Ivy St. Helier
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Ivy Janet Aitchison (1886 – 8 November 1971) better known as Ivy St. Helier, was a British stage actress, composer and lyricist.
Early life
St. Helier was born in her namesake, Saint Helier, in Jersey.
Stage
On the stage, St. Helier played Manon la Crevette in the original production of Noël Coward's operetta Bitter Sweet (1929), a role she reprised in the 1933 film version. She also starred in Coward's revue Words and Music. As a lyricist, she wrote additional songs for The Street Singer, and for The Blue Train, the London musical by Reginald Arkell, Dion Titheradge and Robert Stolz.
Film
She made five films, including Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944) and London Belongs to Me (1948).
Death
St. Helier died on 8 November 1971 in London, England.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Bitter Sweet | Manon la Crevette | |
| 1938 | The Singing Cop | Sonia Kassona | |
| 1944 | Henry V | Alice | |
| 1948 | London Belongs to Me | Connie Coke | |
| 1955 | The Gold Express | Emma Merton |
External links
- atIMDb
- at theInternet Broadway Database