Wini Shaw
Known for
Acting
Life
1907 – 1982 (aged 75)
Born in
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
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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
Gold Diggers of 1935
15 Mar 1935
Satan Met a Lady
22 Jul 1936
The CooCoo Nut Grove
28 Nov 1936
That's Dancing!
18 Jan 1985
The Case of the Curious Bride
13 Apr 1935
Front Page Woman
11 Jul 1935
Smart Blonde
02 Jan 1937
What, No Men?
05 Jan 1935
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Filmography
1985
- That's Dancing!as From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)
1947
- Hollywood Wonderlandas Gypsy (clip from "Gypsy Sweetheart", 1935) (uncredited)
1944
- Musical Movielandas Island Princess
1939
- Rhumba Landas Singer
1938
- Hats and Dogsas Wini
- Little Meas 'Failed' Singer
1937
- September in the Rainas Blue Dye Bottle
- Melody for Twoas Lorna Wray
- Ready, Willing and Ableas Jane Clarke
- Smart Blondeas Dolly Ireland
1936
- Fugitive in the Skyas Autumn Day
- The CooCoo Nut Groveas Helen Morgan (voice)
- Satan Met a Ladyas Astrid Ames
- The Case of the Velvet Clawsas Eva Belter
- Romance in the Airas Nora
- Sons o' Gunsas Bernice Pearce
- The Singing Kidas Blackface Singer
- King of the Islandsas The Island Princess
1935
- Broadway Hostessas Winnie Wharton
- Page Miss Gloryas Beauty Shop Staff Member (uncredited)
- Front Page Womanas Inez Cardoza
- In Calienteas Lois
- The Case of the Curious Brideas Doris Pender
- Gypsy Sweetheartas Tina
- Gold Diggers of 1935as Winny
- What, No Men?as Saloon Owner
1934
- Sweet Adelineas Elysia
- Wake Up and Dreamas Mae LaRue
- Million Dollar Ransomas Babe
- Gift of Gabas Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
- Wild Goldas One of the Golden Girls
- I Believed in Youas Crowl's Girl Friend
- Three on a Honeymoonas Singer
- Cross Country Cruiseas Singer on Bus (uncredited)