Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 25, 1895
Died
December 22, 1959
Age
64
Place of Birth
Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
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0.4
Gilda Gray
Acting
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]
Also known as
Marianna Michalska · Mary Gray · The Shimmy Queen
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Known For
Filmography
1936
Rose Marie
Movie · Belle
6.1
1931
He Was Her Man
Movie · Frankie
6.0
1929
Piccadilly
Movie · Mabel Greenfield
6.5
1927
The Devil Dancer
Movie · Takla (The Devil Dancer)
5.7
1927
Cabaret
Movie · Gloria Trask
9.0
1926
Aloma of the South Seas
Movie · Aloma
8.0
1923
Lawful Larceny
Movie · Dancer
7.0
1921
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
Movie
10.0