Portrait of Gabrielle Fontan

Acting

Gabrielle Fontan

Career

Active from 1929 to 1959, busiest in 1946 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Day in the Country
A Day in the Country
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gabrielle Fontan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.2, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    2.9, average 4.8
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.1, average 1.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • French Cinema 3
  • Character Study 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • French Classic Cinema 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho

as Mme Michaud

1950s

31 titles · average score 66
Julie la rousse
Julie la rousse (1959)

as Mme Michon, la concierge

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959)
GoodWatch score 69

as Marie Tatin

Love Is My Profession
Love Is My Profession (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Langlois

The Magic of the Kite
The Magic of the Kite (1958)

as the concierge

Les Misérables
Les Misérables (1958)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mother superior of the convent

The Gates of Paris
The Gates of Paris (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's Mother

Hi Doc
Hi Doc (1957)

as Madeleine Blaise

Deadlier Than the Male
Deadlier Than the Male (1956)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mme Jules

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

as madame Horvais

Men Think Only of That
Men Think Only of That (1954)

as Old lady on the stairs

La Belle au bois dormant
La Belle au bois dormant (1954)

as La fée Carabosse

Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Juliette, or Key of Dreams (1951)
GoodWatch score 69

as Boss of the confectionery

1940s

48 titles · average score 70
Manon
Manon (1949)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mme. Agnès

After Love
After Love (1948)

as The Old Catou

Torrents
Torrents (1947)

as Maria

A Day in the Country
A Day in the Country (1946)
GoodWatch score 88

as La Grand' Mère

The Last Penny
The Last Penny (1946)

as Mme Durban

Strange Fate
Strange Fate (1946)

as Madame Durtain

The White Blackbird
The White Blackbird (1944)

as Landlady

Douce
Douce (1943)
GoodWatch score 71

as Estelle

Valley of Hell
Valley of Hell (1943)

as Mother Bienvenu

Strangers in the House
Strangers in the House (1942)
GoodWatch score 70

as Fine

Twisted Mistress
Twisted Mistress (1942)

as Madame Carbonnel

Premier bal
Premier bal (1941)

as Marie

1930s

18 titles · average score 72
The End of the Day
The End of the Day (1939)
GoodWatch score 72

as Madame Jambage

The Fatted Calf
The Fatted Calf (1939)

as Mrs. Vachon

Daybreak
Daybreak (1939)
GoodWatch score 86

as La vieille dame dans l'escalier

Ramuntcho
Ramuntcho (1938)

as Pilar Doyamboru

The Curtain Rises
The Curtain Rises (1938)
GoodWatch score 74

as Une mère provincviale (uncredited)

The Time of the Cherries
The Time of the Cherries (1938)

as Antoinette

Life Dances On
Life Dances On (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rose, la bonne de Mme Audié (uncredited)

Life Is Ours
Life Is Ours (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as Madame Lecocq

The Fleeing Dead
The Fleeing Dead (1936)

as Concierge

Toto
Toto (1933)

as La logeuse

Dainah the Mixed
Dainah the Mixed (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

as Berthe

My Friend Victor
My Friend Victor (1931)

as Aunt Ursule

1920s

3 titles · average score 73
The Lighthouse Keepers
The Lighthouse Keepers (1929)
GoodWatch score 74

as Mother of Marie

Ces dames aux chapeaux verts
Ces dames aux chapeaux verts (1929)

as Rosalie

Misdeal
Misdeal (1928)
GoodWatch score 72

as (uncredited)