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
My Lucky Star
(1938)
Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)
Screaming Mimi
(1958)
Joann 'Gypsy' Masters
The Stripper
(1963)
Madame Olga
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975)
Self (archive footage)
The Trouble with Angels
(1966)
Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Gypsy Rose Lee
Belle of the Yukon
(1944)
Belle De Valle
Full Filmography
Acting
Ali Baba Goes to Town
(1937)
Sultana/Louise Hovick (billed as Louise Hovick)
You Can't Have Everything
(1937)
Lulu Riley
My Lucky Star
(1938)
Marcelle La Verne (as Louise Hovick)
Sally, Irene and Mary
(1938)
Joyce Taylor
Battle Of Broadway
(1938)
Linda Lee
Stage Door Canteen
(1943)
Gypsy Rose Lee
Belle of the Yukon
(1944)
Belle De Valle
Babes in Bagdad
(1952)
Zohara
Screaming Mimi
(1958)
Joann 'Gypsy' Masters
Wind Across the Everglades
(1958)
Mrs. Bradford
The Stripper
(1963)
Madame Olga
The Trouble with Angels
(1966)
Mrs. Mabel Dowling Phipps
Around the World of Mike Todd
(1968)
Self
The Over the Hill Gang
(1969)
Cassie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
(1975)
Self (archive footage)
Bogart: The Untold Story
(1997)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
(2004)
Herself (archive footage)
Six by Sondheim
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Writing