Gypsy Rose Lee

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1911-01-08

Deathday 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

Actor

2013
Six by Sondheim

as Self (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)

1968
The Name of the Game

as Rosetta Stewart

1966
The Trouble with Angels

as Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps

1963
The Stripper

as Madame Olga

1963
Burke's Law

as Miss Bumpsy Cathcart

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1959
1958
1958
Screaming Mimi

as Joann 'Gypsy' Masters

1952
Babes in Bagdad

as Zohara

1950
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist

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)

1938
Battle of Broadway

as Linda Lee

1938
Sally, Irene and Mary

as Joyce Taylor

1937
Ali Baba Goes to Town

as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)

1937

Writer

2015
Gypsy

as Novel

1993
Gypsy

as Novel

1962
Gypsy

as Novel

1945
Doll Face

as Theatre Play

1943