She had an older brother, Marie Jean Baptiste Marcel (1882–1914), who died in World War I,[2] and a younger sister, Rose (born 1889).

[4][5] Cecil Beaton enthusiastically wrote, "Gina Palerme brought the glamour of the French cocotte to London.

Her off-stage appearances were as sensational as her stage escapades...sometimes she wore a velvet tam-o'-shanter and men's riding breeches while relaxing in the richly ornate gilt of her Maida Vale drawing-room.

"[6] Palerme returned to France in 1919, and acted in various silent films, such as L’éternel féminin (1921), Margot (1922), L’idée de Françoise (1923), in which she played the title role, and Frou-Frou (1923).

[8] Her final screen appearance was in La Clé de voûte (1925), directed by Roger Lion and produced by Palerme herself.