Gypsy Rose Lee
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Gypsy
as Self (archive footage) 1993
Wind Across the Everglades
as Mrs. Bradford 1958
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage) 2013
Screaming Mimi
as Joann 'Gypsy' Masters 1958
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick) 1937
Stage Door Canteen
as Gypsy Rose Lee 1943
The Stripper
as Madame Olga 1963
The Over the Hill Gang
as Cassie 1969
Belle of the Yukon
as Belle De Valle 1944
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) 1975
My Lucky Star
as Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick) 1938
Battle of Broadway
as Linda Lee 1938
Babes in Bagdad
as Zohara 1952
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Joyce Taylor 1938
You Can't Have Everything
as Lulu Riley 1937
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
as Herself (archive footage) 2004