• BIRTH 08/06/1893
  • DEATH 04/07/1964
  • Country France
  • MOVIES 29

Gaby Morlay

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.

She was an art lover and was a friend and admirer of the Italian painter Beretta Dimario who lived in Nice.

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Gaby Morlay

Movies (29)

Si Versailles m'était conté
Si Versailles m'était conté
Countess de la Motte
1954
Monsieur
Monsieur
Mrs. Bernadac, Edmond's Mother
1964
Papa, Maman, la Bonne et moi...
Papa, Maman, la Bonne et moi...
Gabrielle Langlois, mother
1956
Papa, maman, ma femme et moi...
Papa, maman, ma femme et moi...
Gabrielle Langlois, la mère
1955
L'Impossible Monsieur Pipelet
L'Impossible Monsieur Pipelet
Germaine Martin
1955
Fortunat
Fortunat
Mlle Emilienne Massillon
1960
Un revenant
Un revenant
Geneviève Gonin
1946
Derrière la façade
Derrière la façade
Gaby Valrose, minister's lover
1944
Quadrille
Quadrille
Paulette Nanteuil, comédienne
1938
Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir
Denise - la femme d'Ambroise
1952
Les Nouveaux Messieurs
Les Nouveaux Messieurs
Susanne Verrier
1929
Crime et châtiment
Crime et châtiment
madame Brunel
1956
Le Roi
Le Roi
Marthe Bourdier
1936
Les Collégiennes
Les Collégiennes
Mme Ancelin
1957
Maison de danse
Maison de danse
Estrella
1931
Gigi
Gigi
Tante Alicia
1949
Elles étaient douze femmes
Elles étaient douze femmes
Madame Marion
1940
Le Village perdu
Le Village perdu
Angélique Barrodet
1947
Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary
Le Destin fabuleux de Désirée Clary
Désirée Clary épouse Bernadotte / la Reine Desideria de Suède
1941
Millionnaires d'un jour
Millionnaires d'un jour
Hélène Berger
1949
Samson
Samson
Anne-Marie d'Andeline
1936
Le Voile bleu
Le Voile bleu
Louise Jarraud
1942
Prima comunione
Prima comunione
Maria Carloni (Mme Dupont)
1950
Jim la Houlette, Roi des Voleurs
Jim la Houlette, Roi des Voleurs
Pauline Bretonneau
1926
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur
Clara Stuart
1936
L'Amour d'une femme
L'Amour d'une femme
Germaine Leblanc
1953
Il était une fois
Il était une fois
Ellen / Mary
1933
Hercule
Hercule
Juliette Leclerc
1938
Anna
Anna
Mother superior
1951