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