Gypsy Rose Lee

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1911-01-08 (59 years old)

Deathday

1970-04-26

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Gypsy Rose Lee

Biography

Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louise Hovick, January 8, 1911 – April 26, 1970) was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper and vedette famous for her striptease act. Also an actress, author, and playwright, her 1957 memoir was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy which inspired the 1962 musical comedy-drama film Gypsy. From Wikipedia.

Acting

1958

Screaming Mimi

as Joann 'Gypsy' Masters

1944

Belle of the Yukon

as Belle De Valle

1966

The Trouble with Angels

as Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps

1958

1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town

as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)

1938

Battle of Broadway

as Linda Lee

1952

1963

The Stripper

as Madame Olga

1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

as Joyce Taylor

1938

My Lucky Star

as Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)

1937

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as Gypsy Rose Lee

1993

Gypsy

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Six by Sondheim

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Production

2015

Gypsy

as Novel

1993

Gypsy

as Novel

1943

1945

Doll Face

as Theatre Play

1962

Gypsy

as Novel

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