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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

33

Gender

Female

Birthday

1911-01-08

Day of Death

1970-04-26 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

Also Known As

Louise Hovick

Rose Louise

Rose Louise Hovick

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

Screaming Mimi

1958

Screaming Mimi

as

Joann 'Gypsy' Masters

Belle of the Yukon

1944

Belle of the Yukon

as

Belle De Valle

The Trouble with Angels

1966

The Trouble with Angels

as

Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps

Wind Across the Everglades

1958

Wind Across the Everglades

as

Mrs. Bradford

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937

Ali Baba Goes to Town

as

Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)

Battle of Broadway

1938

Battle of Broadway

as

Linda Lee

Babes in Bagdad

1952

Babes in Bagdad

as

Zohara

The Stripper

1963

The Stripper

as

Madame Olga

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

as

Joyce Taylor

My Lucky Star

1938

My Lucky Star

as

Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Stage Door Canteen

as

Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy

1993

Gypsy

as

Self (archive footage)

Six by Sondheim

2013

Six by Sondheim

as

Self (archive footage)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as

Self (archive footage)

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997

Bogart: The Untold Story

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Miss Bumpsy Cathcart

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Hostess

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Rosetta Stewart

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self - Co-Host

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Panelist

Production

Crew

Directing