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)
1926
Aloma of the South Seas
as Aloma
