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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. A Monkey in Winter (1962) — Mme Victoria, la directrice
2. Manon (1949) — Saleswoman
3. Monsieur Vincent (1947) — La présidente Groussault
4. The Spies (1957) — Madame Andrée l'infirmière
5. The End of the Day (1939) — Marthe Chabert
6. The Truth About Bebe Donge (1952) — Mme d'Ortemont
7. Paris Frills (1945) — Solange, l'assistante de Philippe
8. Katia (1959)
9. The Storm Within (1948) — Tante Léo
10. Monsieur (1964) — Monsieur's Mother-in-law
11. Gigot (1962) — Madame Brigitte
12. Mayerling (1936) — Empress Élisabeth
13. The Queen's Lover (1948) — la duchesse d'Albuquerque
14. Thomas the Impostor (1965) — la cartomancienne
15. From Mayerling to Sarajevo (1940) — Archduchess Marie-Thérèse
16. The Phantom Baron (1943) — La comtesse de Saint-Helie
17. Traviata 53 (1953) — Zoe
18. Cyrano and d'Artagnan (1964) — Mme de Mauvières
19. Goodbye Darling (1946) — Constance Hélène Brétillac
20. Her First Affair (1941) — The director of the orphanage
21. Hatred (1938) — Mme Mollenard
22. Paris 1900 (1948) — Self (archive footage)
23. Mother Love (1938) — Adrienne
24. Act of Love (1953) — Adèle Lacaud
25. Le Voyageur de la Toussaint (1943) — Gérardine Éloi
26. The Shanghai Drama (1938) — College director
27. So Little Time (1952) — Madame de Malvines
28. The Lie of Nina Petrovna (1937) — Baroness Engern
29. Behind the Facade (1939) — Mrs. Bernier, wife of the President
30. Mirror (1947) — Mrs. Puc
31. Germinal (1963) — Catherine's grandmother
32. Southern Carrier (1937) — La mère
33. The Wolf of the Malveneurs (1943) — Magda de Malveneur
34. The French Way (1940) — Madame Ancelot
35. The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock (1942) — Mademoiselle Lebeau
36. Judgement of God (1952) — La margrave Josépha
37. Woman of Malacca (1937) — Lady Patricia Brandmore
38. Le Fil à la patte (1954) — La baronne du Verger, mère de Viviane
39. Tomorrow Is Too Late (1950) — Headmistress
40. Samson (1936) — la marquise d'Andeline