Biography for
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Date of Birth

5 October 1950, Java, Indonesia

Birth Name

Laurette Marcia Gemser

Mini Biography

Lovely, slender, and sensuous brunette knockout Laurette Marcia Gemser was born on October 5, 1950 in Java, Indonesia. In 1955 Gemser left Indonesia at age four and moved with her parents to the Netherlands. Laura grew up in the Dutch city of Utrecht and attended Mulo Regentesseschool high school. She studied fashion design at the Artibus Art School in Utrecht. Gemser first gained public recognition with her nude modeling in various men's magazines in Belgium and the Netherlands. The exotic dark-haired beauty moved to Italy in the mid 70s and made her film debut as Janine in the obscure "Amore libero - Free Love" in 1974. However, it was Laura's small, but memorable role as a masseuse in "Emmanuelle II" that really launched her career in racy soft-core exploitation fare. Gemser achieved her greatest enduring international cult popularity with her incredibly erotic and uninhibited portrayals of the titular hedonistic and sexually adventurous globe-trotting photojournalist in the steamy "Black Emanuelle" series that were often directed by the notorious Joe D'Amato and frequently co-starred Gemser's real-life actor husband Gabriele Tinti. Other notable parts include charismatic cult leader the Divine One in "Love Camp," evil sorceress Indun in "Ator, the Fighting Eagle," and compassionate mutant telepath Lilith in "Endgame." Outside of acting, Laura also worked on a handful of movies as a costume designer. Gemser quit the motion picture business in the early 90s and still lives in Italy.

IMDb Mini Biography By: woodyanders

Spouse

Gabriele Tinti

(1976 - 12 November 1991) (his death)

Trivia

One popular misconception about Laura Gemser often reported in articles about the actress is that she was born Dutch, which is not true. This came from writers' confusion between Laura Gemser (star of the "Emanuelle nera" films) and Dutch-born actress Sylvia Kristel (star of the film Emmanuelle (1974)) Laura Gemser was born in Java, Indonesia.

After more than a decade a sex symbol, Gemser turned to costume design for mainstream film. Ms. Gemser provided costume design and coordination for the 1990 film Troll 2.