Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Actor Mar 8 (died age 86) Amarillo, Texas, USA 1941–2008 (67 year career)
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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 fi…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (85)

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Movies (66)

Empire State Building Murders

Empire State Building Murders

2008

as Vicky Adams

It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

2006

as Self (Archive Footage)

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

2005

as Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

2004

as Self

8.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

2003

as Self - Hostess

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002

as Self

7.6
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

2002

as Self

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

2001

as Self

8.0
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

2001

as Self

6.8
Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory

1995

as Self

6.0
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as Self - Co-Host / Narrator

7.0
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking

Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking

1991

as (archive footage)

4.0
Dance Crazy in Hollywood

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

1990

as Various Roles (archive footage)

6.0
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

1990

as Self

Swimsuit

Swimsuit

1989

as Mrs. Allison

4.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985
7.0
Portrait of an Escort

Portrait of an Escort

1980

as Sheilah Croft

2.3
Warlords of Atlantis

Warlords of Atlantis

1978

as Atsil

5.7
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

as President's Girl 4

4.1
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

6.9
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

7.4
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

as Self (archive footage)

Fol-de-Rol

Fol-de-Rol

1972

as Various Characters

Maroc 7

Maroc 7

1967

as Louise Henderson

4.6
Christmas with Crosby & Kate

Christmas with Crosby & Kate

1966

as Herself

10.0
The Silencers

The Silencers

1966

as Sarita

6.0
Assassination in Rome

Assassination in Rome

1965

as Shelley North

5.1
Marilyn

Marilyn

1963

as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Something's Got to Give

Something's Got to Give

1962

as Bianca Russell Arden

7.7
Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962

as Carlotta

5.9
Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours

1961

as Baroness Sandra

6.0
Black Tights

Black Tights

1961

as The Widow

6.2
Party Girl

Party Girl

1958

as Vicki Gaye

6.8
Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

1958

as Charlotte King

3.8
The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show

1958

as Self

6.0
Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings

1957

as Ninotchka Yoschenko

6.8
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

as Maria Corvier

4.2
It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

as Jackie Leighton

7.0
Brigadoon

Brigadoon

1954

as Fiona Campbell

6.5
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Performer in The Desert Song

6.8
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

as Gabrielle Gerard

7.2
Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1953

as Model (uncredited)

6.1
Sombrero

Sombrero

1953

as Lola de Torrano

4.0
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

as Dancer

8.1
The Wild North

The Wild North

1952

as Indian girl

6.9
The Mark of the Renegade

The Mark of the Renegade

1951

as Manuella de Vasquez

5.2
Tension

Tension

1949

as Mary Chanler

6.8
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949

as Rosa Senta

6.9
The Kissing Bandit

The Kissing Bandit

1948

as Dancer

3.8
Words and Music

Words and Music

1948

as Margo Grant

5.7
On an Island with You

On an Island with You

1948

as Yvonne Torro

5.6
Fiesta

Fiesta

1947

as Conchita

4.7
The Unfinished Dance

The Unfinished Dance

1947

as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet

6.0
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

as Dance Specialty

5.7
Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

1946

as Rena Fairchild

5.0
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946

as Deborah Andrews

6.5
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")

6.0
In Our Time

In Our Time

1944

as Ballerina (uncredited)

6.3
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

1943

as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)

6.4
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)

5.3
Something to Shout About

Something to Shout About

1943

as Lily

5.8
The Gay Parisian

The Gay Parisian

1942

as Dancer (uncredited)

4.7
This Love of Mine

This Love of Mine

1942

as Dancer (uncredited)

6.5
Rhumba Serenade

Rhumba Serenade

1941
Escort Girl

Escort Girl

1941

as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)

3.0