The Resume

(February 9, 1914-April 27, 1970)
Birth name was Rose Louise Hovick
Appeared in 'Babes in Baghdad,' and 'The Stripper'
Hosted 'The Gypsy Rose Lee Show,' 'Gypsy'
Wrote 'Gypsy' and 'The G-String Murders'

Why she might be annoying:

Her mother forced her into show business.
As a child, she and her sister were an act originally named 'Baby June and Her Farmboys' and subsequently 'Dainty June and Her Newsboy Songsters' and 'Madame Rose and Her Dancing Daughters.'
She began stripping at fifteen.
Her mother attempted to extort money from her throughout her life.

Why she might not be annoying:

She appeared as a villain on 'Batman.'
She was an attraction at the 1939 World's Fair.
She ranked #78 in Playboy's Sex Stars of the Century.
The musical 'Gypsy' is about her.
She was the queen of burlesque during her life.
She entertained US troops in Vietnam.
Nudity certainly was not a problem for her.
Her strip teases involved comedy as well as nudity.

Credit: Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Alta Cockers
• Angela Lansbury Portrayed My Mom
• Auditioned to Portray Scarlett O'Hara
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• Fag Hags [Women Loved by Gay Men]
• Flower Names
• Golden Girls References
• Hollywood Square Celebrities [1966-82]
• I Am a Stripper
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Come from Queens
• I Died in 1970 (Ranked: 56)
• I Entertained the Troops in Vietnam
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[J-L]
• I Inspired a Musical
• I Lived in Beverly Hills
• I Portrayed a Lesbian
• I Was a Contestant on the Dating Game
• I was a Ziegfeld Girl
• I was Estranged From My Parents
• I'm Buried at Inglewood Memorial Park [Calif]
• I've Got a Secret - Guests [1952-67]
• Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm's Profiles [Series 1]
• Person to Person - Guests [L-Z]
• Philatelists [Stamp Collectors]
• Playboy's 100 Sexiest Movies Stars of All Time (Ranked: 78)
• Profiles 6001-6250 (Ranked: 6224)
• Siblings with Different Last Names (Ranked: 10)
• Stage Door Canteen [1943]
• Villains and Heroes of Batman
• What's My Line - Mystery Guests [1950-1967]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 35 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 74 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 62 Votes: 41.94% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 58 Votes: 77.59% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 60 Votes: 56.67% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 61 Votes: 49.18% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 53 Votes: 58.49% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 87 Votes: 32.18% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 48.08% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 139 Votes: 45.32% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 309 Votes: 43.04% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 691 Votes: 43.27% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 624 Votes: 42.95% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 217 Votes: 47.47% Annoying