Gypsy Rose Lee

Acting

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.

Filmography 26

Movies (19)

Six by Sondheim
2013
Self (archive footage)
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
2004
Herself (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
1997
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gypsy
1994
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Self (archive footage)
The Over the Hill Gang
1969
Cassie
Around the World of Mike Todd
1968
Self
The Trouble with Angels
1966
Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
The Stripper
1963
Madame Olga
Wind Across the Everglades
1958
Mrs. Bradford
Screaming Mimi
1958
Joann 'Gypsy' Masters
Babes in Bagdad
1952
Zohara
Belle of the Yukon
1944
Belle De Valle
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Gypsy Rose Lee
My Lucky Star
1938
Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)
Battle of Broadway
1938
Linda Lee
Sally, Irene and Mary
1938
Joyce Taylor
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)
You Can't Have Everything
1937
Lulu Riley