
Gabrielle Dorziat
Born
January 25, 1880
Died
November 30, 1979 (99 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Épernay, Marne, France
Gabrielle 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.
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Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972

Frédéric le gardian
maman rose · (24 episodes)
1965

Husband for Sale
Ms Reinhof
1965

Thomas the Impostor
la cartomancienne
1965

Cyrano and d'Artagnan
Mme de Mauvières
1964

Monsieur
“Monsieur”’s mother-in-law
1964

Germinal
Catherine's grandmother
1963

Gigot
Madame Brigitte
1962

A Monkey in Winter
Mme Victoria, la directrice
1962

Climates of Love
1962

Katia
1959

Drôles de phénomènes
Madame Marcevault
1959

Resurrection
Kitajewa
1958

The Queen of Spades
La comtesse Anna Feodotovna Tomski
1958

The Spies
Madame Andrée l'infirmière
1957

Pity for the Vamps
Éléonore Davis
1956

Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
1956

Nagana
1955

The Two Orphans
La Frochard
1954

Le Fil à la patte
La baronne du Verger
1954

Madame du Barry
La Gourdan
1954

Act of Love
Adèle Lacaud
1953

Traviata 53
Zoe
1953

Little Boy Lost
Mother Superior
1953

Son of the Hunchback
Contessa Lagardere
1952

Judgement of God
La margrave Josépha
1952

So Little Time
Madame de Malvines
1952

The Truth About Bebe Donge
Mme d'Ortemont
1952

Born of Unknown Father
Mrs. Mussot
1950

Dream Ballerina
Aunt
1950

Tomorrow Is Too Late
Headmistress
1950

Manon
Saleswoman
1949

The Storm Within
Tante Léo
1948

Just a Big Simple Girl
Aunt Edmée
1948

Paris 1900
Self (archive footage)
1948

The Queen's Lover
la duchesse d'Albuquerque
1948

Monsieur Vincent
La présidente Groussault
1947

Mirror
Mrs. Puc
1947

Distress
Madame Meillan
1947

Goodbye Darling
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1946

L'ange qu'on m'a donné
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1946

Paris Frills
Solange, l'assistante de Philippe
1945

Check on the King
Madame de Maintenon
1945

The Phantom Baron
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1943

The Wolf of the Malveneurs
Magda de Malveneur
1943

Le Voyageur de la Toussaint
Gérardine Éloi
1943

Patricia
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1942

L'Appel du bled
Madame Darbois
1942

Soyez les bienvenus
Madame Boisleroi
1942

The Newspaper Falls at Five O'Clock
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1942

Her First Affair
The director of the orphanage
1941

The French Way
Madame Ancelot
1940

The Man Who Seeks the Truth
Adrienne
1940

From Mayerling to Sarajevo
Archduchess Marie-Thérèse
1940

The End of the Day
Marthe Chabert
1939

Behind the Facade
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1939

A Foolish Maiden
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1938

Mother Love
Adrienne
1938

The Shanghai Drama
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1938

Monsieur Breloque a disparu
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1938

Hatred
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1938

Êtes-vous jalouse ?
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1938

The Lie of Nina Petrovna
Baroness Engern
1937

Woman of Malacca
Lady Patricia Brandmore
1937

L'amour veille
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1937

Southern Carrier
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1937

Forty Little Mothers
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1936

Samson
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1936

Mayerling
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1936