Gypsy Rose Lee

1911-01-08 – 1970-04-26 (age 59) Seattle, Washington, USA

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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.

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Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee

Known For

The Trouble with Angels

The Trouble with Angels

1966

as Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps

Belle of the Yukon

Belle of the Yukon

1944

as Belle De Valle

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

2013

as Self (archive footage)

Wind Across the Everglades

Wind Across the Everglades

1958

as Mrs. Bradford

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

1943

as Gypsy Rose Lee

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

as Self (archive footage)

Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

as Joyce Taylor

Gypsy

Gypsy

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ali Baba Goes to Town

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)

Screaming Mimi

Screaming Mimi

1958

as Joann 'Gypsy' Masters

You Can't Have Everything

You Can't Have Everything

1937

as Lulu Riley

The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

1969

as Cassie

Babes in Bagdad

Babes in Bagdad

1952

as Zohara

Around the World of Mike Todd

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968

as Self

My Lucky Star

1938

as Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)

The Stripper

The Stripper

1963

as Madame Olga

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

2004

as Herself (archive footage)

Battle of Broadway

Battle of Broadway

1938

as Linda Lee