Gypsy Rose Lee

Personal Info

Birthday

January 8, 1911

Day of Death

1970-04-26

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Louise Hovick

Rose Louise

Rose Louise Hovick

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.

Known For

The Name of the Game

Burke's Law

The Trouble with Angels

The Over the Hill Gang

Wind Across the Everglades

Stage Door Canteen

Screaming Mimi

My Lucky Star

Filmography

2013
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
as Herself (archive footage)
1997
Bogart: The Untold Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1993
Gypsy
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1969
The Over the Hill Gang
as Cassie
1968
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Self
1966
The Trouble with Angels
as Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
1963
The Stripper
as Madame Olga
1958
Wind Across the Everglades
as Mrs. Bradford
Screaming Mimi
as Joann 'Gypsy' Masters
1952
Babes in Bagdad
as Zohara
1944
Belle of the Yukon
as Belle De Valle
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Gypsy Rose Lee
1938
My Lucky Star
as Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)
Battle of Broadway
as Linda Lee
Sally, Irene and Mary
as Joyce Taylor
1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town
as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)
You Can't Have Everything
as Lulu Riley