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 75)
Surabaya, Indonesia
Other namesEmanuelle
Moira Chen
CitizenshipDutch
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • costume designer
Years active1971–1993
Spouse
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(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, such as 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 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]

Filmography

Partial filmography

Note: The films listed with a "-" are not necessarily chronological.
TitleYearCredited asRoleNotesRefs.
ActorCostume designerOther
Amore libero - Free Love 1974YesJeannieCredited as Emanuelle in the film. [7]
Black Emanuelle 1975Yes [8]
Emanuelle in Bangkok —YesEmanuelle [9]
Voyage of the Damned 1976YesEstredes Geliebte [10]
Black Cobra Woman —YesEva [11]
Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk —YesEmanuelle [12]
Emanuelle in America —YesEmanuelle [13]
La spiaggia del desiderio—YesHaidé [14]
Voto di castità—YesIliana [15]
Crime Busters —YesSusy Li [16]
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals 1977YesEmanuelle [17]
Emanuelle Around the World 1977YesEmanuelle [18] [19]
Le notti porno nel mondo—YesHerself [20]
Suor Emanuelle —Yessuor Emanuelle [21]
Emanuelle e le pornonotti—Yes— [22]
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade —YesEmanuelle [23]
Voglia di donna —Yesprincipessa africana [24]
La mujer de la tierra caliente—Yes— [25]
...And Give Us Our Daily Sex 1979YesVerónica's Friend [26]
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead —Yesindigena [27]
Porno Esotic Love—Yes— [28]
Murder Obsession 1981YesBetty [29]
Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps1981YesDie Göttliche [30]
Melani Queen of Sados—Yes— [31]
Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982YesIndunn [32]
Violence in a Women's Prison 1982YesEmanuelle Larson [33] [34]
La belva dalla calda pelle—YesSheila [35]
Caligula, the Untold Story—YesMyriam [36]
Invaders of the Lost Gold—Yes— [37]
Women's Prison Massacre —YesEmmanuelle [38]
Love Is Forever 1983YesKeo SirisomphoneCredited as Moira Chen [39]
Endgame —YesLilithCredited as Moira Chen [40]
L'Alcova—YesZerbal, la schiava [41]
The Pleasure —YesHaunani [42]
Voglia di guardare —Yes— [43]
Riflessi di luce —Yes— [44]
Top Model—YesDorothy [45]
Hot Steps—Yes [46]
Quest for the Mighty Sword 1990YesGrimilde [47] [48]
Troll 2 1990Yes [49]
Passion's Flowers—YesYesScene designer [50]
Woman's Secret - Il segreto di una donna—Yes [51]

References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "Laura Gemser". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Article on Laura Gemser in Leeuwarder Courant, 5 February 1977
  3. 1 2 Gordiano Lupi, Laura Gemser e le altre. Edizioni Profondo Rosso, 2011. pp. 18–19.
  4. ↑ Paul, Louis (2013). Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland. p. 184. ISBN   978-0786487493 . Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. ↑ www.critic.de (13 October 2020). "Emanuelle Around the World | Kritik". critic.de (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Gabriele (2 November 2020). "Ricordate Laura Gemser? Che fine ha fatto Emanuelle Nera - FOTO". Ck12 Giornale. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Amore libero (1974)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Emanuelle nera n. 2 (1976)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage (1976)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Voyage of the Damned". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Eva nera". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "Velluto nero (1976)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Emanuelle in America (1976)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "La spiaggia del desiderio (1976)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Voto di castità (1976)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "I due superpiedi quasi piatti". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? (1977)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  19. ↑ Shipka 2011, p. 159.
  20. ↑ "Le notti porno nel mondo (1977)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "suor Emanuelle". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  22. ↑ "Emanuelle e le pornonotti (1978)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "La via della prostituzione (1978)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  24. ↑ "Voglia di donna (1978)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  25. ↑ "La mujer de la tierra caliente [La donna della calda terra] (1978)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  26. ↑ "Voglia di donna (1978)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  27. ↑ "Le notti erotiche (1980)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  28. ↑ "Porno Esotic Love (1980)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  29. ↑ Curti 2017, p. 328.
  30. ↑ "Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  31. ↑ "* * Melani Queen of Sados [Sexy Moon] (1980". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  32. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 198.
  33. ↑ "Release". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  34. ↑ "Violenza in un carcere femminile (1982)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  35. ↑ "La belva dalla calda pelle". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  36. ↑ "Caligola... la storia mai raccontata (1982)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  37. ↑ "* * Invaders of the Lost Gold [Horror Safari] (1982)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  38. ↑ "Blade Violent (1983)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  39. ↑ "Love Is Forever" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  40. ↑ "Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  41. ↑ "L'alcova (1985)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  42. ↑ "Il piacere (1985)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  43. ↑ "Voglia di guardare (1986)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  44. ↑ "Riflessi di luce". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  45. ↑ "Top Model". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  46. ↑ "Hot Steps". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  47. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 202.
  48. ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017, p. 203.
  49. ↑ "Troll 2". American Film Institute . Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  50. ↑ "Passion's Flowers". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  51. ↑ "Woman's Secret - Il segreto di una donna (1992)". Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

Sources

  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN   978-1476628387.
  • Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017). Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. ISBN   978-1476662916.
  • Shipka, Danny (2011). Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960–1980. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-4888-3.
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