Birthday:
Oct 25, 1895
Place of Birth: Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Place of Birth: Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Gilda Gray
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Piccadilly | Mabel Greenfield | 1929 |
| The Devil Dancer | Takla (The Devil Dancer) | 1927 |
| Lawful Larceny | Dancer | 1923 |
| Cabaret | Gloria Trask | 1927 |
| Rose Marie | Belle | 1936 |
| He Was Her Man | Frankie | 1931 |
| Aloma of the South Seas | Aloma | 1926 | Series | Cast | Year |
