Laura Gemser
Laurette Marcia Gemser (born 5 October 1950) is an Indonesian-Dutch retired actress, model and costume designer. 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.
Also recorded as Moira Chen · Laurette Gemser · Laurette M. Gemser · Laura M. Gemser
Laura Gemser
Joe D'Amato · Public domain
- Born
- 1950.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands and Indonesia.
- Occupation
- model, costume designer, film actor, singer, fashion designer, erotic photography model and actor.
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Early life
Early life
Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen in Love Is Forever (1983).
Gemser left Indonesia in 1955, at the age of four, and moved with her parents to the Netherlands. 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.
Career
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. The film was a box office success and launched Gemser's career. She played one of the masseuses in the 1975 film Emmanuelle 2 (a.k.a. Emmanuelle, The Joys of a Woman), and later that year took the starring role in Bitto Albertini's Black Emanuelle. She starred in 5 Black Emanuelle films in less than three years. 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.
Laura Gemser en un fotograma del film Notti porno nel mondo, dirigido por Bruno Mattei y Joe D'Amato en 1977.
Bruno Mattei, Joe D'Amato · https: ssl=1
Laura Gemser en un fotograma del film Violenza in un carcere femminile, dirigido por Bruno Mattei en 1982.
Bruno Mattei
Life and career
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Life and career
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1950
Laura Gemser born at Surabaya.
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- 1.Laura Gemser. The New York Times. 2015.
- 2.Article on Laura Gemser in Leeuwarder Courant, 5 February 1977
- 3.Gordiano Lupi, Laura Gemser e le altre. Edizioni Profondo Rosso, 2011. pp. 18–19.
- 4.Paul, Louis. Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland. 184. 2013. 978-0786487493.
- 5.www.critic.de. Emanuelle Around the World Kritik. critic.de. 13 October 2020.
- 6.Gabriele. Ricordate Laura Gemser? Che fine ha fatto Emanuelle Nera - FOTO. Ck12 Giornale. 2 November 2020.
- 7.Amore libero (1974). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 8.Emanuelle nera n. 2 (1976). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 9.Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage (1976). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 10.Voyage of the Damned. Filmportal.de.
- 11.Eva nera. Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 12.Velluto nero (1976). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 13.Emanuelle in America (1976). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 14.La spiaggia del desiderio (1976). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 15.Voto di castità (1976). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 16.I due superpiedi quasi piatti. Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 17.Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali. Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 18.Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? (1977). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 19.Le notti porno nel mondo (1977). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 20.suor Emanuelle. Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 21.Emanuelle e le pornonotti (1978). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 22.La via della prostituzione (1978). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 23.Voglia di donna (1978). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 24.La mujer de la tierra caliente [La donna della calda terra] (1978). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 25.Voglia di donna (1978). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 26.Le notti erotiche (1980). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 27.Porno Esotic Love (1980). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 28.Filmportal.de. Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps.
- 29.* * Melani Queen of Sados [Sexy Moon] (1980. Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 30.British Film Institute. Release. BFI Film & Television Database.
- 31.Violenza in un carcere femminile (1982). Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it.
- 32.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. La belva dalla calda pelle.
- 33.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Caligola. la storia mai raccontata (1982).
- 34.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. * * Invaders of the Lost Gold [Horror Safari] (1982).
- 35.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Blade Violent (1983).
- 36.Filmportal.de. Love Is Forever.
- 37.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983).
- 38.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. L'alcova (1985).
- 39.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Il piacere (1985).
- 40.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Voglia di guardare (1986).
- 41.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Riflessi di luce.
- 42.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Top Model.
- 43.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Hot Steps.
- 44.American Film Institute. Troll 2.
- 45.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Passion's Flowers.
- 46.Archviodelcinemaitaliano.it. Woman's Secret - Il segreto di una donna (1992).
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Curti, Roberto. Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. 2017. 978-1476628387.
- Kinnard, Roy. Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990. McFarland. 2017. 978-1476662916.
- Shipka, Danny. Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960–1980. McFarland. 2011. 978-0-7864-4888-3.
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