Gypsy Rose Lee

Gypsy Rose Lee

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

January 8, 1911

died

April 26, 1970

place of birth

Seattle, Washington, USA

also known as

Louise Hovick · Rose Louise · Rose Louise Hovick

total credits

19 movies

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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Known For

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

as Self (archive footage)

The Trouble with Angels

The Trouble with Angels

as Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps

The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

as Cassie

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

as Gypsy Rose Lee

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

Gypsy

Gypsy

as Self (archive footage)

Filmography

19 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Six by Sondheim
7.1

Six by Sondheim

2013as Self (archive footage)
The Trouble with Angels
6.7

The Trouble with Angels

1966as Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
The Over the Hill Gang
5.8

The Over the Hill Gang

1969as Cassie
Stage Door Canteen
6.3

Stage Door Canteen

1943as Gypsy Rose Lee
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
6.3

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975as Self (archive footage)
Gypsy
6.3

Gypsy

1994as Self (archive footage)
Wind Across the Everglades
6.2

Wind Across the Everglades

1958as Mrs. Bradford
Bogart: The Untold Story

Bogart: The Untold Story

1997as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sally, Irene and Mary
6.8

Sally, Irene and Mary

1938as Joyce Taylor
Screaming Mimi
5.0

Screaming Mimi

1958as Joann 'Gypsy' Masters
You Can't Have Everything
6.5

You Can't Have Everything

1937as Lulu Riley
My Lucky Star
5.9

My Lucky Star

1938as Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)
Belle of the Yukon
5.8

Belle of the Yukon

1944as Belle De Valle
The Stripper
4.6

The Stripper

1963as Madame Olga
Babes in Bagdad
5.8

Babes in Bagdad

1952as Zohara
Battle of Broadway
5.0

Battle of Broadway

1938as Linda Lee
Ali Baba Goes to Town
6.0

Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937as Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
4.3

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

2004as Herself (archive footage)
Around the World of Mike Todd
6.3

Around the World of Mike Todd

1968as Self
Gypsy Rose Lee — Timod