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Laura Gemser

Indonesian-Dutch model, actress, and costume designer (retired) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Laura Gemser

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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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
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(m. 1976; died 1991)​
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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]

Filmography

More information Title, Year ...
Title Year Credited as Role Notes Refs.
Actor Costume designer Other
Amore libero - Free Love 1974 Yes Jeannie Credited as Emanuelle in the film. [7]
Black Emanuelle 1975 Yes Ema [8]
Emmanuelle 2 1975 Yes Masseuse [9]
Emanuelle in Bangkok 1976 Yes Emanuelle [10]
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island 1976 Yes Haydee [11]
Black Cobra Woman 1976 Yes Eva [12]
Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk 1976 Yes Emanuelle [13]
Voyage of the Damned 1976 Yes Estrede's lover [14]
Emanuelle in America 1977 Yes Emanuelle [15]
Crime Busters 1977 Yes Susy Lee [16]
Vow of Chastity 1977 Yes Iliana [17]
Sister Emanuelle 1977 Yes Suor Emanuelle [18]
Emanuelle Around the World 1977 Yes Emanuelle [19]
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals 1977 Yes Emanuelle [20]
Porno Nights of the World [it] 1977 Yes Herself [21]
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade 1978 Yes Emanuelle [22]
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World [it] 1978 Yes Herself [23]
Emanuelle - A Woman from a Hot Country [it] 1978 Yes The Woman [24]
Voglia di donna 1978 Yes African Princess [25]
Exit 7 1978 Yes Air Hostess [26]
...And Give Us Our Daily Sex 1979 Yes Verónica's Friend [27]
Private Collections [fr; it] 1980 Yes Malinka [28]
Emanuelle, Queen of Sados 1980 Yes Emmanuella Brindisi [29]
International Prostitution 1980 Yes Tazzi [30]
Sexy Erotic Love 1980 Yes Eva [31]
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead 1980 Yes Luna [32]
Murder Obsession 1981 Yes Betty [33]
Love Camp 1981 Yes The Divine One [34]
The Bushido Blade 1981 Yes Tomoe [35]
Violence in a Women's Prison 1982 Yes Emanuelle Larson [36][37]
Invaders of the Lost Gold 1982 Yes Maria [38]
Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982 Yes Indunn [39]
Caligula, the Untold Story 1982 Yes Myriam [40]
Messo comunale praticamente spione 1982 Yes Dottoressa Selenia Anselmi [41]
Emanuelle, Queen of the Desert 1982 Yes Sheila [42]
Love Is Forever 1983 Yes Keo Sirisomphone Credited as Moira Chen [43]
Women's Prison Massacre 1983 Yes Emmanuelle [44]
Endgame 1983 Yes Lilith Credited as Moira Chen [45]
Cauchemar 1983 Yes Never released [46]
The Alcove 1985 Yes Zerbal, the slave [47]
The Pleasure 1985 Yes Haunani [48]
Voglia di guardare 1986 Yes Josephine [49]
Top Model 1988 Yes Yes Dorothy/Eve [50]
Reflections of Light 1988 Yes Chiara [51]
La stanza delle parole 1989 Yes as Laurette Marcia Gemser [52]
Metamorphosis 1990 Yes Yes Prostitute as Laurette Gemser [53]
Beyond Darkness 1990 Yes as Laura M. Gemser [54]
Quest for the Mighty Sword 1990 Yes Yes Grimilde [55][56]
Troll 2 1990 Yes [57]
Body Moves 1990 Yes [58]
The Crawlers 1991 Yes [59]
Passion's Flower 1991 Yes Yes Scene designer [60]
11 Days, 11 Nights 2 1991 Yes Yes Jackie Forrest Wardrobe [61]
A Woman's Secret 1992 Yes [62]
Frankenstein 2000 1992 Yes [63]
Door to Silence 1992 Yes [64]
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