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Gilda Gray
Gilda Gray

Gilda Gray

ActingBorn October 25, 1895Died December 22, 1959 (age 64)Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Biography

Gilda Gray (born Marianna Michalska; October 25, 1895 – December 22, 1959) was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions. Between 1919 and 1936, Gray made several movies, in all of which she performed her famous shimmy. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Filmography

1936
Rose Marie

as Belle

Movie
1931
He Was Her Man

as Frankie

Movie
1929
Piccadilly

as Mabel Greenfield

Movie
1927
The Devil Dancer

as Takla (The Devil Dancer)

Movie
1927
Cabaret

as Gloria Trask

Movie
1926Movie
1923Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 25, 1895
Day of DeathDecember 22, 1959
Place of BirthRydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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