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.
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Filmography
all 7
Movies 7
Frankie
He Was Her Man (1931)
Movie
Mabel Greenfield
Piccadilly (1929)
Movie
Takla (The Devil Dancer)
The Devil Dancer (1927)
Movie
Gloria Trask
Cabaret (1927)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1895-10-25
Deathday1959-12-22 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceRydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
CitizenshipsAustria-Hungary, United States of America
Also Known AsMarianna Michalska, Mary Gray, The Shimmy Queen
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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