Cyd Charisse
Acting
Born: 1922-03-08 in 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
Singin' in the Rain
Dancer
Frasier
Polly (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
Myrna Montclair
The Band Wagon
Gabrielle Gerard
The Love Boat
Eve Mills
Brigadoon
Fiona Campbell
Hawaii Five-O
Alicia Warren
Fantasy Island
Queen Delphia
Warlords of Atlantis
Atsil
The Oscars
Self
It's Always Fair Weather
Jackie Leighton
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Party Girl
Vicki Gaye
Silk Stockings
Ninotchka Yoschenko
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Two Weeks in Another Town
Carlotta
Ziegfeld Follies
Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
Tension
Mary Chanler
The Silencers
Sarita
The Harvey Girls
Deborah Andrews
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Host
Till the Clouds Roll By
Dance Specialty
What's My Line?
Self
East Side, West Side
Rosa Senta
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Self
Great Performances
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
That's Dancing!
Thousands Cheer
Dancer (uncredited)
Words and Music
Margo Grant
Mission to Moscow
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
Deep in My Heart
Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
President's Girl 4
On an Island with You
Yvonne Torro
The Gay Parisian
Dancer (uncredited)
Medical Center
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Maria Corvier
Maroc 7
Louise Henderson
Sombrero
Lola de Torrano