Laura Gemser

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Laura Gemser
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Gemser in Black Emanuelle (1975)
Born
Laurette Marcia Gemser

(1950-10-05) 5 October 1950 (age 74)
Surabaya, Indonesia
Other namesEmanuelle
Moira Chen
CitizenshipDutch
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • costume designer
Years active1971–1993
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1976;died 1991)​

Laurette Marcia Gemser (born 5 October 1950) is an Indonesian-Dutch retired actress, model and costume designer. [1] She is primarily known for her work in Italian erotic cinema, most notably the Emanuelle series. Many of her films were collaborations with directors Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei. [1]

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Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen, most notably in Love Is Forever (1983).

Early life

Gemser left Indonesia in 1955, at the age of four, and moved with her parents to the Netherlands. [2] She grew up in the Dutch city of Utrecht, where she attended the MULO Regentesseschool high school. After that, she attended the Artibus Art School in Utrecht, where she specialised in fashion design. [2]

Career

After modelling in various magazines in the Netherlands and Belgium, in 1974 she moved to Italy to star in the erotic film Amore libero - Free Love . [3] The film was a box office success and launched Gemser's career. She played one of the masseuses in the 1975 film Emmanuelle 2 (aka Emmanuelle, The Joys of a Woman), and later that year took the starring role in Bitto Albertini's Black Emanuelle . [4] She starred in 5 Black Emanuelle films in less than three years. [5] [2] [3]

She starred as Laotian actress Keo Sirisomphone in Michael Landon's 1983 American television film, Love Is Forever , in which she was credited as Moira Chen. During the 1970s and 1980s, she made many movies with Joe D'Amato. Gemser continued to make films, at times working with her actor husband, Gabriele Tinti (m. 1976-1991). In the 1990s, she retired from films to work on costume designing for film, and completely vanished from the public life. [6] In 1990, she had made the costumes for what is considered one of the worst movies ever made, Troll 2 . [7]

Filmography

TitleYearCredited asRoleNotesRefs.
ActorCostume designerOther
Amore libero - Free Love 1974YesJeannieCredited as Emanuelle in the film. [8]
Black Emanuelle 1975YesEma [9]
Emmanuelle 2 1975YesMasseuse [10]
Emanuelle in Bangkok 1976YesEmanuelle [11]
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island 1976YesHaydee [12]
Black Cobra Woman 1976YesEva [13]
Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk 1976YesEmanuelle [14]
Voyage of the Damned 1976YesEstrede's lover [15]
Emanuelle in America 1977YesEmanuelle [16]
Crime Busters 1977YesSusy Lee [17]
Vow of Chastity 1977YesIliana [18]
Sister Emanuelle 1977YesSuor Emanuelle [19]
Emanuelle Around the World 1977YesEmanuelle [20]
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals 1977YesEmanuelle [21]
Porno Nights of the World  [ it ]1977YesHerself [22]
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade 1978YesEmanuelle [23]
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World  [ it ]1978YesHerself [24]
Emanuelle - A Woman from a Hot Country  [ it ]1978YesThe Woman [25]
Voglia di donna 1978YesAfrican Princess [26]
Exit 71978YesAir Hostess [27]
...And Give Us Our Daily Sex 1979YesVerónica's Friend [28]
Private Collections  [ fr; it ]1980YesMalinka [29]
Emanuelle, Queen of Sados1980YesEmmanuella Brindisi [30]
International Prostitution1980YesTazzi [31]
Sexy Erotic Love1980YesEva [32]
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead 1980YesLuna [33]
Murder Obsession 1981YesBetty [34]
Love Camp1981YesThe Divine One [35]
The Bushido Blade 1981YesTomoe [36]
Violence in a Women's Prison 1982YesEmanuelle Larson [37] [38]
Invaders of the Lost Gold1982YesMaria [39]
Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982YesIndunn [40]
Caligula, the Untold Story 1982YesMyriam [41]
Messo comunale praticamente spione1982YesDottoressa Selenia Anselmi [42]
Emanuelle, Queen of the Desert1982YesSheila [43]
Love Is Forever 1983YesKeo SirisomphoneCredited as Moira Chen [44]
Women's Prison Massacre 1983YesEmmanuelle [45]
Endgame 1983YesLilithCredited as Moira Chen [46]
Cauchemar1983YesNever released [47]
The Alcove 1985YesZerbal, the slave [48]
The Pleasure 1985YesHaunani [49]
Voglia di guardare 1986YesJosephine [50]
Top Model1988YesYesDorothy/Eve [51]
Reflections of Light 1988YesChiara [52]
La stanza delle parole 1989Yesas Laurette Marcia Gemser [53]
Metamorphosis 1990YesYesProstituteas Laurette Gemser [54]
Beyond Darkness 1990Yesas Laura M. Gemser [55]
Quest for the Mighty Sword 1990YesYesGrimilde [56] [57]
Troll 2 1990Yes [58]
Body Moves1990Yes [59]
The Crawlers 1991Yes [60]
Passion's Flower1991YesYesScene designer [61]
11 Days, 11 Nights 21991YesYesJackie ForrestWardrobe [62]
A Woman's Secret1992Yes [63]
Frankenstein 20001992Yes [64]
Door to Silence1992Yes [65]

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Footnotes

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  3. 1 2 Gordiano Lupi, Laura Gemser e le altre. Edizioni Profondo Rosso, 2011. pp. 18–19.
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  12. ↑ "La spiaggia del desiderio (1976)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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