!
Character: Yolande Angelli
Released: February 8, 1967
Type: Movie
Henry Dussard, a young American, inherits a picturesque but badly neglected olive farm in southern France and is determined to make it operational again despite cautionary advice from the local priest and a pretty villager. Desperate for laborers, the inventive Dussard turns to the zaniest crew of olive pickers ever recruited - four mischievous monkeys! As former members of an Air Force space team, these intelligent chimps quickly pick up on their new responsibilities - but prove to have a turbulent effect on the local townspeople.
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Gigot
Title: Gigot
Character: Lucille Duval
Released: November 1, 1962
Type: Movie
A poignant comedy about a mute who befriends Nicole, the little daughter of a prostitute. Gleason shows his considerable talents as an actor without uttering a sound as he plays the bumbling, kind-hearted janitor, Gigot. Gleason wrote the original story and music for this film.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
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Maxime
Title: Maxime
Character: Rolande
Released: November 26, 1958
Type: Movie
Story of an aging dandy who is the factotum and arranger of female conquests for a brusque young millionaire.
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Tonight the Skirts Fly
Title: Tonight the Skirts Fly
Character: Un mannequin (uncredited)
Released: June 14, 1956
Type: Movie
At Christmastime, the love affairs of five clothing models working for Pierre Roussel, a renowned Paris fashion designer. Marlène hesitates between two suitors. Blanche, who loves Jean, Roussel's son, wants him to talk to his father about their relationship. Catherine learns that her lover has a wife and two kids. Jeannette throws herself into the arms of an Oriental prince. In despair the fifth one attempts to commit suicide...
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Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
Title: Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
Character: (uncredited)
Released: November 26, 1954
Type: Movie