Gabrielle Dorziat
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.
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Paris Frills
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Manon
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Monsieur Vincent
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Mayerling
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The Truth About Bebe Donge
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The Storm Within
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Katia
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The End of the Day
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Tomorrow Is Too Late
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The Queen's Lover
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Madame du Barry
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Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
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Cyrano and d'Artagnan
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From Mayerling to Sarajevo
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Judgement of God
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Gigot
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Act of Love
as Adèle LacaudAn American soldier romances a beautiful Parisian during the final days of World War II.
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Germinal
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The Shanghai Drama
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Her First Affair
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Resurrection
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Hatred
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The Spies
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Behind the Facade
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The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
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Paris Nineteen Hundred
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Thomas the Impostor
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Goodbye Darling
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Little Boy Lost
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Woman of Malacca
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So Little Time
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Southern Carrier
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Dream Ballerina
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Mirror
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The Wolf of the Malveneurs
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The Phantom Baron
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The Lie of Nina Petrovna
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Drôles de phénomènes
as Madame MarcevaultSince the day their mother Aline remarried, Patrice and Eric, a joyful pair of twins, have been...
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The French Way
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Husband for Sale
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Climates of Love
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Son of the Hunchback
as Contessa Lagardere20 years after the assassination of his father, the son of Lagardère seeks revenge.
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Forty Little Mothers
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Traviata 53
as ZoeAn engineer has a romance with the mistress of a rich banker but she sacrifices...
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Soyez les bienvenus
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Êtes-vous jalouse ?
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Just a Big Simple Girl
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Le Fil à la patte
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Distress
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Patricia
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Mother Love
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Monsieur Breloque a disparu
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A Foolish Maiden
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The Man Who Seeks the Truth
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Check on the King
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Born of Unknown Father
as Mrs. MussotBy taking the defense of Raymond Denis, accused of having killed his mistress, when she...
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Samson
as la marquise d'AndelineAn aristocratic woman is coerced by her impoverished family into marrying a wealthy business tycoon.
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L'amour veille
as Madame de JuvignyBelieving that her husband is cheating on her, Jacqueline decides to take revenge and goes to...
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L'Appel du bled
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L'ange qu'on m'a donné
as Countess of CébratDuring the 1940 exodus, a young girl takes in a baby to whom she becomes deeply attached.
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Pity for the Vamps
as uncreditedParis, 1956. Three sisters, three actresses willing to do almost anything to make it big. Their...
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Nagana
as uncreditedA group of crooks takes advantage of a rich old lady's naivete: they pretend they are to sail to...
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