Anna Thynn, Marchioness of Bath

Anna Abigail Thynn, Marchioness of Bath (née Gyarmathy; 27 September 1943 – 17 September 2022), styled as Viscountess Weymouth between 1969 and 1992, also known by her stage name Anna Gaël, was a Hungarian-British actress and war correspondent.

This article is about the Hungarian actress. For the British marine zoologist, see Anna Thynne.

The Most Honourable

The Marchioness of Bath
BornAnna Abigail Gyarmathy
(1943-09-27)27 September 1943
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died17 September 2022(2022-09-17) (aged 78)
Paris, France
Spouse(s)
  • Gilbert Pineau (divorced)
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(m. 1969; died 2020)​
Issue
FatherLászló Izsak Gyarmathy
OccupationActress, war correspondent

Early life

Anna Abigail Gyarmarthy was born on 27 September 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. Her father, László Izsak Gyarmathy,[1] was a mathematician and her mother was a poet. She moved to France as a child and began acting when she was fifteen.[2]

Career

Anna Gyarmarthy acted under the stage name 'Anna Gaël'.[3] She starred in Hungarian, German, Italian and French films including Via Macau in 1966, Therese and Isabelle in 1968,[4] Zeta One, aka The Love Factor in 1969, and Take Me, Love Me in 1970.[5][6][7][8][2] She retired from acting in 1981. She worked as a news reporter, covering conflicts in Vietnam, and South Africa as well as the Northern Ireland conflict.

Personal life and death

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 the Viscount's mistress while she was married to French film director Gilbert Pineau;[2] in 1969, the Viscount and Gaël married.[9] Later that year she gave birth to their first child, Lenka Thynn. In 1974, she gave birth to their second child, Ceawlin Thynn.[2] In 1992, her husband succeeded his father as the 7th Marquess of Bath; he died in April 2020.

In 2013 her son married Emma McQuiston, 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 did not attend the wedding.[10]

Thynn died in Paris on 17 September 2022, at the age of 78, ten days before her 79th birthday.[11]

Filmography

References
  1. Lundy, Darryl. "Anne Abigail Gyarmathy". The Peerage. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  2. Hauptfuhrer, Fred (29 November 1976). "The Really Odd Couple of Noble England: Lord and Lady Weymouth". People. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. Kamp, David (25 April 2018). "Meet the Viscountess Transforming the Idea of British Aristocracy". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. Nathaniel, Soonest (8 September 2015). "Racism Toward First Black Marchioness Stirs Rift At Longleat". Legit.ng. Naij.com Media Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. "Anna Gaël Biography". Internet Movie Database. Amazon. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. "Anna Gaël". MUBI.
  7. Henderson, Eric (30 November 2004). "DVD Review: The Radley Metzger Collection: Volume One". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  8. Henderson, Eric (30 November 2004). "FILMReview: Therese and Isabelle". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  9. Langley, William (27 November 2010). "The Marquess of Bath: the old lion abandons his pride". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  10. Dangremond, Sam (8 September 2015). "British Noble Won't Speak to Her Son Because He Married Nigerian Woman". Town & Country. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  11. "The Dowager Marchioness of Bath". The Times. 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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