Gilda Gray

Gilda Gray

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

Piccadilly

as Mabel Greenfield

Rose Marie

as Belle

The Devil Dancer

as Takla (The Devil Dancer)

Cast Credits

Rose Marie

as Belle

He Was Her Man

as Frankie

Piccadilly

as Mabel Greenfield

The Devil Dancer

as Takla (The Devil Dancer)

Cabaret

as Gloria Trask