Cyd Charisse
March 8, 1921 (103 years old) in Amarillo, Texas, USA
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
Credits
- 2008 · Empire State Building Murders as Vicky Adams
- 2006 · It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2005 · Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' as Self
- 2003 · Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self - Hostess
- 2002 · Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self
- 2002 · What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' as Self
- 2001 · Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- 2001 · Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days as Self
- 1995 · Inside the Dream Factory as Self
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
- 1994 · Burke's Law as Amanda Richardson
- 1993 · Frasier as Polly (voice)
- 1991 · Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking as (archive footage)
- 1990 · Star Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self
- 1990 · Dance Crazy in Hollywood as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1989 · Swimsuit as Mrs. Allison
- 1985 · That's Dancing! as
- 1984 · Crazy like a Fox as Barbara Carlisle
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Myrna Montclair
- 1984 · Glitter as Ethel Woodley
- 1980 · Portrait of an Escort as Sheilah Croft
- 1978 · Warlords of Atlantis as Atsil
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Eve Mills
- 1976 · Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as President's Girl 4
- 1976 · That's Entertainment, Part II as (archive footage)
- 1976 · Donny & Marie as Self
- 1974 · That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1973 · The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
- 1972 · Fol-de-Rol as Various Characters
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1969 · Medical Center as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Alicia Warren
- 1967 · Maroc 7 as Louise Henderson
- 1966 · Christmas with Crosby & Kate as Herself
- 1966 · The Silencers as Sarita
- 1965 · Assassination in Rome as Shelley North
- 1964 · The Hollywood Palace as Self - Dancer
- 1963 · Marilyn as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962 · Two Weeks in Another Town as Carlotta
- 1962 · Something's Got to Give as Bianca Russell Arden
- 1961 · Black Tights as The Widow
- 1961 · Five Golden Hours as Baroness Sandra
- 1959 · Startime as
- 1958 · Party Girl as Vicki Gaye
- 1958 · Twilight for the Gods as Charlotte King
- 1957 · Silk Stockings as Ninotchka Yoschenko
- 1956 · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- 1956 · Meet Me in Las Vegas as Maria Corvier
- 1955 · MGM Parade as Self
- 1955 · It's Always Fair Weather as Jackie Leighton
- 1954 · Deep in My Heart as Performer in The Desert Song
- 1954 · Brigadoon as Fiona Campbell
- 1953 · Easy to Love as Model (uncredited)
- 1953 · The Band Wagon as Gabrielle Gerard
- 1953 · Sombrero as Lola de Torrano
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Singin' in the Rain as Dancer
- 1952 · The Wild North as Indian girl
- 1951 · The Mark of the Renegade as Manuella de Vasquez
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · East Side, West Side as Rosa Senta
- 1949 · Tension as Mary Chanler
- 1948 · Words and Music as Margo Grant
- 1948 · The Kissing Bandit as Dancer
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · On an Island with You as Yvonne Torro
- 1947 · The Unfinished Dance as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
- 1947 · Fiesta as Conchita
- 1946 · Till the Clouds Roll By as Dance Specialty
- 1946 · Three Wise Fools as Rena Fairchild
- 1946 · The Harvey Girls as Deborah Andrews
- 1945 · Ziegfeld Follies as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
- 1944 · In Our Time as Ballerina (uncredited)
- 1943 · Thousands Cheer as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
- 1943 · Mission to Moscow as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
- 1943 · Something to Shout About as Lily
- 1942 · This Love of Mine as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1942 · The Gay Parisian as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1941 · Escort Girl as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
- 1941 · Rhumba Serenade as