Katherine Gonzalez (born July 30, 1962), also known as Monique Gabrielle, is an American

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and

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. Gabrielle was selected as the '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for December 1982, and has appeared in a variety of mainstream and

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films over her career.

Early life

Gabrielle grew up in Denver, Colorado, and attended Denver Christian High School. After graduating from high school, Gabrielle moved to California with her parents.

Career

Gabrielle was the ''Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for December 1982, and appeared in ''

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'' (1984) and in '' Deathstalker 2'' (1987). Since then, she has had an extensive career as a

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actress. Although she was in the 1986

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''Bad Girls IV'' (credited as Luana Chass), she did not play an explicit part. Gabrielle was the protagonist of '' Emmanuelle 5'' (1987). However, she did an explicit feature in 1998 called ''Ravished''. She had a string of minor role appearances in

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s and mainstream films that included '' Dream On'' and ''

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'', as well as ''

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'' (1982), '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' (1982), ''

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'' (1983), '' Young Lady Chatterley II'' (1985), '' Weekend Warriors'' (1986), ''

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'' (1989) and '' 976-Evil II'' (1992). She retired from acting in 2002.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Monique's Purrfect Productions
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