Gabrielle Ray | |
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_-_Archivio_Storico_Ricordi_FOTO002691_-_Restoration.jpg) Portrait, c. 1910 | |
| Born | Gabrielle Elizabeth Clifford Cook 28 April 1883 Cheadle, Stockport, England |
| Died | 21 May 1973 (aged 90) Egham, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
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Gabrielle Ray (born Gabrielle Elizabeth Clifford Cook, 28 April 1883 – 21 May 1973) was an English stage actress, dancer and singer, best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies.
Ray was considered one of the most beautiful actresses on the London stage and became one of the most photographed women in the world. In the first decade of the 20th century, she had a good career in musical theatre. After an unsuccessful marriage, she returned to the stage, but she never recovered the fame that she had enjoyed. She later struggled with depression and spent her last 37 years in a mental hospital.