Gaby Morlay
Born June 08, 1893 (Age: 132)
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Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
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.
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.
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Filmography
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La bande à Bobo
1963
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as Countess del Mariano
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Age: 70
Le mari ne compte pas
1963
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as La mère de Denise
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Age: 69
Quai des illusions
1959
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as Madame Vincent
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Age: 65
Ramuntcho
1958
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as Dolores
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Age: 65
Sacred Youth
1958
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as Zabeth Longué
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Age: 65
Le Tombeur !!!
1958
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as Agathe de Chamillac
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Age: 65
My Darned Father
1958
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as Roberte
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Age: 65
Les Lumières du soir
1956
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as Rose Hessler
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Age: 63
When the Child Appears
1956
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as Olympe Fouquet
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Age: 63
The Ragpickers of Emmaus
1955
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as Mademoiselle
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Age: 61
Fantaisie d'un jour
1955
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as Marcelle Bénard
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Age: 61
The Blue Veil
1942
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as Louise Jarraud
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Age: 49
L'Arlésienne
1942
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as Rose Mamaï
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Age: 49
Mlle. Desiree
1941
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as Désirée Clary épouse Bernadotte / la Reine Desideria de Suède
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Age: 48
The Black Diamond
1941
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as Mademoiselle Marthe Dubard
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Age: 48
The Dreamy Mouth
1932
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as Gaby
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Age: 39
Ariane, Russian Maid
1932
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as Ariane
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Age: 38
Companion Wanted
1932
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as (uncredited)
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Age: 38
When Love Is Over
1931
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as Germaine
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Age: 38