Laurette Marcia Gemser (born 5 October 1950) is an Indonesian-Dutch retired actress, model and costume designer. 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.
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.Article on Laura Gemser in Leeuwarder Courant, 5 February 1977 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.
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.Gordiano Lupi, Laura Gemser e le altre. Edizioni Profondo Rosso, 2011. pp. 18–19. The film was a box office success and launched Gemser's career. She played one of the masseuses in the 1975 film Emmanuelle 2 (a.k.a. Emmanuelle, The Joys of a Woman), and later that year took the starring role in Bitto Albertini's Black Emanuelle. She starred in 5 Black Emanuelle films in less than three years.
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.
Partial filmography Note: The films listed with a "-" are not necessarily chronological. + Title Year Credited as Role Notes Actor Costume designer Other Amore libero - Free Love 1974 Jeannie Credited as Emanuelle in the film. Black Emanuelle 1975 Emanuelle in Bangkok Emanuelle Voyage of the Damned 1976 Estredes Geliebte Black Cobra Woman Eva Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk Emanuelle Emanuelle in America Emanuelle La spiaggia del desiderio Haidé Voto di castità Iliana Crime Busters Susy Li Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals 1977 Emanuelle Emanuelle Around the World 1977 Emanuelle Le notti porno nel mondo Herself Suor Emanuelle suor Emanuelle Emanuelle e le pornonotti Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade Emanuelle Voglia di donna principessa africana La mujer de la tierra caliente ...And Give Us Our Daily Sex 1979 Verónica's Friend Erotic Nights of the Living Dead indigena Porno Esotic Love Murder Obsession 1981 Betty 1981 Die Göttliche Melani Queen of Sados Ator, the Fighting Eagle 1982 Indunn Violence in a Women's Prison 1982 Emanuelle Larson Sheila Caligula, the Untold Story 1982 Myriam Invaders of the Lost Gold Women's Prison Massacre Emmanuelle Love Is Forever 1983 Keo Sirisomphone Credited as Moira Chen Endgame Lilith Credited as Moira Chen Zerbal, la schiava Haunani Voglia di guardare Riflessi di luce Top Model Dorothy Hot Steps Quest for the Mighty Sword 1990 Grimilde Troll 2 1990 Passion's Flowers Scene designer Woman's Secret - Il segreto di una donna
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Laura Gemser Biography Honey-Dipped Caramel: Laura Gemser (The Grindhouse Effect)