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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1895-10-25 (129 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Gilda Gray

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]

Known For

Acting

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)
Cabaret as Gloria Trask

1926

1923

Lawful Larceny as Dancer