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Maria Gambarelli
Acting
Born April 7, 1900 · La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Died February 4, 1990
Also known as Gamby
Biography
Maria Gambarelli was an Italian/American dancer and actress. She was one of the greatest dancers to have been trained by the Metropolitan Opera ballet school. Enrolled in the school in 1908 at the age seven, she first appeared in a professional production in the Met's 1914 "Aida" playing a slave girl.
