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Birth Name: Jody Gilbert
Born: 18 March 1916 Died: 3 February 1979
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Height: 5' 6"
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One time concert singer, Gilbert gave a recital at Carnegie Hall at the age of 19. By 1934, she was attending the Pasadena Playhouse and her first big screen appearance was in Ninotchka (1939) with Greta Garbo.
Solidly-built actress and singer with a pronounced Texan drawl. Had her own radio show while still at high school. Later acted in summer stock and then went to Hollywood, usually stereotyped as comic fat girls.
Cruelly but accurately described by one film historian as "that female mountain of flesh," actress/singer Jody Gilbert was one of moviedom's busiest "large" ladies. The major difference be
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| Rating: | 1130 Watched |
2. Ninotchka (1939)
| Rating: | 285 Watched |
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4. The Paleface
| Rating: | 62 Watched |
5. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
| Rating: | 76 Watched |
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1. Batman (1966)
| Rating: | 627 Watched |
2. Starsky and Hutch (1975)
| Rating: | 193 Watched |
3. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
| Rating: | 148 Watched |
4. Sanford and Son (1972)
| Rating: | 104 Watched |
5. Night Gallery (1969)
| Rating: | 64 Watched |
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