Gaby Morlay
Acting
Biography
Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France. Morlay began acting in the era of silent films, and became known as co-star with Max Linder in his "Max" series. She starred in a series of "Gaby" films such as Gaby en auto (1917) and more than 20 other silent films. She moved easily into talking films in the early 1930s. She played Queen Victoria in the 1939 historical film Entente cordiale. She had an affair with the government minister Max Bonnafous (1900–75) during World War II, and as a result, she was investigated for collaboration with the Nazis after the liberation of France. Later she married Bonnafous. Morlay continued to play important roles in the 1940s and 1950s. She was an art lover and was a friend and admirer of the Italian painter Beretta Dimario who lived in Nice. Source: Article "Gaby Morlay" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born: June 8, 1893
Place of Birth: Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
Known For
The Life of Giuseppe Verdi
The great Italian opera composer recalls his eventful life on his deathbed: his childhood in Busseto, his studies in Milan, his first opera "Oberto, conte di San Bonifacio", the death of his wife and his children killed by smallpox.
Cinépanorama
Behind the Facade
In the elevator of two large Parisian buildings, a telegraph operator discovers the body of an elderly woman, Madame Mathieu, the owner of both buildings. Boucheron, the local superintendent, is dispatched to investigate, along with his rival, Inspector Lambert of the "Sûreté". To solve the enigma, they scour staircases and corridors, visiting every floor of both buildings, courtyard and facade. Their gruff rivalry allows them to complement each other in discovering who committed the crime among a gallery of characters, humble or rich, who all have something to be ashamed of... A rare, fast-paced, picturesque comedy set against the backdrop of a police mystery.
Le Plaisir
Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale of Mme Tellier taking her girls (whores) to the country for attending her niece's communion - pleasure and purity. And lastly, Jean the painter falling in love with his model - pleasure and death.
Fortunate
During WW2, a posh bourgeois woman (Morgan)is compelled to live under the same room as a crude simple-minded yet big-hearted man.(Bourvil) Her husband was arrested by the Gestapo and she is a hunted woman.
Anna
The life story of a nun who started out as a bar singer, then took the veil because she couldn't choose between two men, and now devotes herself to nursing.
The Messenger
Nick, a Parisian businessman, divorces his rich American wife, marries his new secretary Marie, but is prevented from success in France so travels without his wife to an African outpost. He tells his young assistant Gilbert about his wife. When Gilbert takes sick and returns to Paris, he begins to fall in love with Marie.
The Ragpickers of Emmaus
The Emmaüs community opened and functioned thanks to the generous impetus of Abbé Pierre Groues, bringing together a cross-section of the underprivileged: unemployed truck drivers, former paratroopers, young people leaving prison, etc., and underprivileged families. The "ragpickers" manage to make a bit of money by practicing the art of "chine", while the abbé tries his hand at winning radio games. The accident and death of one of them will unite the Emmaus companions even more.
Paris - New-York
The forbidden romance between wealthy Giselle Preville and impoverished journalist Claude Dauphin. When Preville disappears, Dauphin is accused of kidnapping by the girl's snobbish father Rene Alexander. By the time the Normandie reaches New York, however, the "mystery" is solved and all misunderstandings blithely swept away.
Crime and Punishment
Former student Raskolnikov is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Raskolnikov struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.
Filmography
as Mrs. Bernadac, Edmond's Mother
as La mère de Denise
as Mlle Emilienne Massillon
as Madame Vincent
as Dolores
as Zabeth Longué
as Agathe de Chamillac
as Roberte
as Mme Ancelin
as madame Brunel
as Rose Hessler
as Olympe Fouquet
as La mère de Denise
as Self
as Gabrielle Langlois, la mère
as Germaine Martin
as Mademoiselle
as Marcelle Bénard
as Gabrielle Langlois, mother
as Self
as Countess de la Motte
as Germaine Duboutois
as Germaine Leblanc
as Lamberta
as Alice Barbentin
as Denise - la femme d'Ambroise
as Mother superior
as Mrs. Pierre aka 'Mammy'
as Mathilde de Mergrand / Mathilde Chaperon
as Mrs. Nogent
as Maria Carloni (Mme Dupont)
as Mrs. Arbelot
as Hélène Berger
as Laurence Barrois
as Tante Alicia
as Hélène Dourville
as Victorine Rousset, aka 'Maryse'
as Angélique Barrodet
as Agnès d'Aubarède
as Geneviève Gonin
as Marie Leroux
as Hermine Wood
as La comtesse Armance de Lunegarde
as Mathilde Bourgeot
as Actress
as Liane Orland
as Suzanne
as Pierrot's mother
as Béatrice
as Madame de Saint-André
as Sister Claire
as Louise Jarraud
as Rose Mamaï
as Désirée Clary épouse Bernadotte / la Reine Desideria de Suède
as Mademoiselle Marthe Dubard
as Madame Marion
as Gaby
as Adrienne Champmorel
as Queen Victoria
as Gaby Valrose, minister's lover
as Giuseppina Strepponi
as Hélène Voronine
as Juliette Leclerc
as Paulette Nanteuil
as Manon Watteau
as Marie
as Marthe Bourdier
as Hélène Lormier
as Irène Sylvain
as Anne-Marie d'Andeline
as 'La Madone'
as The desperate one
as Madeleine Préolier
as Clara Stuart
as Charlotte Férioul
as Roberte
as Claire de Beaulieu
as Ellen / Mary
as Gaby
as Ariane
as (uncredited)
as Germaine
as Ginette Gentilhomme
as Estrella
as Gaby Delange
as Susanne Verrier
as Pauline Bretonneau
as Lise Charmoy