Gabrielle Dorziat

Biography

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. Source: Article "Gabrielle Dorziat" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Most Known For

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Cinépanorama

as Self

Manon

as Saleswoman

Traviata 53

as Zoe

Mirror

as Mrs. Puc

Monsieur

as Monsieur's Mother-in-law

Katia

Paris Frills

as Solange, l'assistante de Philippe

The Queen's Lover

as la duchesse d'Albuquerque

Climates of Love

Hatred

as Mme Mollenard

Goodbye Darling

as Constance Hélène Brétillac

Gigot

as Madame Brigitte

The French Way

as Madame Ancelot

Distress

as Madame Meillan

Samson

as la marquise d'Andeline

Patricia

as Mademoiselle Pressac, aunt Laurie

Nagana

So Little Time

as Madame de Malvines

Cyrano and d'Artagnan

as Mme de Mauvières