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Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee

Born: 1911-01-08 • Seattle, Washington, USA

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.

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