Gilda Gray
Person
0
Popularity
8
Credits
1895
Born
Poland]
Origin
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
Birthday
1895-10-25
Place of Birth
Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
Died
1959-12-22
Also Known As
Marianna Michalska, Mary Gray, The Shimmy Queen
