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Gilda Gray

Gilda Gray

Actor · 1895–1959 · Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

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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]

Acted in 7

1930s

  1. 1936

    Rose Marie

    Belle

1920s

  1. 1929

    Piccadilly

    Mabel Greenfield

    76
  2. 1927

    The Devil Dancer

    Takla (The Devil Dancer)

  3. Cabaret

    Gloria Trask

  4. 1926

    Aloma of the South Seas

    Aloma

  5. 1923

    Lawful Larceny

    Dancer

  6. 1921

    The Girl with the Jazz Heart

    Movie