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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

30

Gender

Female

Birthday

1907-02-25

Day of Death

1982-05-02 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

Winifred Lei Momi Shaw

Winifred Shaw

Wini Shaw

Biography

Wini Shaw (often credited as Winifred Shaw) was an American singer, dancer, and stage and screen actress. She is today best remembered for introducing the song "Lullaby of Broadway" in the 1935 film Gold Diggers of 1935. Despite it today sometimes being stated that her maiden name was Momi, it was, in fact, Shaw (corresponding with the last name of her parents and all her siblings).

Known For

Acting

Satan Met a Lady

1936

Satan Met a Lady

as

Astrid Ames

Sweet Adeline

1934

Sweet Adeline

as

Elysia

Smart Blonde

1937

Smart Blonde

as

Dolly Ireland

September in the Rain

1937

September in the Rain

as

Blue Dye Bottle / Morton Salt Girl (voice) (uncredited)

Front Page Woman

1935

Front Page Woman

as

Inez Cardoza

Broadway Hostess

1935

Broadway Hostess

as

Winnie Wharton

Melody for Two

1937

Melody for Two

as

Lorna Wray

In Caliente

1935

In Caliente

as

Lois

Wake Up and Dream

1934

Wake Up and Dream

as

Mae LaRue

Sons o' Guns

1936

Sons o' Guns

as

Bernice Pearce

Ready, Willing and Able

1937

Ready, Willing and Able

as

Jane Clarke

Fugitive in the Sky

1936

Fugitive in the Sky

as

Autumn Day

Page Miss Glory

1935

Page Miss Glory

as

Beauty Shop Staff Member (uncredited)

Musical Movieland

1944

Musical Movieland

as

Island Princess

Cross Country Cruise

1934

Cross Country Cruise

as

Singer on Bus (uncredited)

The Singing Kid

1936

The Singing Kid

as

Blackface Singer

Gift of Gab

1934

Gift of Gab

as

Cabaret Singer (uncredited)

What, No Men?

1935

What, No Men?

as

Saloon Owner

King of the Islands

1936

King of the Islands

as

The Island Princess

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

1935

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

as

Herself (uncredited)

That's Dancing!

1985

That's Dancing!

as

From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)

Wild Gold

1934

Wild Gold

as

One of the Golden Girls

Hollywood Wonderland

1947

Hollywood Wonderland

as

Gypsy (clip from "Gypsy Sweetheart", 1935) (uncredited)

Cross Country Cruise

1934

Cross Country Cruise

as

Singer on Bus (Uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing