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Born1895-10-25
BirthplaceRydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Credits3 titles
Person
Gilda Gray
Actor· 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]
Filmography
3 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Rose Marie | Belle | Film |
| 1929 | Piccadilly | Mabel Greenfield | Film |
| 1927 | The Devil Dancer | Takla (The Devil Dancer) | Film |
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