Wini Shaw
Birthday
1907/02/25
Day of death
1982/05/02 (75 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also know as
Winifred Lei Momi Shaw, Winifred Shaw
Biography
Wini Shaw (often credited as Winifred Shaw) was an American singer, dancer, and stage and screen actress. She is today best remembered for introducing the song "Lullaby of Broadway" in the 1935 film Gold Diggers of 1935. Despite it today sometimes being stated that her maiden name was Momi, it was, in fact, Shaw (corresponding with the last name of her parents and all her siblings).
Acting
(1936) Satan Met a Lady
as Astrid Ames
(1934) Sweet Adeline
as Elysia
(1937) Smart Blonde
as Dolly Ireland
(1937) September in the Rain
as Blue Dye Bottle / Morton Salt Girl (voice) (uncredited)
(1935) Front Page Woman
as Inez Cardoza
(1935) Broadway Hostess
as Winnie Wharton
(1937) Melody for Two
as Lorna Wray
(1935) In Caliente
as Lois
(1934) Wake Up and Dream
as Mae LaRue
(1936) Sons o' Guns
as Bernice Pearce
(1937) Ready, Willing and Able
as Jane Clarke
(1934) Million Dollar Ransom
as Babe
(1936) Fugitive in the Sky
as Autumn Day
(1936) The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Eva Belter
(1935) Page Miss Glory
as Beauty Shop Staff Member (uncredited)
(1944) Musical Movieland
as Island Princess
(1934) Cross Country Cruise
as Singer on Bus (uncredited)
(1936) The Singing Kid
as Blackface Singer
(1934) Gift of Gab
as Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
(1935) The Case of the Curious Bride
as Doris Pender
(1935) Gypsy Sweetheart
as Tina
(1935) What, No Men?
as Saloon Owner
(1936) King of the Islands
as The Island Princess
(1935) A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Herself (uncredited)
(1934) Three on a Honeymoon
as Singer
(1935) Gold Diggers of 1935
as Winny
(1985) That's Dancing!
as From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)
(1934) Wild Gold
as One of the Golden Girls
(1947) Hollywood Wonderland
as Gypsy (clip from "Gypsy Sweetheart", 1935) (uncredited)
(1934) I Believed in You
as Crowl's Girl Friend
(1936) Romance in the Air
as Nora
(1936) The CooCoo Nut Grove
as Helen Morgan (voice)
(1938) Little Me
as 'Failed' Singer
(1938) Hats and Dogs
as ---
(1939) Rhumba Land
as Singer