Cyd Charisse
Actor
- Born
- March 8, 1922 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
- Died
- June 16, 2008 (age 86)
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
Singin' in the Rain
April 10, 1952
The Band Wagon
August 7, 1953
Brigadoon
September 8, 1954
Warlords of Atlantis
May 1, 1978
It's Always Fair Weather
August 30, 1955
That's Entertainment!
June 21, 1974
Party Girl
October 28, 1958
Silk Stockings
July 18, 1957
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
November 13, 2001
Two Weeks in Another Town
August 17, 1962
Ziegfeld Follies
August 26, 1945
Tension
November 25, 1949
Acting66
- 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Empire State Building Murders as Vicky Adams
- 2006It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2005Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' as Self
- 2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies as Self
- 2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self - Hostess
- 2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self
- 2002What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' as Self
- 2001Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration as Self