Cyd Charisse
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 8, 1922
- Died
- June 16, 2008 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Empire State Building Murders
Movie · as Vicky Adams
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Movie · as Self (Archive Footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Movie · as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Movie · as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Movie · as Self - Hostess
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Movie · as Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Movie · as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Movie · as Self
HARDtalk
TV · 1 ep
Inside the Dream Factory
Movie · as Self
That's Entertainment! III
Movie · as Self - Host
Burke's Law
TV · as Amanda Richardson · 1 ep
Frasier
TV · as Polly (voice) · 1 ep
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
Movie · as (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie · as Self
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Movie · as Various Roles (archive footage)
Swimsuit
Movie · as Mrs. Allison
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie · as Self
That's Dancing!
Movie
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Myrna Montclair · 1 ep
Crazy like a Fox
TV · as Barbara Carlisle · 1 ep
Glitter
TV · as Ethel Woodley · 1 ep
Portrait of an Escort
Movie · as Sheilah Croft
Warlords of Atlantis
Movie · as Atsil
Fantasy Island
TV · as Queen Delphia · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Eve Mills · 1 ep
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie · as President's Girl 4
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie · as (archive footage)
Donny & Marie
TV · as Self · 1 ep
That's Entertainment!
Movie · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fol-de-Rol
Movie · as Various Characters
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Alicia Warren · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · 1 ep
Maroc 7
Movie · as Louise Henderson
The Silencers
Movie · as Sarita
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Movie · as Herself
Assassination in Rome
Movie · as Shelley North
The Hollywood Palace
TV · as Self - Dancer · 1 ep
Marilyn
Movie · as archive footage
Two Weeks in Another Town
Movie · as Carlotta
Five Golden Hours
Movie · as Baroness Sandra
Black Tights
Movie · as The Widow
Startime
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Party Girl
Movie · as Vicki Gaye
Twilight for the Gods
Movie · as Charlotte King
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
Silk Stockings
Movie · as Ninotchka Yoschenko
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Movie · as Maria Corvier
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
It's Always Fair Weather
Movie · as Jackie Leighton
MGM Parade
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Brigadoon
Movie · as Fiona Campbell
Deep in My Heart
Movie · as Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
The Band Wagon
Movie · as Gabrielle Gerard
Sombrero
Movie · as Lola de Torrano
Easy to Love
Movie · as Model (uncredited)
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Singin' in the Rain
Movie · as Dancer
The Wild North
Movie · as Indian girl
The Mark of the Renegade
Movie · as Manuella de Vasquez
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tension
Movie · as Mary Chanler
East Side, West Side
Movie · as Rosa Senta
On an Island with You
Movie · as Yvonne Torro
The Kissing Bandit
Movie · as Dancer
Words and Music
Movie · as Margo Grant
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Fiesta
Movie · as Conchita
The Unfinished Dance
Movie · as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Till the Clouds Roll By
Movie · as Dance Specialty
The Harvey Girls
Movie · as Deborah Andrews
Three Wise Fools
Movie · as Rena Fairchild
Ziegfeld Follies
Movie · as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
In Our Time
Movie · as Ballerina (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
Movie · as Lily
Mission to Moscow
Movie · as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
This Love of Mine
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
The Gay Parisian
Movie · as Dancer (uncredited)
Rhumba Serenade
Movie
Escort Girl
Movie · as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)