Acting
Gilda Gray
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Born
25 October 1895
Died
22 December 1959 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Also known as Marianna Michalska · Mary Gray · The Shimmy Queen
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
Filmography
Rose Marie
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as Belle
Piccadilly
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as Mabel Greenfield
The Devil Dancer
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as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
Cabaret
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as Gloria Trask
Lawful Larceny
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as Dancer