Gilda Gray

Gilda Gray

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

25/10/1895

Day of Death

22/12/1959
(64) years old

Place of Birth

Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]

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 perfor... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1936

Rose Marie

as Belle

1931

He Was Her Man

as Frankie

1929

Piccadilly

as Mabel Greenfield

1927

The Devil Dancer

as Takla (The Devil Dancer)

1927

Cabaret

as Gloria Trask

1923

Lawful Larceny

as Dancer