Gaby Sylvia
Acting
Biography
Gaby Sylvia (March 24, 1920 – July 26, 1980) was an Italian actress who appeared in many French films and television series. Source: Article "Gaby Sylvia" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born: March 24, 1920
Place of Birth: Cesena, Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Known For
La Toile d'araignée
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.
We Will All Meet in Paradise
Having fortuitously discovered a photograph in which Marthe embraces someone unknown, Étienne Dorsay becomes jealous and imagines various stratagems to identify the lover. In the meantime, he and his friends acquire a weekend house for a very low price.
The Stream
When Paul, an officer, discovers Denise, a young orphan escaped from her orphanage, he takes advantage of his naivete to seduce her before changing her mind and sending her to live with her mother while sailing.
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre [French title: Le comte Yoster a bien l'honneur] is a TV series which followed the adventures of the title’s amateur gentleman detective. It was a success in particular in Germany and in France. Originally the show was a German production in black-and-white but it evolved into a European co-production in colour.
Bad Liaisons
Catherine Racan, a young journalist who always puts her career over her love life, is brought in by the police for questioning. They are looking for a doctor who illegally performs abortions and now they are interrogating all of his previous clients.
Les femmes sont folles
Marguerite secretly loves a novelist whose face no one knows. The jealous husband sets up a scheme by asking an actor friend to play the novelist and behave in an execrable way in order to disgust his wife. But things never turn out the way you think they will.
Mission in Tangier
During the Second World War, Georges Masse undergoes a dangerous mission by taking secret documents from Tangiers to London.
Premier bal
Two country sisters are rivals for the love of the doctor. He marries one, but regrets it and is rescued by the other.
Be Careful Ladies
Charles Rouvier, a lawyer, is in jail for trying to save one of his clients, Hedwige. He decides to be revenged on women and his inmates teach him how to seduce and exploit them.As soon as he is released from prison he places a personal ad in a newspaper. This is how the newly self-appointed "cynical Don Juan" will meet three creatures: Florence, Gisèle and Henriette. Who will eat who?
Filmography
as Marie-Christine Bosquet, Daniel's director
as Geneviève
as Emilie
as Anne-Marie de Mettray
as Patricia Brown-Gibson
as Jessica Shilarov
as Florence Moulin
as Milady de Winter
as Gilberte
as Hélène de Bergen
as Hélène Ducouret
as Estelle Rigaud
as Wanda Bouchard
as Gisèle Sarrazin de Fontenoy
as Marguerite
as Danielle Lecourtoy
as Lili
as Sylvia Dormont
as Elena
as Micheline de Mandane
as Maritchu
as Claire Coussol
as Micheline Tessier
as Monique Lavergne
as Madeleine Clairvoix
as Danielle Noblet
as Madeleine Martin, in love with André
as Denise