Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.
Morlay began acting in the era of silent films, and became known as co-star with Max Linder in his "Max" series. She starred in a series of "Gaby" films such as Gaby en auto (1917) and more than 20 other silent films. She moved easily into talking films in the early 1930s. She played Queen Victoria in the 1939 historical film Entente cordiale.
She had an affair with the government minister Max Bonnafous (1900–75) during World War II, and as a result, she was investigated for collaboration with the Nazis after the liberation of France. Later she married Bonnafous. Morlay continued to play important roles in the 1940s and 1950s.
The roles that explain the career.
33 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Monsieur | Mrs. Bernadac, Edmond's Mother | Film |
| 1960 | Fortunate | Mlle Emilienne Massillon | Film |
| 1958 | Sacred Youth | Zabeth Longué | Film |
| 1957 | The Twilight Girls | Mme Ancelin | Film |
| 1956 | Crime and Punishment | madame Brunel | Film |
| 1955 | The Impossible Mr. Pipelet | Germaine Martin | Film |
| 1955 | Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me | Gabrielle Langlois, la mère | Film |
| 1954 | Papa, Mama, the Maid and I | Gabrielle Langlois, mother | Film |
| 1953 | The Love of a Woman | Germaine Leblanc | Film |
| 1953 | Royal Affairs in Versailles | Countess de la Motte | Film |
| 1952 | Le Plaisir | Denise - la femme d'Ambroise | Film |
| 1951 | Anna | Mother superior | Film |
| 1950 | Due sorelle amano | La madre | Film |
| 1950 | First Communion | Maria Carloni (Mme Dupont) | Film |
| 1949 | Gigi | Tante Alicia | Film |
| 1949 | Millionaires for One Day | Hélène Berger | Film |
| 1947 | The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean | Victorine Rousset, aka 'Maryse' | Film |
| 1946 | A Lover's Return | Geneviève Gonin | Film |
| 1944 | Night Shift | Suzanne | Film |
| 1943 | Love Around the Clock | Pierrot's mother | Film |
| 1942 | L'Arlésienne | Rose Mamaï | Film |
| 1942 | Mlle. Desiree | Désirée Clary épouse Bernadotte / la Reine Desideria de Suède | Film |
| 1939 | Behind the Facade | Gaby Valrose, minister's lover | Film |
| 1938 | Quadrille | Paulette Nanteuil, comédienne | Film |
| 1938 | Hercule | Juliette Leclerc | Film |
| 1938 | The Life of Giuseppe Verdi | Giuseppina Strepponi | Film |
| 1937 | The Messenger | Marie | Film |
| 1936 | Samson | Anne-Marie d'Andeline | Film |
| 1936 | The Seniors | Hélène Lormier | Film |
| 1934 | The Scandal | Charlotte Férioul | Film |
| 1931 | Faubourg Montmartre | Ginette Gentilhomme | Film |
| 1930 | Accused, Stand Up! | Gaby Delange | Film |
| 1929 | The New Gentlemen | Susanne Verrier | Film |
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