Acting
Gypsy Rose Lee
1911 · Seattle, Washington, USA
24 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Gypsy
Novel
Lady of Burlesque
Novel
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
The Trouble with Angels
Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
You Can't Have Everything
Lulu Riley
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)
Sally, Irene and Mary
Joyce Taylor
Stage Door Canteen
Gypsy Rose Lee
Wind Across the Everglades
Mrs. Bradford
Gypsy
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Screaming Mimi
Joann 'Gypsy' Masters