Gilda Gray
Acting
Born: 1895-10-25 in 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
Rose Marie
Belle
Piccadilly
Mabel Greenfield
The Devil Dancer
Takla (The Devil Dancer)
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma
Lawful Larceny
Dancer