Laura Gemser

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

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, such as the Emanuelle series. Many of her films were collaborations with directors Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei.[1]

Born
Laurette Marcia Gemser

(1950-10-05) 5 October 1950 (age 75)
Surabaya, Indonesia
OthernamesEmanuelle
Moira Chen
CitizenshipDutch
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • costume designer
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Laura Gemser
Gemser in Black Emanuelle (1975)
Born
Laurette Marcia Gemser

(1950-10-05) 5 October 1950 (age 75)
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 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]

Partial filmography

Note: The films listed with a "-" are not necessarily chronological.
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 [8]
Emanuelle in Bangkok N/a Yes Emanuelle [9]
Voyage of the Damned 1976 Yes Estredes Geliebte [10]
Black Cobra Woman N/a Yes Eva [11]
Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk N/a Yes Emanuelle [12]
Emanuelle in America N/a Yes Emanuelle [13]
La spiaggia del desiderio N/a Yes Haidé [14]
Voto di castità N/a Yes Iliana [15]
Crime Busters N/a Yes Susy Li [16]
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals 1977 Yes Emanuelle [17]
Emanuelle Around the World 1977 Yes Emanuelle [18][19]
Le notti porno nel mondo N/a Yes Herself [20]
Suor Emanuelle N/a Yes suor Emanuelle [21]
Emanuelle e le pornonotti N/a Yes N/a [22]
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade N/a Yes Emanuelle [23]
Voglia di donna N/a Yes principessa africana [24]
La mujer de la tierra caliente N/a Yes N/a [25]
...And Give Us Our Daily Sex 1979 Yes Verónica's Friend [26]
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead N/a Yes indigena [27]
Porno Esotic Love N/a Yes N/a [28]
Murder Obsession 1981 Yes Betty [29]
Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps 1981 Yes Die Göttliche [30]
Melani Queen of Sados N/a Yes N/a [31]
Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982 Yes Indunn [32]
Violence in a Women's Prison 1982 Yes Emanuelle Larson [33][34]
La belva dalla calda pelle N/a Yes Sheila [35]
Caligula, the Untold Story N/a Yes Myriam [36]
Invaders of the Lost Gold N/a Yes N/a [37]
Women's Prison Massacre N/a Yes Emmanuelle [38]
Love Is Forever 1983 Yes Keo Sirisomphone Credited as Moira Chen [39]
Endgame N/a Yes Lilith Credited as Moira Chen [40]
L'Alcova N/a Yes Zerbal, la schiava [41]
The Pleasure N/a Yes Haunani [42]
Voglia di guardare N/a Yes N/a [43]
Riflessi di luce N/a Yes N/a [44]
Top Model N/a Yes Dorothy [45]
Hot Steps N/a Yes [46]
Quest for the Mighty Sword 1990 Yes Grimilde [47][48]
Troll 2 1990 Yes [49]
Passion's Flowers N/a Yes Yes Scene designer [50]
Woman's Secret - Il segreto di una donna N/a Yes [51]
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