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Guilda (Jean Guida) was born on 21 June, 1924 in France, is a Guilda was stage name of Jean Guida a French and Canadian drag queen who. Discover Guilda's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

Popular As Jean Guida
Occupation drag queen, cabaret pop singer, actor
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 21 June, 1924
Birthday 21 June
Birthplace France
Date of death 27 June, 2012
Died Place Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality France

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1924

Guilda was the stage name of Jean Guida (June 21, 1924 - June 27, 2012), a French and Canadian drag queen who built a long and sustained career as a cabaret and variety entertainer.

Guida claimed to have been the son of an Italian countess whose family surname was de Mortellaro, although journalist Alan Hustak later found that he was unable to verify this as there was no record of the de Mortellaro surname in directories of Italian nobility.

1946

Following World War II, he began his career as a female impersonator in Le Carrousel de Paris, taking his stage name from the 1946 Rita Hayworth film Gilda.

In 1946, he had a small acting role in Yvan Noé's film Une femme coupée en morceaux.

1951

In 1951, he toured internationally as a stage double for French cabaret performer Mistinguett; discovered by American theatre impresario Lou Walters, he moved to New York City for a time as a Headliner of his own show, before moving to Montreal once his American work visa expired.

In Montreal, Guilda became a star performer at the Chez Paree club, becoming renowned for celebrity impersonations of Hayworth, Mistinguett, Marlene Dietrich, Édith Piaf, Barbra Streisand and Marilyn Monroe, and performed regularly on Quebec television variety shows.

1965

In 1965, he performed a sold-out show at Montreal's Salle Wilfred-Pelletier.

1967

In 1967, he opened his own drag cabaret club, Chez Guilda, near the Montreal Forum.

1970

In the 1970s, Guilda had a number of acting roles in the films of Denis Héroux, including The Awakening (L'amour humain), There's Always a Way to Find a Way (Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!) and Don't Push It (Pousse mais pousse égal).

1975

He also launched the theatrical revue Guilda's Follies, blending both musical and sketch comedy performances, in 1975, undertook a performance tour of the United States in 1977, and published his first autobiography Guilda, elle et moi in 1979.

1980

In the 1980s, Guilda appeared in an episode of Télévision de Radio-Canada's annual New Year's Eve special Bye Bye, portrayed the Chevalier d'Éon in an episode of Radio-Canada's dramatic anthology series Les Grands Esprits, and appeared in André Forcier's 1988 film Kalamazoo.

Having largely retired from stage performing by the late 1980s, he also took up painting, and had a number of exhibitions of his artistic work in the early 2000s.

1983

In 1983 he launched the stage revue Viva Guilda.

1985

In 1985, he acted in a production of Sylvie Lemay's stage play Qui a vendu la meche?.

1986

He was the subject of the television documentary film Allez Guilda! in 1986; in the same year, he also undertook a Canadian tour, performing most notably at Expo 86 in Vancouver.

2004

In 2004, he mounted a return show at Montreal's Théâtre National to mark both his 80th birthday and the 50th anniversary of his Montreal stage debut.

2009

He published a second autobiography, Guilda: Il était une fois, in 2009.

Over the course of his career, Guilda also recorded and released a number of albums of cabaret pop.

2012

Guida died in 2012, at the age of 88.

Guida, who identified as bisexual, was married a number of times and fathered three children.

2014

In 2014, Guilda was the subject of Julien Cadieux's documentary film Guilda: Elle est bien dans ma peau.

In 2022, Rita Baga impersonated Guilda in the Snatch Game episode of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World.