Gabrielle Dorziat

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1/25/1880

Place of Birth

Épernay, Marne, France

Also Known As

Габриель ДорзиаMarie Odile Léonie Gabrielle Sigrist

Gabrielle Dorziat

Biography

Gabrielle Dorziat (1880–1979) was a French stage and film actress.[Dorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel. The Théâtre Gabrielle-Dorziat in Épernay, France is named for her. She was born in 1880. Dorziat made her stage début in 1898 at the Théâtre Royal du Parc in Brussels. She moved to Paris and appeared in Alfred Capus' La Bourse ou la vie (1900), but it was her performance as Thérèse Herbault in Chaîne anglaise (1906) that brought her to public attention. She became known for her off-stage life as well, becoming romantically involved wi...

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