Chita Rivera
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 23, 1933
- Died
- January 30, 2024 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Movie · as Self
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Studio One Forever
Movie · as Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Movie · as Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Movie · as Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
Movie · as "Sunday" Legend #13
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Movie · as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Movie · as Self
Amy's Victory Dance
Movie · as Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Movie · as Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Movie · as Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Movie · as Self
Every Act of Life
Movie · as Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Movie · as Broadway Diva
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Movie · as Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Movie · as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Movie · as Self
Kalamazoo?
Movie · as Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie · as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie · as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie · as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Chicago
Movie · as Nickie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Movie · as Self
Will & Grace
TV · as Lenore · 1 ep
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Movie · as Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Movie · as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV · as Katy (voice) · 1 ep
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie · as Self
Mayflower Madam
Movie · as Risa Dickstein
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
That's Dancing!
Movie · as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Movie · as Self - Performer
Pippin
Movie · as Fastrada
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Movie · as Our Guests at Heartland
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Movie · as Gingerbread Lady
Live from Lincoln Center
TV · as Chita Rivera · 1 ep
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Movie · as Josie Hopper
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Movie
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
TV · as Connie Richardson, Conni Richardson · 3 eps
Sweet Charity
Movie · as Nickie
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
Movie
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 ep
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self - Singer / Dancer · 1 ep
The Judy Garland Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Mrs. Dame · 1 ep
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps