Yvonne Severn
Yvonne Severn (Johannesburg, 11 April 1927 – Thousand Oaks, 22 November 2006) was an American child screen actress.
Born Yvonne Diana Severn, known as "Vonnie", she was the second daughter of Dr. Clifford Brill Severn (1890-1981) and his South African wife Rachel Malherbe (1897-1984).[1] Her parents later emigrated from South Africa to Los Angeles. She had seven siblings who were all child actors: Venetia Severn, Clifford Severn, Raymond Severn, Ernest Severn, Christopher Severn, William Severn and Winston Severn. She married Roy Haskell Shelley (1922-1999).
Yvonne Severn is most known for her film appearances in The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) and, as a princess, with her sister Venetia in Tower of London (1939).
Selected filmography
- Lloyd's of London (1936) - Ann
- Tower of London (1939) - Princess
- The Earl of Chicago (1940) - Village girl
- Eagle Squadron (1942) - Child
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) - Orphan
- A Guy Named Joe (1943) - Elizabeth, English girl
- Maisie Goes to Reno (1944) released in UK as You Can't Do That to Me - Eunice Jenks
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