Gilda Gray

Gilda Gray

Known for

Acting

Born

October 25, 1895

Birthplace

Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

Died

December 22, 1959 (aged 64)

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]

Best known work

Piccadilly
Piccadilly
1929
Rose Marie
Rose Marie
1936
The Devil Dancer
The Devil Dancer
1927
Lawful Larceny
Lawful Larceny
1923
Cabaret
Cabaret
1927
He Was Her Man
He Was Her Man
1931
Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas
1926
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
1921

Filmography

  1. 1936

    Rose Marie

    as Belle

  2. 1931

    He Was Her Man

    as Frankie

  3. 1929

    Piccadilly

    as Mabel Greenfield

  4. 1927

    The Devil Dancer

    as Takla (The Devil Dancer)

  5. 1927

    Cabaret

    as Gloria Trask

  6. 1926

  7. 1923

  8. 1921

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