Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959.

Selected filmography

* '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1929) * '' The Lighthouse Keepers'' (1929) * '' My Friend Victor'' (1931) * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Coquecigrole'' (1931) * '' Dainah the Mulatto'' (1932) * '' Toto'' (1933) * '' Gold in the Street'' (1934) * ''

Partie de campagne ''Partie de campagne'' (; English: ''A Day in the Country'') is a French featurette that was written and directed by Jean Renoir in 1936, but not edited and released until 1946. It is based on the short story "Une partie de campagne" (1881) by G ...

'' (1936) * '' Life Dances On'' (1937) * '' The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (1937) * '' The Little Thing'' (1938) * ''

Ramuntcho ''Ramuntcho'' (1897) is a novel by French author Pierre Loti. It is a love and adventure story about contraband runners in the Basque province of France. It is one of Loti's most popular stories—"love, loss and faith remain eternal themes"—wi ...

'' (1938) * '' The Time of the Cherries'' (1938) * '' The Fatted Calf'' (1939) * ''

First Ball ''First Ball'' (French: ''Premier bal'') is a 1941 French romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux and Raymond Rouleau.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.309 It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios in Paris ...

'' (1941) * '' Sins of Youth'' (1941) * '' Twisted Mistress'' (1942) * ''

Eight Men in a Castle ''Eight Men in a Castle'' (French: ''Huit hommes dans un château'') is a 1942 French mystery film, mystery crime film, crime directed by Richard Pottier and starring René Dary, Jacqueline Gauthier and Aline Carola. Siclier p.110 It was shot at ...

'' (1942) * '' The Stairs Without End'' (1943) * '' Mademoiselle Béatrice'' (1943) * '' Strange Inheritance'' (1943) * '' Love Story'' (1943) * '' Picpus'' (1943) * '' The Ménard Collection'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1944) * '' Majestic Hotel Cellars'' (1945) * ''

François Villon François Villon (; Modern French: ; ; – after 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these e ...

'' (1945) * '' Her Final Role'' (1946) * '' Pétrus'' (1946) * '' Messieurs Ludovic'' (1946) * '' Sylvie and the Ghost'' (1946) * ''

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'' (1946) * ''

Destiny Destiny, sometimes also called fate (), is a predetermined course of events. It may be conceived as a predetermined future, whether in general or of an individual. Fate Although often used interchangeably, the words ''fate'' and ''destiny'' ...

'' (1946) * '' The Last Penny'' (1946) * ''

Vertigo Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...

'' (1947) * '' Night Express'' (1948) * '' After Love'' (1948) * ''

Une si jolie petite plage ''Une si jolie petite plage'' (English titles: ''Such a Pretty Little Beach'' and ''Riptide'') is a French drama film shot in black-and-white, directed by Yves Allégret and released in 1949. The film stars Gérard Philipe, Madeleine Robinson an ...

'' (1949) * '' Vertigine d'amore'' (1949) * '' Julie de Carneilhan'' (1950) * '' Quay of Grenelle'' (1950) * ''

Juliette, or Key of Dreams ''Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' () is a 1951 French drama film directed by Marcel Carné. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on a play by Georges Neveux. Cast * Gérard Philipe as Michel Grandier * Suzanne Clou ...

'' (1951) * '' Two Pennies Worth of Violets'' (1951) * ''

Desperate Decision ''Desperate Decision'' (French: ''La jeune folle'') is a 1952 French drama film directed by Yves Allégret and starring Danièle Delorme, Henri Vidal and Jean Debucourt.Rège p.186 It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets we ...

'' (1952) * '' Flesh and the Woman'' (1954) * ''

Les hommes ne pensent qu'à ça ''Les hommes ne pensent qu'à ça'' , is a French comedy film from 1954, directed by Yves Robert, written by Jean Bellanger, starring Jean-Marie Amato and Louis de Funès. Cast * Jean-Marie Amato : Don Juan * Jean Bellanger : Alfred, the t ...

'' (1954) * '' Black Dossier'' (1955) * ''

Voici le temps des assassins ''Voici le temps des assassins'' (French for "This is the time for murderers") is a 1956 French crime film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Jean Gabin and Danièle Delorme. The title is a line of ''Matinée d'ivresse'' - part of ''Illuminat ...

'' (1956) * '' Love Is at Stake'' (1957) * '' A Certain Monsieur Jo'' (1958) * '' First of May'' (1958) *'' Julie the Redhead'' (1959)

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* 1873 births 1959 deaths French film actresses French silent film actresses Deaths from cancer in France 20th-century French actresses {{France-film-actor-1870s-stub