[1] Dorziat was a fashion trend setter in Paris and helped popularize the designs of Coco Chanel.

Dorziat made her stage début in 1898 at the Théâtre Royal du Parc in Brussels.

She became known for her off-stage life as well, becoming romantically involved with actors Lucien Guitry and Louis Jouvet.

She went on to play in over sixty films including Mayerling, Les Parents terribles and Manon.

In 1925, she married Count Michel de Zogheb, a friend of King Fuad I of Egypt.