Gabrielle Dorziat

Gabrielle Dorziat (99)

1880-01-25 - 1979-11-30 | Épernay, Marne, France

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.

On Movies

  • Husband for Sale
  • Thomas the Impostor
  • Cyrano and d'Artagnan
  • Germinal
  • Gigot
  • A Monkey in Winter
  • Climates of Love
  • Katia
  • Resurrection
  • The Spies
  • Pity for the Vamps
  • Le Fil à la patte
  • Madame du Barry
  • Act of Love
  • Traviata 53
  • Little Boy Lost
  • Son of the Hunchback
  • Judgement of God
  • So Little Time
  • The Truth About Bebe Donge
  • Born of Unknown Father
  • Dream Ballerina
  • Tomorrow Is Too Late
  • Manon
  • The Storm Within
  • Just a Big Simple Girl
  • The Queen's Lover
  • Monsieur Vincent
  • Mirror
  • Distress
  • Goodbye Darling
  • L'ange qu'on m'a donné
  • Paris Frills
  • Check on the King
  • The Phantom Baron
  • The Wolf of the Malveneurs
  • Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
  • Patricia
  • L'Appel du bled
  • The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
  • Her First Affair
  • From Mayerling to Sarajevo
  • The French Way
  • The Man Who Seeks the Truth
  • The End of the Day
  • Behind the Facade
  • A Foolish Maiden
  • Mother Love
  • The Shanghai Drama
  • Monsieur Breloque a disparu
  • Hatred
  • Êtes-vous jalouse ?
  • The Lie of Nina Petrovna
  • Woman of Malacca
  • L'amour veille
  • Southern Carrier
  • Forty Little Mothers
  • Samson
  • Mayerling

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