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Gilda Gray

ActorBorn 1895, died 1959On stage 1919 to 19235 productions on this page

Gilda Gray
Shadowland

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.

On stage

5 productions, 4 years
1919
Hello, AlexanderBroadway 44th Street Theatre. Original
56 performances
1919
Shubert Gaieties of 1919Broadway 44th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by J. C. Huffman
87 performances
1921
Snapshots of 1921Broadway Selwyn Theatre. Original. Directed by Leon Errol
60 performances
1922
Ziegfeld Follies of 1922Broadway New Amsterdam Theatre. Original. Directed by Ned Wayburn
424 performances
1923
Ziegfeld Follies of 1923 [Summer Edition]Broadway New Amsterdam Theatre. Original. Directed by Ned Wayburn
96 performances

Worked with more than once

12 names
  • Grant Simpson 3 productions
  • Alma Drange 3 productions
  • Virginia King 2 productions
  • Victoria Gale 2 productions
  • Velma Connor 2 productions
  • Vangie Valentine 2 productions
  • Tiller Girls 2 productions
  • Thelma Connor 2 productions
  • The Follies Four 2 productions
  • Teddy Knox 2 productions
  • Sonia Ivanoff 2 productions
  • Serge Pernikoff 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

Ziegfeld Follies

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