1927Winner
Best Performance
Cabaret
Gilda Gray
Actor
Rydlewo, Znin County, Kingdom of Prussia [now Rydlewo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]
October 25, 1895
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]
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1936Nominee
Best Performance
Rose Marie
1929Nominee
Best Performance
Piccadilly
Career Highlights
1927Highlight
Best Performance
The Devil Dancer
1921Highlight
Best Performance
The Girl with the Jazz Heart
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Rose Marie
Piccadilly