Nelly Arno

Nelly Aronowsky, known professionally as Nelly Arno, was a German-born British theatre, film and radio actress.
Aronowsky was born in Karlsruhe to Abraham Aronowsky and Fanny. She had a younger brother, Alexander, born in 1896.
In 1920, she was living in Bernburg and already using the stage name Arno. She was appearing on the English stage and radio productions following the Second World War. It's not apparent when she emigrated, but she became a British citizen in 1948.
She died in Queens, New York in September 1966.

Selected filmography

Take My Life – Mrs RusmanPortrait from Life – Anna SkutetskyThe [Lost People] – old woman in boxThe Third Man – Kurtz's mother So Long at the Fair – Madame VerniState Secret – barber shop managerThe Last Page – Miss Rosetti Tread Softly Street Corner – customer at jewelry store The Love Lottery – the Russian womanA Prize of Gold – German landladyThree Empty Rooms – Mrs. Elihu