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

Cordial Agreement
Cordial Agreement

1939

as Queen Victoria

Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953

as Countess de la Motte

Samson
Samson

1936

as Anne-Marie d'Andeline

Le Scandale
Le Scandale

1934

as Charlotte Férioul

Anna
Anna

1951

as Mother superior

Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur

1934

as Clara Stuart

Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir

1952

as Denise - la femme d'Ambroise

Monsieur
Monsieur

1964

as Mrs. Bernadac, Edmond's Mother

Gigi
Gigi

1949

as Tante Alicia

Le Billet de mille
Le Billet de mille

1935

as The desperate one

The Twilight Girls
The Twilight Girls

1957

as Mme Ancelin

Love Around the Clock
Love Around the Clock

1943

as Pierrot's mother

Mlle. Desiree
Mlle. Desiree

1942

as Désirée Clary épouse Bernadotte / la Reine Desideria de Suède

Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I

1954

as Gabrielle Langlois, mother

La Mode rêvée
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me

1955

as Gabrielle Langlois, la mère

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment

1956

as madame Brunel

Three Boys, One Girl
Three Boys, One Girl

1948

as Hélène Dourville

The King
The King

1936

as Marthe Bourdier

The Fear
The Fear

1936

as Irène Sylvain