Known for
Acting
Credits
7
Gender
Woman
Birthday
25 Oct 1895
Day of death
22 Dec 1959 (64)
Place of birth
Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Also known as
Marianna Michalska
Mary Gray
The Shimmy Queen
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 roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Rose Marie | Belle |
| 1931 | He Was Her Man | Frankie |
| 1929 | Piccadilly | Mabel Greenfield |
| 1927 | The Devil Dancer | Takla (The Devil Dancer) |
| 1927 | Cabaret | Gloria Trask |
| 1926 | Aloma of the South Seas | Aloma |
| 1923 | Lawful Larceny | Dancer |