Chita Rivera
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 23, 1933 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Biography
Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in London.
Known For
| 2025 | Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StorySelf | |
| 2025 | Dick Van Dyke: 100th CelebrationSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | Studio One ForeverSelf | |
| 2023 | Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestSelf | |
| 2022 | Reopening: The Broadway RevivalSelf | |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM!"Sunday" Legend #13 | |
| 2021 | Something's Coming: West Side StorySelf | |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf | |
| 2020 | Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceSelf | |
| 2020 | Amy's Victory DanceSelf | |
| 2020 | Chita: A Legendary CelebrationSelf | |
| 2020 | Stars in the HouseSelf | |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sSelf | |
| 2019 | Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen VerdonSelf | |
| 2019 | Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackSelf | |
| 2018 | Bathtubs Over BroadwaySelf | |
| 2018 | Every Act of LifeSelf | |
| 2018 | Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingBroadway Diva | |
| 2016 | West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicSelf | |
| 2015 | Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To DoSelf | |
| 2014 | Private Screenings: Robert OsborneSelf | |
| 2011 | A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacySelf | |
| 2006 | Kalamazoo?Giannina | |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsSpider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.) | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf | |
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost TreasuresHost (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago") | |
| 2002 | ChicagoNickie | |
| 2001 | My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsSelf | |
| 1998 | Will & GraceLenore | |
| 1997 | The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle DazzleSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1996 | A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburySelf | |
| 1996 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld StorySelf | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKaty (voice) | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIISelf | |
| 1987 | Mayflower MadamRisa Dickstein | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IISelf | |
| 1985 | That's Dancing!From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage) | |
| 1984 | The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic TeamSelf - Performer | |
| 1981 | PippinFastrada | |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandOur Guests at Heartland | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf | |
| 1977 | Once Upon a Brothers GrimmGingerbread Lady | |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln CenterChita Rivera | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson MurdersJosie Hopper | |
| 1973 | Sondheim: A Musical Tribute | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke ShowConnie Richardson | |
| 1969 | Sweet CharityNickie | |
| 1969 | From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters | |
| 1964 | The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Singer / Dancer | |
| 1963 | The Judy Garland ShowSelf | |
| 1963 | The Outer LimitsMrs. Dame | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Performer | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf |