Gabrielle Dorziat

Biography

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.

Known For

Le Grand Échiquier

Cinépanorama

Katia

Paris Frills

A Monkey in Winter

The Queen's Lover

Manon

Frédéric le gardian

All Movies (66)

• Husband for Sale1965 · as Ms Reinhof
• Thomas the Impostor1965 · as la cartomancienne
• Cyrano and d'Artagnan1964 · as Mme de Mauvières
• Monsieur1964 · as Monsieur's Mother-in-law
• Germinal1963 · as Catherine's grandmother
• Gigot1962 · as Madame Brigitte
• A Monkey in Winter1962 · as Mme Victoria, la directrice
• Climates of Love1962
• Katia1959
• Drôles de phénomènes1959 · as Madame Marcevault
• Resurrection1958 · as Kitajewa
• The Queen of Spades1958 · as La comtesse Anna Feodotovna Tomski
• The Spies1957 · as Madame Andrée l'infirmière
• Pity for the Vamps1956 · as Éléonore Davis
• Nagana1955
• The Two Orphans1954 · as La Frochard
• Le Fil à la patte1954 · as La baronne du Verger, mère de Viviane
• Madame du Barry1954 · as La Gourdan
• Act of Love1953 · as Adèle Lacaud
• Traviata 531953 · as Zoe
• Little Boy Lost1953 · as Mother Superior
• Son of the Hunchback1952 · as Contessa Lagardere
• Judgement of God1952 · as La margrave Josépha
• So Little Time1952 · as Madame de Malvines
• The Truth About Bebe Donge1952 · as Mme d'Ortemont
• Born of Unknown Father1950 · as Mrs. Mussot
• Dream Ballerina1950 · as Aunt
• Tomorrow Is Too Late1950 · as Headmistress
• Manon1949 · as Saleswoman
• The Storm Within1948 · as Tante Léo
• Just a Big Simple Girl1948 · as Aunt Edmée
• Paris 19001948 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Queen's Lover1948 · as la duchesse d'Albuquerque
• Monsieur Vincent1947 · as La présidente Groussault
• Mirror1947 · as Mrs. Puc
• Distress1947 · as Madame Meillan
• Goodbye Darling1946 · as Constance Hélène Brétillac
• L'ange qu'on m'a donné1946 · as Countess of Cébrat
• Paris Frills1945 · as Solange, l'assistante de Philippe
• Check on the King1945 · as Madame de Maintenon
• The Phantom Baron1943 · as La comtesse de Saint-Helie
• The Wolf of the Malveneurs1943 · as Magda de Malveneur
• Le Voyageur de la Toussaint1943 · as Gérardine Éloi
• Patricia1942 · as Mademoiselle Pressac, aunt Laurie
• L'Appel du bled1942 · as Madame Darbois
• Soyez les bienvenus1942 · as Madame Boisleroi
• The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock1942 · as Mademoiselle Lebeau
• Her First Affair1941 · as The director of the orphanage
• The French Way1940 · as Madame Ancelot
• The Man Who Seeks the Truth1940 · as Adrienne
• From Mayerling to Sarajevo1940 · as Archduchess Marie-Thérèse
• The End of the Day1939 · as Marthe Chabert
• Behind the Facade1939 · as Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President
• A Foolish Maiden1938 · as Gisèle's mother
• Mother Love1938 · as Adrienne
• The Shanghai Drama1938 · as College director
• Monsieur Breloque a disparu1938 · as Baroness Granger
• Hatred1938 · as Mme Mollenard
• Êtes-vous jalouse ?1938 · as Gabrielle Brunois
• The Lie of Nina Petrovna1937 · as Baroness Engern
• Woman of Malacca1937 · as Lady Patricia Brandmore
• L'amour veille1937 · as Madame de Juvigny
• Southern Carrier1937 · as La mère
• Forty Little Mothers1936 · as Mme Granval, the director
• Samson1936 · as la marquise d'Andeline
• Mayerling1936 · as Empress Élisabeth

All TV Shows (3)

• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
• Frédéric le gardian1965 · as maman rose
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self