Gaby Morlay

Gaby Morlay

1893-06-08 – 1964-07-04 (age 71) Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
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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.

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Known For

Hercule
Hercule

1938

as Juliette Leclerc

Good Enough to Eat
Good Enough to Eat

1951

as Mathilde de Mergrand / Mathilde Chaperon

L'Arlésienne
L'Arlésienne

1942

as Rose Mamaï

A Lover's Return
A Lover's Return

1946

as Geneviève Gonin

The Scandal
The Scandal

1934

as Charlotte Férioul

Fortunate
Fortunate

1960

as Mlle Emilienne Massillon

The Dreamy Mouth
The Dreamy Mouth

1932

as Gaby

The Seniors
The Seniors

1936

as Hélène Lormier

Le Tombeur !!!
Le Tombeur !!!

1958

as Agathe de Chamillac

Samson
Samson

1936

as Anne-Marie d'Andeline

The Last Metro
The Last Metro

1945

as Mathilde Bourgeot

Hyménée
Hyménée

1947

as Agnès d'Aubarède

Companion Wanted
Companion Wanted

1932

as (uncredited)

Gigi
Gigi

1949

as Tante Alicia

Jeanne
Jeanne

1934

as Madeleine Préolier

The King
The King

1936

as Marthe Bourdier

They Were Twelve Women
They Were Twelve Women

1940

as Madame Marion

Mammy
Mammy

1951

as Mrs. Pierre aka 'Mammy'

Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me

1955

as Gabrielle Langlois, la mère

Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953

as Countess de la Motte