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
| Birth Location | Amarillo, Texas, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1921-03-08 |
| Died | 2008-06-16 |
Movies
Empire State Building Murders
as Vicky Adams
2008
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
as Self (Archive Footage)
2006
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self
2005
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self - Hostess
2003
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
2002
2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
as Self
2001
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
1995
That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1994
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
as (archive footage)
1991
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1990
Swimsuit
as Mrs. Allison
1989
1985
Portrait of an Escort
as Sheilah Croft
1980
Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as President's Girl 4
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Fol-de-Rol
as Various Characters
1972
Maroc 7
as Louise Henderson
1967
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
as Herself
1966
The Silencers
as Sarita
1966
Assassination in Rome
as Shelley North
1965
Marilyn
as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1963
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Carlotta
1962
Black Tights
as The Widow
1961
Five Golden Hours
as Baroness Sandra
1961
Party Girl
as Vicki Gaye
1958
Twilight for the Gods
as Charlotte King
1958
Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
1957
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Maria Corvier
1956
It's Always Fair Weather
as Jackie Leighton
1955
Deep in My Heart
as Performer in The Desert Song
1954
Brigadoon
as Fiona Campbell
1954
Easy to Love
as Model (uncredited)
1953
The Band Wagon
as Gabrielle Gerard
1953
Sombrero
as Lola de Torrano
1953
Singin' in the Rain
as Dancer
1952
The Wild North
as Indian girl
1952
The Mark of the Renegade
as Manuella de Vasquez
1951
East Side, West Side
as Rosa Senta
1949
Tension
as Mary Chanler
1949
Words and Music
as Margo Grant
1948
The Kissing Bandit
as Dancer
1948
On an Island with You
as Yvonne Torro
1948
The Unfinished Dance
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
1947
Fiesta
as Conchita
1947
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
1946
Three Wise Fools
as Rena Fairchild
1946
The Harvey Girls
as Deborah Andrews
1946
Ziegfeld Follies
as Ballerina
1945
In Our Time
as Ballerina (uncredited)
1944
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
1943
This Love of Mine
as Dancer (uncredited)
1942
The Gay Parisian
as Dancer (uncredited)
1942
Escort Girl
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
1941
1941
Cyd Charisse hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
