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]
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Acting Credits
Acting
Movie
Piccadilly
as Mabel Greenfield
1929
Movie
Rose Marie
as Belle
1936
Movie
The Devil Dancer
as Takla (The Devil Dancer)
1927
Movie
Lawful Larceny
as Dancer
1923
Movie
Cabaret
as Gloria Trask
1927
He Was Her Man
as Frankie
1931
Movie
Aloma of the South Seas
as Aloma
1926
Movie
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
1921