Maria Gambarelli

Maria Gambarelli (7 April 1900 – 4 February 1990) was an Italian-American ballerina and actress. She was born in La Spezia, but raised in the United States. Between 1938 and 1941 she was prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera.^[4] She was considered to be the greatest dancer trained at the Metropolitan Opera ballet school.^[5]

Maria Gambarelli
Born	7 April 1900 La Spezia, Liguria, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 February 1990 (aged 89) Huntington, New York, U.S.
Other names	Gamby
Occupation(s)	Dancer, Actress
Years active	1908–1968[1]
Spouse	Edward Fenton ​ (m. 1935)​ [2][3]

Selected filmography

Gambarelli (left) in the 1955 film Le Amiche

• La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)
• Here's to Romance (1935)
• Hooray for Love (1935)
• Doctor Antonio (1937)
• Le Amiche (1955)
• The Prince with the Red Mask (1955)