Gaby Morlay | |
|---|---|
 Gaby Morlay in 1912 | |
| Born | Blanche Pauline Fumoleau 8 June 1893 |
| Died | 4 July 1964 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1913–1964 |
Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.[1]
Career
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.[2] 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.[2]
She was an art lover and was a friend and admirer of the Italian painter Beretta Dimario who lived in Nice.
Selected filmography
- Le chevalier de Gaby (1920)
- The Agony of the Eagles (1922)
- La mendiante de Saint-Sulpice (1924)
- Montmartre (1925)
- Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926)
- Les Nouveaux Messieurs (1929)
- Ariane, jeune fille russe (1930)
- Accused, Stand Up! (1930)
- When Love Is Over (1931)
- Montmartre (1931)
- Dance Hall (1931)
- Companion Wanted (1932)
- Once Upon a Time (1933)
- The Scandal (1934)
- Jeanne (1934)
- We Are Not Children (1934)
- Samson (1936)
- The King (1936)
- Nights of Fire (1937)
- A Picnic on the Grass (1937)
- The Messenger (1937)
- Giuseppe Verdi (1938)
- Hercule (1938)
- White Nights in Saint Petersburg (1938)
- Quadrille (1938)
- Sacred Woods (1939)
- Entente cordiale (1939)
- Behind the Facade (1939)
- Paris-New York (1940)
- They Were Twelve Women (1940)
- The Black Diamond (1941)
- The Blue Veil (1942)
- Love Around the Clock (1943)
- White Wings (1943)
- Mademoiselle Béatrice (1943)
- Night Shift (1944)
- Farandole (1945)
- The Last Metro (1945)
- Her Final Role (1946)
- The Lost Village (1947)
- Three Boys, One Girl (1948)
- Gigi (1949)
- Eve and the Serpent (1949)
- Millionaires for One Day (1949)
- Summer Storm (1949)
- Father's Dilemma (1950)
- Without Trumpet or Drum (1950)
- Anna (1951)
- Mammy (1951)
- Good Enough to Eat (1951)
- The Girl with the Whip (1952)
- Le Plaisir (1952)
- The Love of a Woman (1953)
- The Lovers of Marianne (1953)
- Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
- Papa, maman, la bonne et moi (1954)
- Papa, maman, ma femme et moi (1955)
- L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet (1955)
- Crime and Punishment (1956)
- Ramuntcho (1959)
- Monsieur (1964)
References
- ↑ BFI profile, bfi.org.uk; accessed 7 July 2015.
- 1 2 Oscherwitz, Dayna; Higgins, MaryEllen (2009-09-02), The A to Z of French Cinema, Scarecrow Press, pp. 305–307, ISBN 978-0-8108-7038-3, retrieved 2016-01-02
External links
- Gaby Morlay at IMDb