Laura Gemser
Indonesian-Dutch model, actress, and costume designer (retired)
Laura Gemser
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Gemser in
Black Emanuelle
(1975)
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Born |
Laurette Marcia Gemser
( 1950-10-05 ) 5 October 1950 (age 72)
Surabaya
, Indonesia
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Other names |
Emanuelle
Moira Chen |
Citizenship | Dutch |
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Years active | 1971–1993 |
Spouse |
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]
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
Title | Year | Credited as | Role | Notes | Refs. | ||
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Actor | Costume designer | Other | |||||
Amore libero - Free Love | 1974 | Yes | Jeannie | Credited as Emanuelle in the film. | [8] | ||
Black Emanuelle | 1975 | Yes | Ema | [9] | |||
Emmanuelle 2 | 1975 | Yes | Masseuse | [10] | |||
Emanuelle in Bangkok | 1976 | Yes | Emanuelle | [11] | |||
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island | 1976 | Yes | Haydee | [12] | |||
Black Cobra Woman | 1976 | Yes | Eva | [13] | |||
Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk | 1976 | Yes | Emanuelle | [14] | |||
Voyage of the Damned | 1976 | Yes | Estredes Geliebte | [15] | |||
Emanuelle in America | 1977 | Yes | Emanuelle | [16] | |||
Crime Busters | 1977 | Yes | Susy Lee | [17] | |||
Vow of Chastity | 1977 | Yes | Iliana | [18] | |||
Sister Emanuelle | 1977 | Yes | Suor Emanuelle | [19] | |||
Emanuelle Around the World | 1977 | Yes | Emanuelle | [20] | |||
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals | 1977 | Yes | Emanuelle | [21] | |||
Porno Nights of the World [ it ] | 1977 | Yes | Herself | [22] | |||
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade | 1978 | Yes | Emanuelle | [23] | |||
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World [ it ] | 1978 | Yes | Herself | [24] | |||
Emanuelle - A Woman from a Hot Country [ it ] | 1978 | Yes | The Woman | [25] | |||
Voglia di donna | 1978 | Yes | African Princess | [26] | |||
Exit 7 | 1978 | Yes | Air Hostess | [27] | |||
...And Give Us Our Daily Sex | 1979 | Yes | Verónica's Friend | [28] | |||
Private Collections [ fr ; it ] | 1980 | Yes | Malinka | [29] | |||
Emanuelle, Queen of Sados | 1980 | Yes | Emmanuella Brindisi | [30] | |||
International Prostitution | 1980 | Yes | Tazzi | [31] | |||
Sexy Erotic Love | 1980 | Yes | Eva | [32] | |||
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead | 1980 | Yes | Luna | [33] | |||
Murder Obsession | 1981 | Yes | Betty | [34] | |||
Love Camp | 1981 | Yes | The Divine One | [35] | |||
The Bushido Blade | 1981 | Yes | Tomoe | [36] | |||
Violence in a Women's Prison | 1982 | Yes | Emanuelle Larson | [37] [38] | |||
Invaders of the Lost Gold | 1982 | Yes | Maria | [39] | |||
Ator, the Fighting Eagle | 1982 | Yes | Indunn | [40] | |||
Caligula, the Untold Story | 1982 | Yes | Myriam | [41] | |||
Messo comunale praticamente spione | 1982 | Yes | Dottoressa Selenia Anselmi | [42] | |||
Emanuelle, Queen of the Desert | 1982 | Yes | Sheila | [43] | |||
Love Is Forever | 1983 | Yes | Keo Sirisomphone | Credited as Moira Chen | [44] | ||
Women's Prison Massacre | 1983 | Yes | Emmanuelle | [45] | |||
Endgame | 1983 | Yes | Lilith | Credited as Moira Chen | [46] | ||
Cauchemar | 1983 | Yes | [47] | ||||
The Alcove | 1985 | Yes | Zerbal, la schiava | [48] | |||
The Pleasure | 1985 | Yes | Haunani | [49] | |||
Voglia di guardare | 1986 | Yes | Josephine | [50] | |||
Top Model | 1988 | Yes | Yes | Dorothy/Eve | [51] | ||
Reflections of Light | 1988 | Yes | Chiara | [52] | |||
La stanza delle parole | 1989 | Yes | as Laurette Marcia Gemser | [53] | |||
Metamorphosis | 1990 | Yes | Yes | Prostitute | as Laurette Gemser | [54] | |
Beyond Darkness | 1990 | Yes | as Laura M. Gemser | [55] | |||
Quest for the Mighty Sword | 1990 | Yes | Yes | Grimilde | [56] [57] | ||
Troll 2 | 1990 | Yes | [58] | ||||
Body Moves | 1990 | Yes | [59] | ||||
The Crawlers | 1991 | Yes | [60] | ||||
Passion's Flower | 1991 | Yes | Yes | Scene designer | [61] | ||
11 Days, 11 Nights 2 | 1991 | Yes | Yes | Jackie Forrest | Wardrobe | [62] | |
A Woman's Secret | 1992 | Yes | [63] | ||||
Frankenstein 2000 | 1992 | Yes | [64] | ||||
Door to Silence | 1992 | Yes | [65] |
References
Footnotes
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"Laura Gemser"
. Movies & TV Dept.
The New York Times
. 2015. Archived from
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on 11 August 2014.
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timestamp mismatch ( help ) - 1 2 3 Article on Laura Gemser in Leeuwarder Courant , 5 February 1977
- 1 2 Gordiano Lupi, Laura Gemser e le altre . Edizioni Profondo Rosso, 2011. pp. 18–19.
- ↑ Paul, Louis (2013). Italian Horror Film Directors . McFarland. p. 184. ISBN 978-0786487493 . Retrieved 13 February 2018 .
- ↑ www.critic.de. "Emanuelle Around the World | Kritik" . critic.de (in German) . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
- ↑ Gabriele (2 November 2020). "Ricordate Laura Gemser? Che fine ha fatto Emanuelle Nera - FOTO" . Ck12 Giornale . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
- ↑ O'Brien, Jon (11 October 2020). "Why Troll 2 really is the best worst movie ever made" . SYFY WIRE . Retrieved 23 December 2020 .
- ↑ "Amore libero (1974)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Emanuelle nera n. 2 (1976)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ Giacobetti, Francis (15 December 1975), Emmanuelle: L ' antivierge (Drama, Romance), Trinacra Films, Orphée Arts, Parafrance Films , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ "Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage (1976)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "La spiaggia del desiderio (1976)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Eva nera" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Velluto nero (1976)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Voyage of the Damned" . Filmportal.de (in German) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Emanuelle in America (1976)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "I due superpiedi quasi piatti" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Voto di castità (1976)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "suor Emanuelle" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? (1977)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Le notti porno nel mondo (1977)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "La via della prostituzione (1978)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Emanuelle e le pornonotti (1978)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "La mujer de la tierra caliente [ La donna della calda terra ] (1978)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Voglia di donna (1978)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ Degelin, Emile, Exit 7 (Crime, Drama), Concorde Film, Deltacité, Spiralfilm , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ "Voglia di donna (1978)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ Borowczyk, Walerian; Jaeckin, Just; Terayama, Shûji (27 June 1979), Collections privées (Drama, Fantasy), FFF-French Movies, Films du Jeudi, Les, Toei Company , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ Mylonakos, Ilias, I mavri Emmanouella (Crime, Drama), Andromeda International Films, Othellos Films , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ Gobbi, Sergio (18 June 1980), International Prostitution: Brigade criminelle (Drama), Alpes Cinéma, Continental Film Distributors (CFD), Ginis Films , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ "Porno Esotic Love (1980)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Le notti erotiche (1980)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ Curti 2017 , p. 328.
- ↑ Anders, Christian (10 April 1981), Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps (Crime), Chranders , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ Kotani, Tsugunobu (19 June 1981), The Bushido Blade (Action, Drama, History), Rankin/Bass Productions, Toho, Trident , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ "Release" . BFI Film & Television Database . British Film Institute . Archived from the original on 31 December 2013 . Retrieved 7 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Violenza in un carcere femminile (1982)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian) . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "* * Invaders of the Lost Gold [ Horror Safari ] (1982)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017 , p. 198.
- ↑ "Caligola... la storia mai raccontata (1982)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ Bianchi, Mario, Messo comunale praticamente spione (Comedy), Cinevideo '80 , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ "La belva dalla calda pelle" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Love Is Forever" (in German). Filmportal.de . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Blade Violent (1983)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ Josipovici, Jean; Roussel, Gilbert, Cauchemar , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ "L'alcova (1985)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Il piacere (1985)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Voglia di guardare (1986)" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Top Model" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Riflessi di luce" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ Molè, Franco (5 June 1992), La stanza delle parole (Biography, Drama), Filmirage, Wind Film , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ Eastman, George (7 August 1990), Metamorphosis (Horror, Sci-Fi), Filmirage , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ Fragasso, Claudio (31 July 1990), La casa 5 (Horror), Filmirage, Production Group S.r.l. , retrieved 4 July 2022
- ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017 , p. 202.
- ↑ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017 , p. 203.
- ↑ "Troll 2" . American Film Institute . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Hot Steps" . Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
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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 .
External links
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- Laura Gemser Biography
- Honey-Dipped Caramel: Laura Gemser (The Grindhouse Effect)
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