Gabrielle Dorziat
Birthday: 1880-01-25 | Place of Birth: Épernay, Marne, FranceGabrielle 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, côté jardin in 1968. She died in 1979. Source: Article "Gabrielle Dorziat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Acting
Role
as La comtesse de Saint-Helie
as Ms Reinhof
as la cartomancienne
as Mme de Mauvières
as Monsieur's Mother-in-law
as Madame Brigitte
as Mme Victoria, la directrice
as Madame Marcevault
as Kitajewa
as La comtesse Anna Feodotovna Tomski
as Madame Andrée l'infirmière
as Éléonore Davis
as La baronne du Verger, mère de Viviane
as Adèle Lacaud
as Mother Superior
as Zoe
as La margrave Josépha
as Madame de Malvines
as Mme d'Ortemont
as Aunt
as Headmistress
as Mrs. Mussot
as Saleswoman
as La présidente Groussault
as Tante Léo
as la duchesse d'Albuquerque
