Laura Gemser (born October 5, 1950, Java, Indonesia) is an actress of Indo descent. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Indo or Indo-European or Eurasian people is a term used to describe people of mixed European and Indonesian and/or Chinese Indonesian ancestry She is known for her work with director Joe D'Amato. Joe D'Amato, (birth name Aristide Massaccesi) ( December 15, 1936 in Rome - January 23, 1999 in Rome) She is sometimes credited as Moira Chen, Laura M. Gemser or Laurette Marcia Gemser. She achieved success as Emanuelle and has starred in the Voyage of the Damned with Orson Welles and James Mason. Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1976 Film Drama and of its 1974 source book written by Gordon Thomas and George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television James Neville Mason ( 15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated British Actor who

Gemser left Indonesia in 1955, at the age of four, and moved with her parents to the Netherlands. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands ^[1] She grew up in the Dutch city of Utrecht, where she attended the MULO Regentesseschool, a high school situated in the Hamburgerstraat. ^[2] After that, she attended the Artibus Art School in Utrecht, where she specialized in fashion design. ^[3] In 1975 she moved to Italy. ^[4]

After modelling in various magazines in the Netherlands and Belgium, Gemser began to take part in some soft erotic films. A model is a person who is posed or displayed for the purpose of Art, Fashion, or other products and Advertising. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Pornographic films are Motion pictures with the purpose of promoting sexual arousal in the viewer often featuring depictions of sexual activity She became internationally recognised after starring in a number of Black Emanuelle films in the 1970s. Black Emanuelle (It Emanuelle nera) is an Italian Softcore film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of These films were especially popular as late night fare on the Cinemax cable channel in the USA. Max (or Cinemax) is a collection of cable Television networks that provide movies special features Erotica, and other services to Although she appeared in numerous hardcore titles, she always had simulated sex. Hardcore pornography is a form of Pornography that features explicit sexual acts. Simulation is the imitation of some real thing state of affairs or process The "notorious" scenes in Black Emanuelle are hardcore inserts, although the version of that film aired on cable has edited out the majority of such scenes. Black Emanuelle (It Emanuelle nera) is an Italian Softcore film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of In the terminology of movie-making a hardcore insert is an insert, depicting vaginal or anal penetration in a film

Most of her films were directed by Joe D'Amato, and they are now regarded as samples of the Italian erotic/horror cult films. Joe D'Amato, (birth name Aristide Massaccesi) ( December 15, 1936 in Rome - January 23, 1999 in Rome) This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice Some of her films are Emmanuelle 2 (1975), Black Emanuelle (1975), Eva nera (1976), Emanuelle in America (1976) and Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977), and Caligola: la Storia mai raccontata (1981). Black Emanuelle (It Emanuelle nera) is an Italian Softcore film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of Black Emanuelle (It Emanuelle nera) is an Italian Softcore film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals ( Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali) is a 1977 erotic Italian horror film by Joe D'Amato.

After more than a decade as a sex symbol, Gemser turned to costume design for mainstream film (although she continued taking small roles). Among others, Gemser provided costume design and coordination for the 1990 film Troll 2. Troll 2 is a low-budget 1990 Horror film, directed by Claudio Fragasso, under the pseudonym Drake Floyd

Late 1976 she married the actor Gabriele Tinti. ^[5] They appeared together in about two dozen movies. Gemser retired from acting after his sudden death in 1991.

Selected filmography

Laura Gemser in Nackte Eva / Eva Nera / Black Cobra starring Jack Palance, in (1976)

A Turkish film poster featuring Laura Gemser

• Emmanuelle 2 (1975) . Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an Oscar -winning American . . as Masseuse
• Emanuelle nera orient reportage (1976) . . . as Emanuelle
• Emanuelle in America (1977) . Black Emanuelle (It Emanuelle nera) is an Italian Softcore film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of . . as Emanuelle
• Suor Emanuelle (1977) . . . as Emanuelle
• Emanuelle - perché violenza alle donne? (1977) . . . as Emanuelle
• Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali (1977) . . . as Emanuelle
• La Via della prostituzione (1978) . . . Emanuelle
• Mavri Emmanouella (1979) . . . as Black Emmanouella/Emanuelle Brindisi/Victor's wife/Livia's stepmother
• Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps (1981) . . . as The Divine One
• The Bushido Blade (1981) . . . as Maria
• La Belva dalla calda pelle (1982) . . . as Emanuelle
• Violenza in un carcere femminile (1982) . . . as Emanuelle/Laura Kendall
• Horror Safari (1982) . . . as Maria
• Endgame - Bronx lotta finale (1983) . Endgame (Bronx lotta finale is a 1983 Italian postapocalyptic Film starring Al Cliver, Laura Gemser and . . as Lilith
• Déchaînement pervers de Manuela (1983) . . . as Manuela/Emanuelle
• Emanuelle fuga dall'inferno (1983) . . . as Emanuelle
• L'Alcova (1984) . . . as Zerbal
• Il Piacere (1985) . . . as Haunani
• Voglia di guardare (1986)
• Riflessi di luce (1988) . . . as Diana
• Top Model (1988) . . . as Dorothy/Eve
• Undici giorni, undici notti 2 (1990) . . . as Jackie Forrest
• Quest for the Mighty Sword . . . as Grimilde
• Metamorphosis (1990) . . . prostitute
• Una Tenera storia (1992)

Costume designer credits

• Top Model (1988)
• Amore sporco (1988)
• La Stanza della parole (1990)
• Troll 3 (Contamination . Troll 3 is a 1990 Horror film directed by Joe D'Amato and Fabrizio Laurenti. 7) (1990)
• La Casa (1990)
• Metamorphosis (1990)
• Troll 2 (1990)
• Hot steps - passi caldi (1990)
• Ritorno dalla morte (1991)
• La Donna di una sera (1991)
• Door to Silence (1991)

External links

• Laura Gemser at the Internet Movie Database
• (re)Search my Trash - Laura Gemser Biography
• The New York Times - Laura Gemser