
Person
Gilda Gray
Acting · 1895–1959 · 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 performed her famous shimmy. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Known for

Cabaret
Gloria Trask

Piccadilly
Mabel Greenfield

Rose Marie
Belle

The Devil Dancer
Takla (The Devil Dancer)

The Girl with the Jazz Heart
1921

Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma

Lawful Larceny
Dancer
He Was Her Man
Frankie
Filmography
- 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
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