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
Kitajewa
Auferstehung
Éléonore Davis
Pitié pour les vamps
College director
Le Drame de Shanghaï
Monsieur's Mother-in-law
Monsieur
Mme Victoria, la directrice
Un singe en hiver
Tante Léo
Les Parents terribles
Mme d'Ortemont
La Vérité sur Bébé Donge
la marquise d'Andeline
Samson
Madame de Juvigny
L'amour veille
Gabrielle Brunois
Êtes-vous jalouse ?
Baroness Granger
Monsieur Breloque a disparu
Zoe
Traviata 53
Gisèle's mother
La vierge folle
Mademoiselle Lebeau
Le journal tombe à 5 heures
Madame Boisleroi
Soyez les bienvenus
Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President
Derrière la façade
The director of the orphanage
Premier rendez-vous
Madame Darbois
L'Appel du bled
Mademoiselle Pressac, aunt Laurie
Patricia
Adrienne
L'Homme qui cherche la vérité
Mme Mollenard
Mollenard
La comtesse de Saint-Helie
Le Baron fantôme
Madame Meillan
Désarroi
Mrs. Puc
Miroir
Aunt Edmée
Une grande fille toute simple
La présidente Groussault
Monsieur Vincent
Self (archive footage)
Paris 1900
Mother Superior
Little Boy Lost
Mrs. Mussot
Né de père inconnu
Catherine's grandmother
Germinal
la cartomancienne
Thomas l'imposteur
Solange, l'assistante de Philippe
Falbalas
Adrienne
La Chaleur du sein
Magda de Malveneur
Le Loup des Malveneur
Saleswoman
Manon
Mme de Mauvières
Cyrano et D'Artagnan
Adèle Lacaud
Un acte d'amour
la duchesse d'Albuquerque
Ruy Blas
Madame Brigitte
Gigot
Madame de Malvines
So Little Time
La margrave Josépha
Le Jugement de Dieu
Gérardine Éloi
Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Madame Andrée l'infirmière
Les Espions
La Frochard
Le due orfanelle
Madame de Maintenon
Échec au roy
La Gourdan
Madame du Barry
Nagana
Lady Patricia Brandmore
La Dame de Malacca
Climats
Ms Reinhof
Un mari à prix fixe
Archduchess Marie-Thérèse
De Mayerling à Sarajevo
Marthe Chabert
La Fin du jour
La mère
Courrier Sud
La baronne du Verger
Le Fil à la patte
Headmistress
Domani è troppo tardi
Mme Granval, the director
Le Mioche
Madame Ancelot
Fausse alerte
Countess of Cébrat
L'ange qu'on m'a donné
Constance Hélène Brétillac
Adieu chérie
Baroness Engern
Le Mensonge de Nina Petrovna
Madame Marcevault
Drôles de phénomènes
Aunt
Ballerina
Contessa Lagardere
Il figlio di Lagardère
Katia
Empress Élisabeth
Mayerling
La comtesse Anna Feodotovna Tomski
La dame de pique
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Female
Birthday
1880-01-25
Place of Birth
Épernay, Marne, France
Also Known As
Габриель Дорзиа