Gaby Basset

1902-2001

Biography: life and films

Gaby Basset was a French actress whose birth name was Marie-Louise Camille Basset. She was born in Varennes-Saint-Sauveur, Saône-et-Loire, France on 29th March 1902 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 7th October 2001, aged 99.

Her best films as an actor include Abel Jacquin's comedy Les deux 'Monsieur' de Madame (1933), Joseph Tzipine's Un tour de cochon (1934), Gabriel Rosca's La coqueluche de ces dames (1935), Jean Benoît-Lévy's Le feu de paille (1939) and Georges Lacombe's thriller Leur dernière nuit (1953).

Gaby Basset appeared in 57 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Maurice Cammage (7 films), Richard Pottier (4), Robert Vernay (3), Gilles Grangier (3), Richard Eichberg (2), Jean Boyer (2) and Edmond T. Gréville (2).

Her most frequent genres include: drama (30 films), comedy (21), Thriller (8), crime-thriller (7), comedy-drama (3), romance (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Gaby Basset over all films is: 2.6

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Chacun sa chance (1930) [a]

Son plus bel exploit (1930) [a]

Le Poignard malais (1931) [a]

Par habitude (1932) [a]

Le Coq du régiment (1933) [a]

Le Fakir du Grand Hôtel (1933) [a]

Les Deux 'Monsieur' de Madame (1933) [a]

Pour être aimé (1933) [a]

La Châtelaine du Liban (1934) [a]

Le Prince Jean (1934) [a]

Un tour de cochon (1934) [a]

Fanfare d'amour (1935) [a]

Justin de Marseille (1935) [a]

La Coqueluche de ces dames (1935) [a]

La Mariée du régiment (1935) [a]

La Rosière des halles (1935) [a]

La Vierge du rocher (1935) [a]

Le Disque 413 (1935) [a]

Sacré Léonce (1935) [a]

Un soir de bombe (1935) [a]

27 rue de la Paix (1937) [a]

Les Secrets de la Mer Rouge (1937) [a]

Le Tombeau hindou (1938) [a]

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1939) [a]

Le Feu de paille (1939) [a]

Le Tampon du capiston (1950) [a]

Boîte à vendre (1951) [a]

La Danseuse nue (1952) [a]

Femmes de Paris (1953) [a]

Leur dernière nuit (1953) [a]

Mandat d'amener (1953) [a]

Quitte ou double (1953) [a]

J'avais sept filles (1954) [a]

Touchez pas au grisbi (1954) [a]

Gas-Oil (1955) [a]

La Rue des bouches peintes (1955) [a]

Le Port du désir (1955) [a]

Tant qu'il y aura des femmes (1955) [a]

Le Long des trottoirs (1956) [a]

Le Pays, d'où je viens (1956) [a]

Voici le temps des assassins (1956) [a]

La Polka des menottes (1957) [a]

Le Coin tranquille (1957) [a]

Le Rouge est mis (1957) [a]

Miss Catastrophe (1957) [a]

Le Temps des oeufs durs (1958) [a]

Premier mai (1958) [a]

Rafles sur la ville (1958) [a]

Archimède, le clochard (1959) [a]

Le Chemin des écoliers (1959) [a]

Le Grand chef (1959) [a]

Rue des Prairies (1959) [a]

Les Honneurs de la guerre (1960) [a]

Drôle de jeu (1968) [a]



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