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Gaby Morlay(1893-1964)

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Andrée Canti and Gaby Morlay in Les nouveaux messieurs (1929)
Gaby Morlay was born on 8 June 1893 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. She was an actress and producer, known for Gigi (1949), Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926) and Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947). She was married to Max Bonnafous. She died on 4 July 1964 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
BornJune 8, 1893
DiedJuly 4, 1964(71)
BornJune 8, 1893
DiedJuly 4, 1964(71)
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Known for

Yvonne de Bray, Danièle Delorme, Gaby Morlay, Jean Tissier, and Frank Villard in Gigi (1949)
Gigi
6.1
  • Tante Alicia
  • 1949
Nicolas Rimsky in Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs (1926)
Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs
  • Pauline Bretonneau
  • 1926
Les amants du pont Saint-Jean (1947)
Les amants du pont Saint-Jean
6.9
  • Victorine Rousset, dite Maryse
  • 1947
Mensonges (1946)
Mensonges
  • Marie Leroux
  • 1946

Credits

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Actress

  • Liselotte Pulver, Mireille Darc, and Jean Gabin in Monsieur (1964)
    Monsieur
    6.7
    • Madame Bernadac mère
    • 1964
  • Le canari (1963)
    Le canari
    TV Movie
    • Mme Germain
    • 1963
  • La bande à Bobo (1963)
    La bande à Bobo
    • Comtesse del Mariano
    • 1963
  • Plaisir du théâtre (1956)
    Plaisir du théâtre
    TV Series
    • 1963
  • Fortunat (1960)
    Fortunat
    7.1
    • Émilienne Massillon
    • 1960
  • Ramuntcho (1959)
    Ramuntcho
    5.0
    • Dolorès
    • 1959
  • Quai des illusions (1959)
    Quai des illusions
    6.3
    • Mme. Vincent
    • 1959
  • Sacrée jeunesse (1958)
    Sacrée jeunesse
    5.9
    • Zabeth Longué
    • 1958
  • Le tombeur (1958)
    Le tombeur
    4.8
    • Agathe de Chamillac
    • 1958
  • Mon coquin de père (1958)
    Mon coquin de père
    • Roberte
    • 1958
  • The Twilight Girls (1957)
    The Twilight Girls
    5.2
    • Madame Ancelin
    • 1957
  • Mitsou (1956)
    Mitsou
    5.6
    • Madame Clairault
    • 1956
  • Crime and Punishment (1956)
    Crime and Punishment
    6.6
    • Madame Brunel (as Madame Gaby Morlay)
    • 1956
  • Les lumières du soir (1956)
    Les lumières du soir
    • Rose Hessler
    • 1956
  • Lorsque l'enfant paraît (1956)
    Lorsque l'enfant paraît
    5.1
    • Olympe Fouquet
    • 1956

Producer

  • Jeanne (1934)
    Jeanne
    • producer
    • 1934
  • Nous ne sommes plus des enfants (1934)
    Nous ne sommes plus des enfants
    • producer
    • 1934

Writer

  • Crime and Punishment (1956)
    Crime and Punishment
    6.6
    • collaborating writer
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Madame Gaby Morlay
  • Born
    • June 8, 1893
    • Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
  • Died
    • July 4, 1964
    • Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Max BonnafousOctober 5, 1961 - July 4, 1964 (her death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Because of her long association with Max Bonnafous, agriculture minister in Marshall Pétain government during the war, she appeared several times in front of the 'purge committees' once France was liberated. The couple eventually married once Bonnafous's wife, who refused to divorce him, died in 1961.

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