Wini Shaw
AKA: Winifred Lei Momi Shaw
Birthday: 1907-02-25
Died: 1982-05-02
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA
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).
Filmography
Character: Blue Dye Bottle / Morton Salt Girl (voice) (uncredited)
Character: Winnie Wharton
Character: Bernice Pearce
Character: Beauty Shop Staff Member (uncredited)
Character: Island Princess
Character: Singer on Bus (uncredited)
Character: Blackface Singer
Character: Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
Character: The Island Princess
Character: Herself (uncredited)
Character: From 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (archive footage)
Character: One of the Golden Girls
Character: Gypsy (clip from "Gypsy Sweetheart", 1935) (uncredited)
Character: Singer on Bus (Uncredited)