Gilda Gray

Known for: Acting

Born: 1895-10-25 – 1959-12-22 (aged 64)

From: 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 (8)

MOVIE★ 6.2
Rose Marie
1936
as Belle
MOVIE★ 6.0
He Was Her Man
1931
as Frankie
MOVIE★ 6.5
Piccadilly
1929
as Mabel Greenfield
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Devil Dancer
1927
as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Cabaret
1927
as Gloria Trask
MOVIE★ 8.0
Aloma of the South Seas
1926
as Aloma
MOVIE★ 7.0
Lawful Larceny
1923
as Dancer
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
1921