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Nelly Arno
British actress (1892–1966)
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Nelly Aronowsky[3] (15 July 1892 – September 1966), known professionally as Nelly Arno, was a German-born British theatre, film and radio actress.[4]
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Nelly Arno | |
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Nelly Arno in Take My Life (1947) | |
| Born | Nelli Aronowsky[1] 15 July 1892 |
| Died | September 1966 (aged 74) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
Aronowsky was born in Karlsruhe to Abraham Aronowsky and Fanny (née Maysel). She had a younger brother, Alexander, born in 1896.[1]
In 1920, she was living in Bernburg and already using the stage name Arno.[5] She was appearing on the English stage and radio productions following the Second World War.[6] It's not apparent when she emigrated, but she became a British citizen in 1948.[3]
She died in Queens, New York in September 1966.
Selected filmography
- Take My Life (1947) – Mrs Rusman
- Portrait from Life (1948) – Anna Skutetsky
- The Lost People (1949) – old woman in box
- The Third Man (1949) – Kurtz's mother (uncredited)
- So Long at the Fair (1950) – Madame Verni
- State Secret (1950) – barber shop manager
- The Last Page (1952) – Miss Rosetti (uncredited)
- Tread Softly (1952)
- Street Corner (1953) – customer at jewelry store (uncredited)
- The Love Lottery (1954) – the Russian woman
- A Prize of Gold (1955) – German landlady
- Three Empty Rooms (BBC TV play,[7] 1955) – Mrs. Elihu
