Laura Gemser

Laurette Marcia Gemser (born 5 October 1950) is an Indonesian-Dutch retired actress, model and costume designer.<ref name=NYT>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=NYT/>

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.<ref name="Leeuwarder">Article on Laura Gemser in Leeuwarder Courant, 5 February 1977</ref> 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.<ref name="Leeuwarder"/>

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.<ref name="Lupipag19">Gordiano Lupi, Laura Gemser e le altre. Edizioni Profondo Rosso, 2011. pp. 18–19.</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> She starred in 5 Black Emanuelle films in less than three years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Leeuwarder"/><ref name="Lupipag19"/>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Title	Year	Credited as			Role	Notes	Template:Abbr
		Actor	Costume designer	Other
Amore libero - Free Love	1974	Template:Yes			Jeannie	Credited as Emanuelle in the film.	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Black Emanuelle	1975	Template:Yes			Ema		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Emmanuelle 2	1975	Template:Yes			Masseuse		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Emanuelle in Bangkok	1976	Template:Yes			Emanuelle		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Emmanuelle on Taboo Island	1976	Template:Yes			Haydee		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Black Cobra Woman	1976	Template:Yes			Eva		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk	1976	Template:Yes			Emanuelle		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Voyage of the Damned	1976	Template:Yes			Estrede's lover		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Emanuelle in America	1977	Template:Yes			Emanuelle		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Crime Busters	1977	Template:Yes			Susy Lee		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vow of Chastity	1977	Template:Yes			Iliana		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Sister Emanuelle	1977	Template:Yes			Suor Emanuelle		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Emanuelle Around the World	1977	Template:Yes			Emanuelle		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals	1977	Template:Yes			Emanuelle		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Ill	1977	Template:Yes			Herself		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade	1978	Template:Yes			Emanuelle		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Ill	1978	Template:Yes			Herself		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Ill	1978	Template:Yes			The Woman		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Voglia di donna	1978	Template:Yes			African Princess		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Exit 7	1978	Template:Yes			Air Hostess		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
...And Give Us Our Daily Sex	1979	Template:Yes			Verónica's Friend		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Bushido Blade	1979	Template:Yes			Tomoe		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Template:Ill	1980	Template:Yes			Malinka		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Emanuelle, Queen of Sados	1980	Template:Yes			Emmanuella Brindisi		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
International Prostitution	1980	Template:Yes			Tazzi		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Sexy Erotic Love	1980	Template:Yes			Eva		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead	1980	Template:Yes			Luna		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Murder Obsession	1981	Template:Yes			Betty		Template:Sfn
Love Camp	1981	Template:Yes			The Divine One		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Violence in a Women's Prison	1982	Template:Yes			Emanuelle Larson		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Invaders of the Lost Gold	1982	Template:Yes			Maria		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ator, the Fighting Eagle	1982	Template:Yes			Indunn		Template:Sfn
Caligula, the Untold Story	1982	Template:Yes			Myriam		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Messo comunale praticamente spione	1982	Template:Yes			Dottoressa Selenia Anselmi		<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Emanuelle, Queen of the Desert	1982	Template:Yes			Sheila		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Love Is Forever	1983	Template:Yes			Keo Sirisomphone	Credited as Moira Chen	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Women's Prison Massacre	1983	Template:Yes			Emmanuelle		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Endgame	1983	Template:Yes			Lilith	Credited as Moira Chen	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Cauchemar	1983	Template:Yes				Never released	<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
The Alcove	1985	Template:Yes			Zerbal, the slave		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Sort	1985	Template:Yes			Haunani		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Voglia di guardare	1986	Template:Yes			Josephine		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Top Model	1988	Template:Yes	Template:Yes		Dorothy/Eve		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Reflections of Light	1988	Template:Yes			Chiara		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
La stanza delle parole	1989		Template:Yes			as Laurette Marcia Gemser	<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Metamorphosis	1990	Template:Yes	Template:Yes		Prostitute	as Laurette Gemser	<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Beyond Darkness	1990		Template:Yes			as Laura M. Gemser	<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Quest for the Mighty Sword	1990	Template:Yes	Template:Yes		Grimilde		Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
Troll 2	1990		Template:Yes				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Body Moves	1990		Template:Yes				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The Crawlers	1991		Template:Yes				<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Passion's Flower	1991		Template:Yes	Template:Yes		Scene designer	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11 Days, 11 Nights 2	1991	Template:Yes		Template:Yes	Jackie Forrest	Wardrobe	<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
A Woman's Secret	1992		Template:Yes				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Frankenstein 2000	1992		Template:Yes				<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
Door to Silence	1992		Template:Yes				<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

References

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