Gaby Sylvia (March 24, 1920 – July 26, 1980) was an Italian
actress
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who appeared in many French films and television series.
[Goble p.37]
Partial filmography
* ''Le ruisseau'' (1938) - Denise
* ''
Behind the Façade
''Behind the Facade'' (French: ''Derrière la façade'') is a 1939 French drama film directed by Georges Lacombe and Yves Mirande and starring Lucien Baroux, Jules Berry and André Lefaur.Aitken p.511 The film's sets were designed by the art d ...
'' (1939) - Madeleine Martin
* ''Face au destin'' (1940) - Madeleine Clairvoix
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First Ball
''First Ball'' (French: ''Premier bal'') is a 1941 French romantic comedy film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Marie Déa, Fernand Ledoux and Raymond Rouleau.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.309
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'' (1941) - Danielle Noblet
* ''Signé illisible'' (1942) - Monique Lavergne
* ''Bonsoir mesdames, bonsoir messieurs'' (1944) - Micheline Tessier
* ''La femme fatale'' (1946) - Claire Coussol
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The Marriage of Ramuntcho
''The Marriage of Ramuntcho'' (French: ''Le mariage de Ramuntcho'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and starring Gaby Sylvia, André Dassary and Frank Villard.Crisp p.138 It was shot using the Agfacolor process. It wa ...
'' (1947) - Maritchu
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Captain Blomet
''Captain Blomet'' (French: ''Capitaine Blomet'') is a 1947 French comedy film directed by Andrée Feix and starring Fernand Gravey, Gaby Sylvia and Jean Meyer.Palmer & Michael p.69 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss ...
'' (1947) - Micheline de Mandane
* ''Métier de fous'' (1948) - Sylvia Dormont
* ''Fantasmi del mare'' (1948) - Elena
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Mission in Tangier
''Mission in Tangier'' (French: ''Mission à Tanger'') is a 1949 French drama film directed by André Hunebelle and starring Raymond Rouleau, Gaby Sylvia and Mila Parély. It was the first in the trilogy of films featuring dashing reporter Geor ...
'' (1949) - Lily
* ''Amour et compagnie'' (1950) - Danielle Lecourtoy
* ''Les femmes sont folles'' (1950) - Marguerite
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The Straw Lover
''The Straw Lover'' (French: ''L'Amant de paille'') is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont, Gaby Sylvia and Alfred Adam. Louis de Funès plays a psychiatrist. The film based on Georges Feydeau's ...
'' (1951) - Gisèle Sarrazin de Fontenoy
* ''
Avalanche
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Avalanches can be set off spontaneously, by such factors as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, animals, and earth ...
'' (1951) - Wanda Bouchard
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Huis clos
''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting ...
'' (1954) - Estelle Rigault- une infanticide
* ''
Bad Liaisons'' (1955) - Hélène Ducouret
* ''
It's All Adam's Fault
''It's All Adam's Fault'' or ''In Six Easy Lessons'' (French: ''C'est la faute d'Adam'') is a 1958 French comedy film directed by Jacqueline Audry and starring Dany Robin, Jacques Sernas and Mijanou Bardot.Smith p.119
Cast
* Dany Robin as Eléono ...
'' (1958) - Hélène de Bergen
* ''La bête à l'affût'' (1959) - Gilberte
* ''
Méfiez-vous, mesdames'' (1963) - Florence Moulin
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Beau Masque
''Beau Masque'' (Handsome Face) is a Franco-Italian film directed by Bernard Paul and released in 1972.
Synopsis
In a region in the east of France, Pierrette, (Dominique Labourier), a young mill worker devotes herself totally to her trade union ...
'' (1972) - Emilie
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Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!
''Pardon Mon Affaire, Too!'' (french: Nous irons tous au paradis, ''We Will All Meet in Paradise'') is a French film, directed by Yves Robert, released in 1977.
The film is the immediate continuation of ''Pardon Mon Affaire'', released the previou ...
'' (1977) - Marie-Christine Bosquet, Daniel's director
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1920 births
1980 deaths
Italian film actresses
French film actresses
People from Cesena
Italian emigrants to France
20th-century Italian actresses
20th-century French women
Signatories of the 1971 Manifesto of the 343
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