Gilda Gray
Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Born: 1895-10-25Died: 1959-12-22
Marianna Michalska
Mary Gray
The Shimmy Queen
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]
Credits
| Piccadilly | Mabel Greenfield | 1929-02-01 |
| The Devil Dancer | Takla (The Devil Dancer) | 1927-11-03 |
| Lawful Larceny | Dancer | 1923-07-22 |
| Cabaret | Gloria Trask | 1927-03-26 |
| Rose Marie | Belle | 1936-01-31 |
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