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Gabrielle Fontan

Acting Born Apr 16, 1873 Bordeaux, Gironde, France 24 credits

Biography

Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959.

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Known for

Film

Les Misérables

as Mother superior of the convent
Film

Be Beautiful and Shut Up

as La grand-mère de Jean
Film

Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case

as Marie Tatin

Full filmography

  • Les Misérables (1958) as Mother superior of the convent
  • Manon (1949) as Mme. Agnès
  • Pétrus (1946) as Mrs. Brisson, newsagent (uncredited)
  • Douce (1943) as Estelle
  • Opération Jericho as Mme Michaud
  • Black Dossier (1955) as Mme Micoulin, la logeuse
  • Be Beautiful and Shut Up (1958) as La grand-mère de Jean
  • Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case (1959) as Marie Tatin
  • Misdeal (1928) as (uncredited)
  • The J3 (1946)
  • A Day in the Country (1946) as La Grand' Mère
  • Daybreak (1939) as La vieille dame dans l'escalier
  • My Darned Father (1958) as Estelle
  • Strange Fate (1946) as Madame Durtain
  • Love Is My Profession (1958) as Mrs. Langlois
  • François Villon (1945) as La Villonne
  • Torrents (1947) as Maria
  • Angel and Sinner (1945) as Madame Follenvie
  • Flesh and the Woman (1954) as Religious (uncredited)
  • Carnival of Sinners (1943) as The chiromancer (uncredited)
  • Crime and Punishment (1956) as madame Horvais
  • The Gates of Paris (1957) as Mme Sabatier, Juju and Nénette's Mother
  • Ramuntcho (1938) as Pilar Doyamboru
  • Majestic Hotel Cellars (1945) as Rosalie, la bonne de Fualdès