Ivy St. Helier

Ivy Janet Aitchison (1886 – 8 November 1971) better known as Ivy St. Helier, was a British stage actress, composer and lyricist.^[1][2]

Early life

St. Helier was born in her namesake, Saint Helier, in Jersey.^[3][4]

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.^[5][6] She also starred in Coward's revue Words and Music.^[7] 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.^[8][9]

Film

She made five films, including Laurence Olivier's Henry V (1944) and London Belongs to Me (1948).^[10]

Death

St. Helier died on 8 November 1971 in London, England.^[11][12]

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