Gypsy Rose Lee
Birthday
1911/01/08
Day of death
1970/04/26 (59 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Seattle, Washington, USA
Also know as
Louise Hovick, Rose Louise, Rose Louise Hovick
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) Wind Across the Everglades
as Mrs. Bradford
(1969) The Over the Hill Gang
as Cassie
(1937) Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)
(1938) Battle of Broadway
as Linda Lee
(1952) Babes in Bagdad
as Zohara
(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) You Can't Have Everything
as Lulu Riley
(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)
(2004) Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
as Herself (archive footage)
(1968) Around the World of Mike Todd
as Self
(1963) Burke's Law
as Miss Bumpsy Cathcart
(1956) The Steve Allen Show
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
(1968) The Name of the Game
as Rosetta Stewart
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1959) The Big Party
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self