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Laura Gemser - Wikipedia

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Laura Gemser
Gemser in Black Emanuelle (1975)
Born	Laurette Marcia Gemser (1950-10-05) 5 October 1950 (age 74) Surabaya, Indonesia
Other names	Emanuelle Moira Chen
Citizenship	Dutch
Occupations	Actress model costume designer
Years active	1971–1993
Spouse	Gabriele Tinti (m. 1976; died 1991)

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.
Title	Year	Actor	Costume designer	Other	Role	Notes	Refs.
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			Estrede's lover		^[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				Never released	^[47]
The Alcove	1985	Yes			Zerbal, the slave		^[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

^ ^a ^b "Laura Gemser". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Article on Laura Gemser in Leeuwarder Courant, 5 February 1977
^ ^a ^b 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 (13 October 2020). "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
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^ "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.
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^ 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
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^ Curti 2017, p. 328.
^ Anders, Christian (10 April 1981), Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps (Crime), Chranders, retrieved 4 July 2022
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^ "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.
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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

Laura Gemser at IMDb
Laura Gemser at the Internet Adult Film Database
‹The template AllMovie name is being considered for deletion.› Laura Gemser at AllMovie
Laura Gemser Biography
Honey-Dipped Caramel: Laura Gemser (The Grindhouse Effect)

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