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Gabrielle Dorziat
Actor
Died November 30, 1979 (99 years)
Gabrielle Dorziat (1880–1979) was a French stage and film actress.[Dorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel. The Théâtre Gabrielle-Dorziat in Épernay, France is named for her.
She was born in 1880. Dorziat made her stage début in 1898 at the Théâtre Royal du Parc in Brussels. She moved to Paris and appeared in Alfred Capus' La Bourse ou la vie (1900), but it was her performance as Thérèse Herbault in Chaîne anglaise (1906) that brought her to public attention. She became known for her off-stage life as well, becoming romantically involved with actors Lucien Guitry and Louis Jouvet. She had close friendships with Jean Cocteau, Jean Giraudoux, Coco Chanel, Paul Bourget and Henri Bernstein. During World War I Dorziat left France to tour the United States where she raised money for war refugees. After the war she toured Canada, South America and the rest of Europe.
In 1921 Dorziat appeared in her first film L'Infante à la rose. She went on to play in over sixty films including Mayerling, Les Parents terribles and Manon. In 1925, she married Count Michel de Zogheb, a friend of King Fuad I of Egypt. She published her memoirs Côté cour, côté jardin in 1968.
She died in 1979.
Source: Article "Gabrielle Dorziat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
She was born in 1880. Dorziat made her stage début in 1898 at the Théâtre Royal du Parc in Brussels. She moved to Paris and appeared in Alfred Capus' La Bourse ou la vie (1900), but it was her performance as Thérèse Herbault in Chaîne anglaise (1906) that brought her to public attention. She became known for her off-stage life as well, becoming romantically involved with actors Lucien Guitry and Louis Jouvet. She had close friendships with Jean Cocteau, Jean Giraudoux, Coco Chanel, Paul Bourget and Henri Bernstein. During World War I Dorziat left France to tour the United States where she raised money for war refugees. After the war she toured Canada, South America and the rest of Europe.
In 1921 Dorziat appeared in her first film L'Infante à la rose. She went on to play in over sixty films including Mayerling, Les Parents terribles and Manon. In 1925, she married Count Michel de Zogheb, a friend of King Fuad I of Egypt. She published her memoirs Côté cour, côté jardin in 1968.
She died in 1979.
Source: Article "Gabrielle Dorziat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
| 1965 | Frédéric le gardian (TV Series) · as Maman Rose |
| 1965 | Thomas the Impostor · as La Cartomancienne |
| 1964 | Cyrano et d'Artagnan · as Mme De Mauvières |
| 1964 | Monsieur · as La Belle-Mère De Duchêne |
| 1963 | Germinal · as Grand-Mère De Catherine |
| 1962 | Gigot · as Madame Brigitte |
| 1962 | A Monkey in Winter · as Mme Victoria, La Directrice |
| 1962 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1958 | Auferstehung · as Kitajewa |
| 1958 | La dame de pique · as La Comtesse Anna Feodotovna Tomski |
| 1957 | The Spies · as Madame Andrée L'infirmière |
| 1956 | Mitsou · as La Baronne |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | The Two Orphans · as La Frochard |
| 1954 | Fly in the Ointment · as La Baronne Du Verger |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | Act of Love · as Adèle Lacaud |
| 1953 | Traviata '53 · as Zoe |
| 1953 | Little Boy Lost · as Mother Superior |
| 1952 | Il figlio di Lagardère · as Contessa Lagardere |
| 1952 | So Little Time · as Madame De Malvines |
| 1952 | The Truth About Bebe Donge · as Mme D'ortemont |
| 1950 | Dream Ballerina · as Aunt |
| 1950 | Tomorrow Is Too Late · as Headmistress |
| 1949 | Manon · as Saleswoman |
| 1948 | The Terrible Parents · as Tante Léo |
| 1948 | Ruy Blas · as La Duchesse D'albuquerque |
| 1947 | Monsieur Vincent · as La Présidente Groussault |
| 1947 | Miroir · as Mrs. Puc |
| 1946 | Goodbye Darling · as Constance |
| 1946 | L'ange qu'on m'a donné · as Countess Of Cébrat |
| 1945 | Paris Frills · as Solange, L'assistante De Philippe |
| 1943 | The Phantom Baron · as La Comtesse De Saint-Helie |
| 1943 | Le loup des Malveneur · as Magda De Malveneur |
| 1943 | Le voyageur de la Toussaint · as Gérardine Éloi |
| 1942 | Le journal tombe à cinq heures · as Mademoiselle Lebeau |
| 1941 | Her First Affair · as The Director Of The Orphanage |
| 1940 | The French Way · as Madame Ancelot |
| 1940 | De Mayerling à Sarajevo · as L'archiduchesse Marie-Thérèse |
| 1939 | La fin du jour · as Madame Chabert |
| 1939 | Derrière la façade · as Mme Bernier, Épouse Du Président |
| 1938 | The Foolish Virgin · as Gisèle's Mother |
| 1938 | Mother Love · as Adrienne |
| 1938 | The Shanghai Drama · as College Director |
| 1938 | Hatred · as Mme Mollenard |
| 1937 | The Lie of Nina Petrovna · as Baroness Engern |
| 1937 | Woman of Malacca · as Lady Patricia Brandmore |
| 1937 | Southern Carrier · as La Mère |
| 1936 | Forty Little Mothers · as Mme Granval, The Director |
| 1936 | Samson · as La Marquise D'andeline |
| 1936 | Mayerling · as Empress Élisabeth |