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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Trouble with Angels (1966) — Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
2. Gypsy (1994) — Self (archive footage)
3. Wind Across the Everglades (1958) — Mrs. Bradford
4. Screaming Mimi (1958) — Joann 'Gypsy' Masters
5. What's My Line? (1950) — Self
6. Six by Sondheim (2013) — Self (archive footage)
7. Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) — Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)
8. Stage Door Canteen (1943) — Gypsy Rose Lee
9. The Stripper (1963) — Madame Olga
10. The Name of the Game (1968) — Rosetta Stewart
11. Burke's Law (1963) — Miss Bumpsy Cathcart
12. The Over the Hill Gang (1969) — Cassie
13. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self - Co-Hostess
14. Belle of the Yukon (1944) — Belle De Valle
15. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — Self (archive footage)
16. My Lucky Star (1938) — Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)
17. Battle of Broadway (1938) — Linda Lee
18. Babes in Bagdad (1952) — Zohara
19. The Steve Allen Show (1956) — Self
20. Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) — Self
21. Sally, Irene and Mary (1938) — Joyce Taylor
22. You Can't Have Everything (1937) — Lulu Riley
23. Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time (2004) — Herself (archive footage)
24. Around the World of Mike Todd (1968) — Self
25. Bogart: The Untold Story (1997) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
26. The Big Party (1959) — Self