Cast
Cuckoo
1928 – 1981
- Active years (films on this site)
- 1949–1955
- Schools and movements
- Popular Indian Cinema
Directors worked with
Biography
Cuckoo Moray, also credited as Cuckoo or Cukoo, was an Anglo-Indian dancer and actress in Indian cinema. She is widely regarded as the first dance star of Hindi cinema and a pioneering figure in Bollywood's dance number culture. Active during the 1940s and 1950s, she was known as the "rubber girl" because of her tremendous flexibility and dancing ability, and commanded high fees for her performances. She was also the mentor of cabaret dancer Helen and helped pave her way into Bollywood.
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5 films on this site
- Andaz 1949 · Mehboob Khan · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
- Barsaat 1949 · Raj Kapoor · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
- Awaara 1951 · Raj Kapoor · IMDb 7.8 · Cast
- Aan 1952 · Mehboob Khan · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
- Mr. & Mrs. '55 1955 · Guru Dutt · IMDb 7.1 · Cast