Anna Abigail Thynn, Marchioness of Bath (née Gyarmathy; 27 September 1943 – 17 September 2022), styled as Viscountess Weymouth from 1969 and 1992, also known by her stage name Anna Gaël, was a Hungarian-British actress and war correspondent.

Early life

Anna Abigail Gyarmarthy was born on 27 September 1943 in

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. Her father, László Izsak Gyarmathy, was a mathematician and her mother was a poet. She moved to France as a child and began acting when she was fifteen.

Career

Anna Gyarmarthy acted under the stage name 'Anna Gaël'. She starred in Hungarian, German, Italian and French films including ''Via Macau'' in 1966, '' Therese and Isabelle'' in 1968, ''

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'', aka ''The Love Factor'' in 1969, and ''Take Me, Love Me'' in 1970. She retired from acting in 1981. She worked as a news reporter, covering conflicts in Vietnam, and South Africa as well as the Northern Ireland conflict.

Personal life and death

Gaël met Alexander Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, the son of

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, and

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, in Paris in 1959. She later became the Viscount's mistress while she was married to French film director Gilbert Pineau; in 1969, the Viscount and Gaël married. Later that year she gave birth to their first child, Lenka Thynn. In 1974 she gave birth to their second child, Ceawlin Thynn. In 1992 her husband succeeded his father as the 7th Marquess of Bath; he died in April 2020. In 2013 her son married

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, the daughter of Nigerian businessman

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. Gaël reportedly disapproved of her son's marriage due to her daughter-in-law's African ancestry. She did not attend the wedding. Thynn died in

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on 17 September 2022, at the age of 78, ten days before her 79th birthday.

Filmography

*1962: ''Una storia milanese'' *1966: ''Via Macau'' *1967: '' Hell Is Empty'' *1967: '' Hotel Clausewitz'' *1967: '' To Commit a Murder'' *1968: '' Benjamin ou Les Mémoires d'un puceau'' *1968: ''Murder at the Grand Hotel'' (''Le Démoniaque'') *1968: '' Therese and Isabelle'' *1968: ''Béru et ces dames'' *1969: '' The House of the Missing Girls'' (''Traquenards'') *1969: ''

'' *1969: ''

The Bridge at Remagen ''The Bridge at Remagen'' is a 1969 DeLuxe Color war film in Panavision starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara and Robert Vaughn. The film, which was directed by John Guillermin, was shot in Czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book ' ...

'' *1969: ''Delitto al circolo del tennis'' *1970: ''Take Me, Love Me'' *1970: ''Nana'' *1971: ''

The Persuaders! ''The Persuaders!'' is an action-comedy series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the cycle of adventure se ...

'' (episode: "The Old, the New and the Deadly") *1973: '' Blue Blood'' *1974: '' Le Plumard en folie'' *1976: ''

Dracula père et fils ''Dracula and Son'' (french: Dracula père et fils) is a 1976 French comedy horror film directed and written by Édouard Molinaro. The film is about a vampire father and son. Christopher Lee reprises his role as Count Dracula from the Hammer Film ...

'' *1976: '' The Porter from Maxim's'' *1978: ''

Sweeney 2 ''Sweeney 2'' is a 1978 British action crime drama film. It was made as a sequel to the successful 1977 film '' Sweeney!.'' Both films are an extension of the popular British ITV television series ''The Sweeney'' (1975–78). Some of the action ...

'' *1978: '' L'Hôtel de la plage''

References

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