Gilda Gray
Birthday: 1895-10-25 | Place of Birth: Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]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]
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
1936
Rose Marie
as Belle
1929
Piccadilly
as Mabel Greenfield
1927
Cabaret
as Gloria Trask
1927
The Devil Dancer
as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
