Portrait of Gaby Morlay

Acting

Gaby Morlay

Career

Active from 1920 to 1964, busiest in 1936 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
77
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gaby Morlay Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Melodrama 4
  • Moral Dilemma 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Melancholy Atmosphere 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Guilt and Redemption 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • French Melodrama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

4 titles · average score 68
Monsieur
Monsieur (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Mrs. Bernadac, Edmond's Mother

Le mari ne compte pas
Le mari ne compte pas (1963)

as La mère de Denise

La bande à Bobo
La bande à Bobo (1963)

as Countess del Mariano

Fortunate
Fortunate (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mlle Emilienne Massillon

1950s

27 titles · average score 65
The Twilight Girls
The Twilight Girls (1957)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mme Ancelin

When the Child Appears
When the Child Appears (1956)

as Olympe Fouquet

Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me
Papa, Mama, My Wife and Me (1955)
GoodWatch score 60

as Gabrielle Langlois, la mère

The Impossible Mr. Pipelet
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)

as Germaine Martin

Papa, Mama, the Maid and I
Papa, Mama, the Maid and I (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gabrielle Langlois, mother

The Love of a Woman
The Love of a Woman (1953)
GoodWatch score 69

as Germaine Leblanc

Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Countess de la Motte

Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir (1952)
GoodWatch score 79

as Denise - la femme d'Ambroise

The Girl with the Whip
The Girl with the Whip (1952)

as Lamberta

Good Enough to Eat
Good Enough to Eat (1951)

as Mathilde de Mergrand / Mathilde Chaperon

Mammy
Mammy (1951)

as Mrs. Pierre aka 'Mammy'

First Communion
First Communion (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as Maria Carloni (Mme Dupont)

1940s

26 titles · average score 66
Gigi
Gigi (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tante Alicia

Millionaires for One Day
Millionaires for One Day (1949)

as Hélène Berger

The Lost Village
The Lost Village (1947)

as Angélique Barrodet

The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean
The Lovers of the Pont Saint-Jean (1947)

as Victorine Rousset, aka 'Maryse'

A Lover's Return
A Lover's Return (1946)
GoodWatch score 68

as Geneviève Gonin

The Last Metro
The Last Metro (1945)

as Mathilde Bourgeot

Love Around the Clock
Love Around the Clock (1943)

as Pierrot's mother

L'Arlésienne
L'Arlésienne (1942)

as Rose Mamaï

The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil (1942)

as Louise Jarraud

The Black Diamond
The Black Diamond (1941)

as Mademoiselle Marthe Dubard

They Were Twelve Women
They Were Twelve Women (1940)

as Madame Marion

Paris - New-York
Paris - New-York (1940)

as Gaby

1930s

30 titles · average score 65
Quadrille
Quadrille (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Paulette Nanteuil, comédienne

Hercule
Hercule (1938)

as Juliette Leclerc

A Picnic on the Grass
A Picnic on the Grass (1937)

as Manon Watteau

The Messenger
The Messenger (1937)

as Marie

The King
The King (1936)

as Marthe Bourdier

Samson
Samson (1936)

as Anne-Marie d'Andeline

The Scandal
The Scandal (1934)

as Charlotte Férioul

Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur (1934)
GoodWatch score 68

as Clara Stuart

The Dreamy Mouth
The Dreamy Mouth (1932)

as Gaby

Ariane, Russian Maid
Ariane, Russian Maid (1932)

as Ariane

Faubourg Montmartre
Faubourg Montmartre (1931)

as Ginette Gentilhomme

When Love Is Over
When Love Is Over (1931)

as Germaine

1920s

4 titles · average score 66
The New Gentlemen
The New Gentlemen (1929)
GoodWatch score 66

as Susanne Verrier

Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves
Jim the Cracksman, the King of Thieves (1926)

as Pauline Bretonneau

The Death Agony of the Eagles
The Death Agony of the Eagles (1922)

as Lise Charmoy

Le chevalier de Gaby
Le chevalier de Gaby (1920)

as Gaby