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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Screaming Mimi
as Joann 'Gypsy' Masters
1958
Belle of the Yukon
as Belle De Valle
1944
The Trouble with Angels
as Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
1966
Wind Across the Everglades
as Mrs. Bradford
1958
The Over the Hill Gang
as Cassie
1969
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)
1937
Battle of Broadway
as Linda Lee
1938
Babes in Bagdad
as Zohara
1952
The Stripper
as Madame Olga
1963
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Joyce Taylor
1938
My Lucky Star
as Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)
1938
You Can't Have Everything
as Lulu Riley
1937
Stage Door Canteen
as Gypsy Rose Lee
1943
Gypsy
as Self (archive footage)
1994
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
as Herself (archive footage)
2004
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Self
1968
TV Appearances
Burke's Law
as Miss Bumpsy Cathcart
1963
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
1961
The Name of the Game
as Rosetta Stewart
1968
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
The Big Party
as Self
1959
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1950
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957