Nelly Aronowsky (15 July 1892 – September 1966), 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 (née Maysel). She had a younger brother, Alexander, born in 1896.Nelli Aronowsky, 15 Jul 1892; Alexander Aronowsky; 2 Jan 1896. Karlsruhe, Germany, Births, 1870-1904
In 1920, she was living in Bernburg and already using the stage name Arno.Deutsches Bühnen-Jahrbuch: Theatergeschichtliches Jahr- und Adressenbuch, 1920 (in German) 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 (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, 1955) – Mrs. Elihu
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