Gabrielle Fontan was born on April 16, 1873 in Bordeaux, Gironde, France. She was an actress, known for Boule de suif (1945), Les inconnus dans la maison (1942) and Maigret et l'affaire Saint-Fiacre (1959). She died on September 8, 1959 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne, France.