Gaby Morlay
Gaby Morlay was a film actress from France.
Career
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 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 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.
Selected filmography
Le chevalier de Gaby The Agony of the Eagles La mendiante de Saint-Sulpice Montmartre Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs Les Nouveaux Messieurs Ariane, jeune fille russe Accused, Stand Up! When Love Is Over Montmartre Dance Hall Companion Wanted Once Upon a Time The Scandal Jeanne We Are Not Children Le Bonheur Samson The King Nights of Fire A Picnic on the Grass The Messenger Giuseppe Verdi Hercule White Nights in Saint Petersburg Quadrille Sacred Woods Entente cordiale Behind the Facade Paris-New York They Were Twelve Women The Black Diamond The Blue Veil Love Around the Clock White Wings Mademoiselle Béatrice Night Shift- Farandole
- The Last Metro
- Her Final Role The Lovers of Pont Saint Jean The Lost Village Three Boys, One Girl Gigi Eve and the Serpent Millionaires for One Day Summer Storm Father's Dilemma Without Trumpet or Drum Anna Mammy Good Enough to Eat The Girl with the Whip Le Plaisir The Love of a Woman The Lovers of Marianne Royal Affairs in Versailles Papa, maman, la bonne et moi Papa, maman, ma femme et moi L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet Crime and Punishment Ramuntcho Quay of Illusions
- ''Monsieur''