Monique Gabrielle
{{short description|American model and actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Monique Gabrielle
| image =
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| birth_name = Katherine Gonzalez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|07|30}}
| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
| years_active = 1982–2002
}}
Katherine Gonzalez (born July 30, 1962), also known as Monique Gabrielle, is an American model and actress.{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Linda|title=Monique Gabrielle: 'Moves' star gets last laugh on name-calling classmates|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/anonymous-celebrity-clipping-oct-02-1984-392197/|accessdate=21 September 2017|publisher=Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph|date=2 October 1984|page=C4|archive-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170923011236/https://newspaperarchive.com/anonymous-celebrity-clipping-oct-02-1984-392197/|url-status=live}} Gabrielle was selected as the Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 1982, and has appeared in a variety of mainstream and adult films over her career.
Early life
Gabrielle grew up in Denver, Colorado, and attended Denver Christian High School. After graduating from high school, Gabrielle moved to California with her parents.
Career
Gabrielle was the Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 1982, and appeared in Bachelor Party (1984) and in Deathstalker 2 (1987). Since then, she has had an extensive career as a B movie actress.
Although she was in the 1986 adult film Bad Girls IV (credited as Luana Chass), she did not play an explicit part. Gabrielle was the protagonist of Emmanuelle 5 (1987). However, she did an explicit feature in 1998 called Ravished.
She had a string of minor role appearances in television shows and mainstream films that included Dream On and Hunter, as well as Night Shift (1982), Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), Flashdance (1983), Young Lady Chatterley II (1985), Weekend Warriors (1986), The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) and 976-Evil II (1992). She retired from acting in 2002.{{cite web|title=Monique Gabrielle Biography|url=https://www.cultcelebrities.com/monique-gabrielle|work=Celebrities Cult|date=22 March 2019 |access-date=2019-03-22|archive-date=2019-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322160410/https://www.cultcelebrities.com/monique-gabrielle/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Night Shift | Tessie | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Schoolgirl | uncredited |
| 1983 | Let's Do It! | Jogging Girl | uncredited |
| 1983 | Black Venus | Ingrid | uncredited |
| 1983 | Up 'n' Coming | Boat Girl #1 | |
| 1983 | Flashdance | Stripper | uncredited |
| 1983 | Chained Heat | Debbie | |
| 1984 | Hard to Hold | Wife #1 | |
| 1984 | Bachelor Party | Tracey | |
| 1984 | Hot Moves | Babs | |
| 1984 | The Rosebud Beach Hotel | Liza | |
| 1984 | Over Exposed | Angela Quail | |
| 1984 | Love Scenes | Rick's 'Partner' At Wrap Party | |
| 1984 | E. Nick: A Legend in His Own Mind | Charmaine | |
| 1985 | Screen Test | Roxanne | |
| 1985 | Young Lady Chatterley II | Eunice, The Maid | |
| 1986 | Weekend Warriors | Showgirl In Plane | |
| 1986 | The Big Bet | Fantasy Girl In Elevator | |
| 1986 | Bad Girls IV | Sandy | as Luana Chass |
| 1987 | Emmanuelle 5 | Emmanuelle | |
| 1987 | Deathstalker II | Reena The Seer / Princess Evie | |
| 1987 | Amazon Women on the Moon | Taryn Steele | segment "Pethouse Video" |
| 1988 | Not of This Earth | Agnes | |
| 1989 | The Return of Swamp Thing | Miss Poinsettia | |
| 1989 | Cleo/Leo | Bimbo | uncredited |
| 1989 | Transylvania Twist | Patricia "Patty" | |
| 1989 | Silk 2 | Jenny "Silk" Sleighton | |
| 1990 | Hard to Die | Fifi Latour | as Carolet Girard |
| 1991 | Uncaged | Beautiful Hooker | |
| 1991 | Body Chemistry II: The Voice of a Stranger | Brunette In Flashback | |
| 1991 | Scream Queen Hot Tub Party | Herself | Video |
| 1991 | 976-Evil II | Lawlor | |
| 1992 | Evil Toons | Megan | |
| 1992 | Munchie | Miss Laurel | |
| 1992 | Miracle Beach | Cindy Beatty | as Monique Gabriel |
| 1993 | Fear of a Black Hat | Girl In Music Video | uncredited |
| 1993 | Angel Eyes | Angel | |
| 1998 | Ravished | Herself | adult |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–1987 | Hunter | Police Woman / Library Patron | Episodes: "Not Just Another John Doe", "Guilty" |
| 1988 | Something Is Out There | Pretty Girl | Episode: "Good Psychics Are Hard to Come By" |
| 1990 | Hardball | Episode: "A Killer Date" | |
| 1990 | Dream On | Scuba Lady | Episode: "555-HELL" |
| 1994 | USA Up All Night | Schoolgirl Monique / Monique - Slumber Party Guest | Episodes: "Parker Lewis Can't Lose Marathon", "Breakfast in Bed/The Marilyn Diaries" |
| 1995 | Problem Child 3: Junior in Love | The Blonde | TV movie |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0001249|name=Monique Gabrielle}}
- {{IAFD name|id=MGabrielle|gender=f}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20020124210538/http://www.moniqueg.com/ Monique's Purrfect Productions]
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Category:Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri
Category:American pornographic film actresses