# Laura Gemser

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, most notably 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, most notably 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. 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. 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.
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.

## Filmography

| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| Title | Year | Actor | Costume designer | Other | Role | Notes | Refs. |
| Amore libero - Free Love | 1974 | Yes | | | Jeannie | Credited as Emanuelle in the film. | |
| Black Emanuelle | 1975 | Yes | | | Ema | | |
| Emmanuelle 2 | 1975 | Yes | | | Masseuse | | |
| Emanuelle in Bangkok | 1976 | Yes | | | Emanuelle | | |
| Emmanuelle on Taboo Island | 1976 | Yes | | | Haydee | | |
| Black Cobra Woman | 1976 | Yes | | | Eva | | |
| Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk | 1976 | Yes | | | Emanuelle | | |
| Voyage of the Damned | 1976 | Yes | | | Estrede's lover | | |
| Emanuelle in America | 1977 | Yes | | | Emanuelle | | |
| Crime Busters | 1977 | Yes | | | Susy Lee | | |
| Vow of Chastity | 1977 | Yes | | | Iliana | | |
| Sister Emanuelle | 1977 | Yes | | | Suor Emanuelle | | |
| Emanuelle Around the World | 1977 | Yes | | | Emanuelle | | |
| Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals | 1977 | Yes | | | Emanuelle | | |
| Porno Nights of the World [it] | 1977 | Yes | | | Herself | | |
| Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade | 1978 | Yes | | | Emanuelle | | |
| Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World [it] | 1978 | Yes | | | Herself | | |
| Emanuelle - A Woman from a Hot Country [it] | 1978 | Yes | | | The Woman | | |
| Voglia di donna | 1978 | Yes | | | African Princess | | |
| Exit 7 | 1978 | Yes | | | Air Hostess | | |
| ...And Give Us Our Daily Sex | 1979 | Yes | | | Verónica's Friend | | |
| Private Collections [fr; it] | 1980 | Yes | | | Malinka | | |
| Emanuelle, Queen of Sados | 1980 | Yes | | | Emmanuella Brindisi | | |
| International Prostitution | 1980 | Yes | | | Tazzi | | |
| Sexy Erotic Love | 1980 | Yes | | | Eva | | |
| Erotic Nights of the Living Dead | 1980 | Yes | | | Luna | | |
| Murder Obsession | 1981 | Yes | | | Betty | | |
| Love Camp | 1981 | Yes | | | The Divine One | | |
| The Bushido Blade | 1981 | Yes | | | Tomoe | | |
| Violence in a Women's Prison | 1982 | Yes | | | Emanuelle Larson | | |
| Invaders of the Lost Gold | 1982 | Yes | | | Maria | | |
| Ator, the Fighting Eagle | 1982 | Yes | | | Indunn | | |
| Caligula, the Untold Story | 1982 | Yes | | | Myriam | | |
| Messo comunale praticamente spione | 1982 | Yes | | | Dottoressa Selenia Anselmi | | |
| Emanuelle, Queen of the Desert | 1982 | Yes | | | Sheila | | |
| Love Is Forever | 1983 | Yes | | | Keo Sirisomphone | Credited as Moira Chen | |
| Women's Prison Massacre | 1983 | Yes | | | Emmanuelle | | |
| Endgame | 1983 | Yes | | | Lilith | Credited as Moira Chen | |
| Cauchemar | 1983 | Yes | | | | Never released | |
| The Alcove | 1985 | Yes | | | Zerbal, the slave | | |
| The Pleasure | 1985 | Yes | | | Haunani | | |
| Voglia di guardare | 1986 | Yes | | | Josephine | | |
| Top Model | 1988 | Yes | Yes | | Dorothy/Eve | | |
| Reflections of Light | 1988 | Yes | | | Chiara | | |
| La stanza delle parole | 1989 | | Yes | | | as Laurette Marcia Gemser | |
| Metamorphosis | 1990 | Yes | Yes | | Prostitute | as Laurette Gemser | |
| Beyond Darkness | 1990 | | Yes | | | as Laura M. Gemser | |
| Quest for the Mighty Sword | 1990 | Yes | Yes | | Grimilde | | |
| Troll 2 | 1990 | | Yes | | | | |
| Body Moves | 1990 | | Yes | | | | |
| The Crawlers | 1991 | | Yes | | | | |
| Passion's Flower | 1991 | | Yes | Yes | | Scene designer | |
| 11 Days, 11 Nights 2 | 1991 | Yes | | Yes | Jackie Forrest | Wardrobe | |
| A Woman's Secret | 1992 | | Yes | | | | |
| Frankenstein 2000 | 1992 | | Yes | | | | |
| Door to Silence | 1992 | | Yes | | | | |