Anna Thynn, Marchioness of Bath
Anna Thynn, Dowager Marchioness of Bath (born Anna Abigail Gyarmathy on 27 September 1943), also known by her stage name Anna Gaël, is a Hungarian-British actress and war correspondent.
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Full name
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Born | Anna Abigail Gyarmathy 27 September 1943 Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary |
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Father | László Izsak Gyarmathy |
Occupation | Actress, war correspondent |
Early life
Anna Abigail Gyarmarthy was born on 27 September 1943 in Budapest, Hungary.[1] Her father, László Izsak Gyarmathy,[2] was a mathematician and her mother was a poet. She moved to France as a child and began acting when she was fifteen.[3]
Career
Anna Gyarmarthy acted under the stage name Anna Gaël.[4] She starred in Hungarian, German, and French films including Via Macau in 1966, Therese and Isabelle in 1968,[5] The Love Factor in 1969, and Take Me, Love Me in 1970.[6][7][8][9][3] She retired from acting in 1981. She worked as a news reporter, covering conflicts in Vietnam, South Africa, and the Northern Ireland conflict.[10]
Personal life
Gaël met Alexander Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, the son of Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath and Daphne Fielding, in Paris in 1959. She later became his mistress while she was married to French film director Gilbert Pineau.[3] On 9 May 1969 Gaël married Viscount Weymouth at a London registry office.[11] Later that year she gave birth to their first child, Lenka Thynn. In 1974 she gave birth to their second child, Ceawlin Thynn.[3] In 1992 her husband succeeded his father as the 7th Marquess of Bath; he died in April 2020.
In 2013 her son married Emma McQuinston, the daughter of Nigerian businessman Oladipo Jadesimi. Gaël reportedly disapproved of her son's marriage due to her daughter-in-law's African ancestry. She was disinvited from the wedding.[12]
Filmography
- 1962: Una storia milanese
- 1966: Via Macau
- 1967: Hell Is Empty
- 1967: Hotel Clausewitz
- 1967: Peau d'espion
- 1968: Benjamin ou Les Mémoires d'un puceau
- 1968: Murder at the Grand Hotel (Le Démoniaque)
- 1968: Therese and Isabelle
- 1968: Béru et ces dames
- 1969: The Love Factor
- 1969: The House of the Missing Girls (Traquenards)
- 1969: Zeta One
- 1969: The Bridge at Remagen
- 1970: Take Me, Love Me
- 1970: Nana
- 1971 The Persuaders!
- 1973: Blue Blood
- 1974: Le Plumard en folie
- 1976: Dracula père et fils
- 1976: The Porter from Maxim's
- 1978: Sweeney 2
- 1978: L'Hôtel de la plage
Titles and styles
- 1969–1992: Viscountess Weymouth
- 1992-2020: The Most Honourable The Marchioness of Bath
- 2020-present: The Most Honourable The Dowager Marchioness of Bath
References
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- Lundy, Darryl. "Anne Abigail Gyarmathy". The Peerage. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Hauptfuhrer, Fred (29 November 1976). "The Really Odd Couple of Noble England: Lord and Lady Weymouth". People. Time Inc. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Kamp, David (25 April 2018). "Meet the Viscountess Transforming the Idea of British Aristocracy". Vanity Fair. Condé Nast. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Nathaniel, Soonest (8 September 2015). "Racism Toward First Black Marchioness Stirs Rift At Longleat". Legit.ng. Naij.com Media Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- "Anna Gaël Biography". International Movie Database. Amazon. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- "Anna Gaël". MUBI.
- Henderson, Eric (30 November 2004). "DVD Review: The Radley Metzger Collection: Volume One". Slant Magazine. Slant Magazine LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Henderson, Eric (30 November 2004). "FILMReview: Therese and Isabelle". Slant Magazine. Slant Magazine LLC. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- "Hungarian-born actress and Marchioness of Bath Anna Gael". Viola. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Langley, William (27 November 2010). "The Marquess of Bath: the old lion abandons his pride". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- Dangremond, Sam (8 September 2015). "British Noble Won't Speak to Her Son Because He Married Nigerian Woman". Town & Country. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 2 March 2019.