Gilda Gray
Sign in to savedancer, singer and actress (1901–1959)
Person
- Born
- 1901-10-24
- Died
- 1959-12-22
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Film & TV
Acting · Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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]
Known for
- Rose Marie — Belle1936
- He Was Her Man — Frankie1931
- Piccadilly — Mabel Greenfield1929
- The Devil Dancer — Takla (The Devil Dancer)1927
- Cabaret — Gloria Trask1927
- Aloma of the South Seas — Aloma1926
- Lawful Larceny — Dancer1923
- The Girl with the Jazz Heart1921
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Key dates
- Born
- 24 October 1901
- Died
- 22 December 1959
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1901 births1959 deaths20th-century American actresses20th-century American dancersActresses from KrakówActresses from MilwaukeeAmerican female dancersAmerican film actressesAmerican silent film actressesAmerican stage actressesAmerican vaudeville performersBurials at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City