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

Rose Marie

Piccadilly

The Devil Dancer

Cabaret

Lawful Larceny

The Girl with the Jazz Heart

Aloma of the South Seas

All Movies (8)

• Rose Marie1936 · as Belle
• He Was Her Man1931 · as Frankie
• Piccadilly1929 · as Mabel Greenfield
• The Devil Dancer1927 · as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
• Cabaret1927 · as Gloria Trask
• Aloma of the South Seas1926 · as Aloma
• Lawful Larceny1923 · as Dancer
• The Girl with the Jazz Heart1921