Actor
Gilda Gray
Born October 25, 1895 in Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]Died December 22, 19598 films
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.
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Filmography
8 films as actor- 1936Rose MarieBelle
- 1931He Was Her ManFrankie
- 1929PiccadillyMabel Greenfield
- 1927The Devil DancerTakla (The Devil Dancer)
- 1927CabaretGloria Trask
- 1926Aloma of the South SeasAloma
- 1923Lawful LarcenyDancer
- 1921The Girl with the Jazz Heart