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. The Théâtre Gabrielle-Dorziat in

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, France is named for her.

Biography

She was born in 1880. Dorziat made her stage début in 1898 at the Théâtre Royal du Parc in

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. She moved to

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and appeared in

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' ''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

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. She had close friendships with

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, Paul Bourget and Henri Bernstein. During

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Dorziat left France to tour the

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where she raised money for war refugees. After the war she toured

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and the rest of

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. In 1921 Dorziat appeared in her first film ''L'Infante à la rose''. She went on to play in over sixty films including ''

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'', '' Les Parents terribles'' and ''

Manon ''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was firs ...

''. In 1925, she married Count Michel de Zogheb, a friend of King

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. She published her memoirs ''Côté cour, côté jardin'' in 1968.''France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History'' by Bill Marshall, Cristina Johnston (382-3) She died in 1979.

Partial filmography

* ''L'Infante à la rose'' (1923) - Olive de Romanin * ''

'' (1936) - L'impératrice Élisabeth * '' Samson'' (1936) - La Marquise d'Andeline * '' Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) - Mme Granval, La directrice * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) - La mère * ''L'amour veille'' (1937) - Madame de Juvigny * ''

Woman of Malacca ''Woman of Malacca'' (French: ''La dame de Malacca'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm and Betty Daussmond. It was based on a 1935 novel by the French writer Francis de ...

'' (1937) - Lady Patricia Brandmore * ''

The Lie of Nina Petrovna ''The Lie of Nina Petrovna'' (French: ''Le mensonge de Nina Petrovna'') is a 1937 French drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Isa Miranda, Fernand Gravey and Aimé Clariond.Gundle p.131 It is a remake of the 1929 silent film ''Th ...

'' (1937) - Baroness Engern * ''Êtes-vous jalouse?'' (1938) - Gabrielle Brunois * ''

Mollenard ''Mollenard'' is a 1938 French drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Harry Baur, Gabrielle Dorziat and Pierre Renoir. It was also known by the alternative titles of ''Hatred'' and ''Capitaine Corsaire''. The film's sets were designed ...

'' (1938) - Mme. Mollenard * ''Monsieur Breloque a disparu'' (1938) - La baronne Granger * '' Le drame de Shanghaï'' (1938) - La directrice du collège * '' Mother Love'' (1938) - Adrienne * ''The Foolish Virgin'' (1938) - La mère de Gisèle * ''

Behind the Facade ''Behind the Facade'' (French: ''Derrière la façade'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, Jules Berry and André Lefaur.Aitken p.511 The film's sets were designed by the art di ...

'' (1939) - Madame Bernier * ''

The End of the Day ''The End of the Day'' (french: La fin du jour) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Victor Francen, Michel Simon and Louis Jouvet. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris and on location around the city as wel ...

'' (1939) - Madame Chabert * ''

The Man Who Seeks the Truth ''The Man Who Seeks the Truth'' (French: ''L'homme qui cherche la vérité'') is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Raimu, Yvette Lebon and André Alerme.Rège p.368 It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. ...

'' (1940) - Adrienne * ''

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'' (1940) - L'archiduchesse Marie-Thérèse (et) * ''

Premier rendez-vous ''Premier rendez-vous'' (US title: ''Her First Affair'') is a 1941 French comedy film starring Danielle Darrieux. It was directed by Henri Decoin, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michel Duran. During the German occupation, the film was made by ...

'' (1941) - La directrice de l'orphelinat * ''Le journal tombe à cinq heures'' (1942) - Mademoiselle Lebeau * ''Soyez les bienvenus'' (1942) - Madame Boisleroi * ''L'appel du bled'' (1942) - Madame Darbois * ''

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'' (1942) - Mademoiselle Pressac - Tante Laurie * '' The Wolf of the Malveneurs'' (1943) - Magda * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) - Gérardine Éloi * '' The Phantom Baron'' (1943) - La comtesse de Saint-Helie * ''Échec au roy'' (1945) - Madame de Maintenon * '' Paris Frills'' (1945) - Solange * ''The French Way'' (1945) - Madame Ancelot * ''L'ange qu'on m'a donné'' (1946) - La comtesse de Cébrat * ''

Goodbye Darling ''Goodbye Darling'' (French: ''Adieu chérie'') is a 1946 French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard and starring Danielle Darrieux, Louis Salou and Gabrielle Dorziat.Rège p.620 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys. C ...

'' (1946) - Constance * ''Désarroi'' (1947) - Madame Meillan * '' Miroir'' (1947) - Madame Puc * ''

Monsieur Vincent ''Monsieur Vincent'' is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles such as the Black Death. In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as ...

'' (1947) - La présidente Groussault * '' Ruy Blas'' (1948) - La duchesse d'Albuquerque * ''Une grande fille toute simple'' (1948) - Tante Edmée * '' Les Parents terribles'' (1948) - Tante Léo * ''

'' (1949) - Mme Agnès * ''

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'' (1950) - La direttrice * ''

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'' (1950) - Aunt * ''

Born of Unknown Father ''Born of Unknown Father'' (french: Né de père inconnu) is a 1950 French film directed by Maurice Cloche. Cast * Yvonne Dany *Irasema Dilián ... Rose Dormoy *Gabrielle Dorziat ... Mme. Mussot * Irene Genna ... Antoinette *Gilbert Gil ... R ...

'' (1950) - Mme. Mussot * ''

La Vérité sur Bébé Donge ''La Vérité sur Bébé Donge'' (aka ''The Truth About Bebe Donge'' or UK title: ''The Truth of Our Marriage'') is a 1952 French film directed by Henri Decoin, and starring Danielle Darrieux and Jean Gabin. The plot is essentially the analysis of ...

'' (1952) - Madame D'Ortemont * '' So Little Time'' (1952) - Madame de Malvines * ''

Judgement of God ''Judgement of God'' (french: Le Jugement de Dieu), is a French drama film from 1952, directed by Raymond Bernard, written by Pierre Montazel, and starring by Andrée Debar and Louis de Funès. The screenplay was based on the German legend from t ...

'' (1952) - La margrave Josépha * ''

Son of the Hunchback ''Son of the Hunchback'' (Italian: ''Il Figlio di Lagardere'') is a 1952 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Fernando Cerchio and starring Rossano Brazzi, Milly Vitale and Gabrielle Dorziat.Parish p.498 The film's sets were design ...

'' (1952) - Contessa Lagardere * '' Little Boy Lost'' (1953) - Mother Superior * ''Traviata '53'' (1953) - Signora Zoe * '' Act of Love'' (1953, aka ''Un acte d'amour'') - Adèle Lacaud * ''

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'' (1954) - La Gourdan * ''Le fil à la patte'' (1954) - La baronne Du Verger - la mère de Viviane * '' The Two Orphans'' (1954) - La Frochard * ''Nagana'' (1955) - Mme Larguillière * '' Pity for the Vamps'' (1956) - Éléonore Davis * '' Mitsou'' (1956) - La baronne * '' Les Espions'' (1957) - Madame Andrée - l'infirmière * ''

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'' (1958) - Kitajewa * ''Polikuschka'' (1958) - Herrin * ''Drôles de phénomènes'' (1959) - Madame Marcevault * '' Magnificent Sinner'' (1959) - La directrice de l'institute Smolny * ''Climats'' (1962) - Mme Cheverny, la mère d'Isabelle * '' Un singe en hiver'' (1962) - Victoria * '' Gigot'' (1962) - Madame Brigitte * '' Germinal'' (1963) - La grand-mère de Catherine * ''

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'' (1964) - La belle-mère * ''

Cyrano and d'Artagnan ''Cyrano and d'Artagnan'' () is a 1964 French adventure film directed by Abel Gance, starring José Ferrer and Jean-Pierre Cassel. It is set in 1642 and tells the story of how the poet and duelist Cyrano de Bergerac teams up with the musketeer d ...

'' (1964) - Françoise de Mauvières * ''

Thomas the Impostor ''Thomas the Impostor'' (french: Thomas l'imposteur) is a 1965 French drama film directed by Georges Franju and starring Emmanuelle Riva, Fabrice Rouleau, Sophie Dares, Jean Marais and Charles Aznavour. It is based on a novel of the same name by ...

'' (1965) - La cartomancienne * '' Un mari à prix fixe'' (1965) - Mme Reinhoff, mère

Theatre

* ''Chaîne anglaise'' by Camille Oudinot and Abel Hermant,

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(1906) * ''Les Jacobines'' by Abel Hermant,

(1907) * ''Chérubin'' by

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, Théâtre Fémina (1908) * '' La Sonate à Kreutzer'' by Fernand Nozière and

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(1910) * '' Bel Ami'' (1912) * ''Les Éclaireuses'' by Maurice Donnay, Comédie Marigny (1913) * ''L'Épervier'' by

, Théâtre de l'Ambigu (1914) * ''Un homme en habit'' by and Yves Mirande,

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(1920) * ''Comédienne'' by

Jacques Bousquet Jacques Bousquet (1883–1939) was a French actor and screenwriter.Waldman p.43 Selected filmography * '' Dancing Mad'' (1925) * '' A Gentleman of the Ring'' (1926) * '' Rendezvous'' (1930) * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * ''My Wife's Teacher'' (1930) * ...

Paul Armont Paul Armont (1874–1943) was a Russian-born French playwright and screenwriter. He also collaborated with the Swiss writer Marcel Gerbidon. He was born Dimitri Petrococchino in Rostov in the Russian Empire. Selected plays * 1913 – ''Le Cheval ...

Théâtre des Nouveautés The Théâtre des Nouveautés ("Theatre of the New") is a Parisian theatre built in 1921 and located at 24 boulevard Poissonnière (Paris, 9th arr.). The name was also used by several earlier Parisian theatre companies and their buildings, begin ...

(1921) * ''Trois et une'' by

Denys Amiel Denys ( uk, Денис) is both a form of the given name Denis and a patronymic surname. Amongst others, it is a transliteration of the common Ukrainian name ''Денис''. Closely related forms are ''Denijs'' and ''Dénys''. Notable people wit ...

, Théâtre Saint-Georges (1932) * ''Espoir'' by Henry Bernstein, Théâtre du Gymnase, with Claude Dauphin,

Victor Francen Victor Francen (born Victor Franssens, 5 August 1888 – 18 November 1977) was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood. Biography Francen was born in 1888 in Tienen, the son of a chief of police. According ...

and

Renée Devillers Renée Devillers (1902–2000) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.328 Selected filmography * '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''The Man of the Hour ''The Man of the Hour'' (French: ''L'homme du jour'') is a 1937 French musical fi ...

, (1934) * ''La vie est si courte'' by Léopold Marchand,

Théâtre Pigalle The Théâtre Pigalle was a theatre in Paris, located in the rue Pigalle in the ninth ''arrondissement''. History Opened on June 20, 1929, financed by Philippe de Rothschild on the estate of his father Henri de Rothschild, the Rothschilds' am ...

(1936) * '' Électre'' by

Théâtre de l'Athénée The Théâtre de l'Athénée is a theatre at 7 rue Boudreau, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Renovated in 1996 and classified a historical monument, the Athénée inherits an artistic tradition marked by the figure of Louis Jouvet who direc ...

(1937) * '' Les Parents terribles'' by

, Théâtre des Ambassadeurs (1938) * '' La Machine à écrire'' by

(1941) * ''Le Dîner de famille'' by

Jean Bernard-Luc Jean Bernard-Luc, real name Lucien Boudousse, (Guatemala City, 8 February 1909 – Pontoise (Val-d'Oise), 18 May 1985) was a 20th-century French screenwriter and dialoguist. Biography Born in Guatemala, he arrived in France with his parents age ...

, Théâtre de la Michodière (1944)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dorziat, Gabrielle 1880 births 1979 deaths French film actresses French stage actresses French countesses French women in World War I 20th-century French actresses People from Épernay Officiers of the Légion d'honneur