Gilda Gray
Born: 1895-10-25 in Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Died: 1959-12-22
Known For: Acting
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
1931
- He Was Her Man as Frankie
1929
- Piccadilly as Mabel Greenfield
1927
- Cabaret as Gloria Trask
- The Devil Dancer as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
1926
- Aloma of the South Seas as Aloma
1923
- Lawful Larceny as Dancer