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. 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. 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. She starred in 5 Black Emanuelle films in less than three years.
Partial filmography
:Note: The films listed with a "-" are not necessarily chronological.
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! scope="row" | Amore libero - Free Love
| 1974
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| Jeannie
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! scope="row" | Black Emanuelle
| 1975
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! scope="row" | Emanuelle in Bangkok
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! scope="row" | Voyage of the Damned
| 1976
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| Estredes Geliebte
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! scope="row" | Black Cobra Woman
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| Eva
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! scope="row" | Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk
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| Emanuelle
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! scope="row" | Emanuelle in America
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| Emanuelle
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! scope="row" | La spiaggia del desiderio
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| Haidé
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! scope="row" | Voto di castità
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| Iliana
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! scope="row" | Crime Busters
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| Susy Li
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! scope="row" | Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
| 1977
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| Emanuelle
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! scope="row" | Emanuelle Around the World
| 1977
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| Emanuelle
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! scope="row" | Le notti porno nel mondo
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| Herself
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! scope="row" | Suor Emanuelle
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! scope="row" | Emanuelle e le pornonotti
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! scope="row" | Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade
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| Emanuelle
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! scope="row" | Voglia di donna
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| principessa africana
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! scope="row" | La mujer de la tierra caliente
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! scope="row" | ...And Give Us Our Daily Sex
| 1979
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| Verónica's Friend
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! scope="row" | Erotic Nights of the Living Dead
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| indigena
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! scope="row" | Porno Esotic Love
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! scope="row" | Murder Obsession
| 1981
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| Betty
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| 1981
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| Die Göttliche
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! scope="row" | Melani Queen of Sados
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! scope="row" | Ator, the Fighting Eagle
| 1982
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| Indunn
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! scope="row" | Violence in a Women's Prison
| 1982
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| Emanuelle Larson
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| Sheila
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! scope="row" | Caligula, the Untold Story
| 1982
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| Myriam
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! scope="row" | Invaders of the Lost Gold
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! scope="row" | Women's Prison Massacre
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! scope="row" | Love Is Forever
| 1983
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| Keo Sirisomphone
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! scope="row" | Endgame
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| Lilith
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| Zerbal, la schiava
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| Haunani
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! scope="row" | Voglia di guardare
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! scope="row" | Riflessi di luce
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! scope="row" | Top Model
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| Dorothy
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! scope="row" | Hot Steps
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! scope="row" | Quest for the Mighty Sword
| 1990
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| Grimilde
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! scope="row" | Troll 2
| 1990
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! scope="row" | Passion's Flowers
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! scope="row" | Woman's Secret - Il segreto di una donna
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References
Footnotes
Sources
External links
- Laura Gemser Biography
- Honey-Dipped Caramel: Laura Gemser (The Grindhouse Effect)