Cyd Charisse
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Mar 8, 1922 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Biography
Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| 2008 | Empire State Building MurdersVicky Adams | |
| 2006 | It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High NoteSelf (Archive Footage) | |
| 2005 | Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'Self | |
| 2004 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesSelf | |
| 2003 | Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and SilkSelf - Hostess | |
| 2002 | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a DancerSelf | |
| 2002 | What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'Self | |
| 2001 | Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary CelebrationSelf | |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final DaysSelf | |
| 1997 | HARDtalk | |
| 1995 | Inside the Dream FactorySelf | |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! IIISelf - Co-Host / Narrator | |
| 1994 | Burke's LawAmanda Richardson | |
| 1993 | FrasierPolly (voice) | |
| 1991 | Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking(archive footage) | |
| 1990 | You're the Top: The Cole Porter StorySelf | |
| 1990 | Dance Crazy in HollywoodVarious Roles (archive footage) | |
| 1989 | SwimsuitMrs. Allison | |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelf | |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteMyrna Montclair | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a FoxBarbara Carlisle | |
| 1984 | GlitterEthel Woodley | |
| 1980 | Portrait of an EscortSheilah Croft | |
| 1978 | Warlords of AtlantisAtsil | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatEve Mills | |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodPresident's Girl 4 | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II(archive footage) | |
| 1976 | Donny & MarieSelf | |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment!(archive footage) | |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self | |
| 1972 | Fol-de-RolVarious Characters | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OAlicia Warren | |
| 1967 | Maroc 7Louise Henderson | |
| 1966 | The SilencersSarita | |
| 1966 | Christmas with Crosby & KateHerself | |
| 1965 | Assassination in RomeShelley North | |
| 1964 | The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Dancer | |
| 1963 | Marilynarchive footage | |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another TownCarlotta | |
| 1962 | Something's Got to GiveBianca Russell Arden | |
| 1961 | Five Golden HoursBaroness Sandra | |
| 1961 | Black TightsThe Widow | |
| 1959 | Startime | |
| 1958 | Party GirlVicki Gaye | |
| 1958 | Twilight for the GodsCharlotte King | |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas ShowSelf | |
| 1957 | Silk StockingsNinotchka Yoschenko | |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las VegasMaria Corvier | |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf | |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair WeatherJackie Leighton | |
| 1955 | MGM ParadeSelf | |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | |
| 1954 | BrigadoonFiona Campbell | |
| 1954 | Deep in My HeartPerformer in The Desert Song | |
| 1953 | The Band WagonGabrielle Gerard | |
| 1953 | SombreroLola de Torrano | |
| 1953 | Easy to LoveModel (uncredited) | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1952 | Singin' in the RainDancer | |
| 1952 | The Wild NorthIndian girl | |
| 1951 | The Mark of the RenegadeManuella de Vasquez | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1949 | TensionMary Chanler | |
| 1949 | East Side, West SideRosa Senta | |
| 1948 | On an Island with YouYvonne Torro | |
| 1948 | The Kissing BanditDancer | |
| 1948 | Words and MusicMargo Grant | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1947 | FiestaConchita | |
| 1947 | The Unfinished DanceMlle. Ariane Bouchet | |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll ByDance Specialty | |
| 1946 | The Harvey GirlsDeborah Andrews | |
| 1946 | Three Wise FoolsRena Fairchild | |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld FolliesBallerina (segment "Beauty") | |
| 1944 | In Our TimeBallerina (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Thousands CheerDancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Something to Shout AboutLily | |
| 1943 | Mission to MoscowGalina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | This Love of MineDancer (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Gay ParisianDancer (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Rhumba Serenade | |
| 1941 | Escort GirlFlamenco Dancer (uncredited) |