Cyd Charisse
Acting1922Amarillo, 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.
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Known For
Acting History
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
1996
Great Performances
TVas Self• 1 eps
1995
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
Burke's Law
TVas Amanda Richardson• 1 eps
Frasier
TVas Polly (voice)• 1 eps
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1991
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
as (archive footage)
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1989
Swimsuit
as Mrs. Allison
1987
1986
Crazy like a Fox
TVas Barbara Carlisle• 1 eps
1985
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Myrna Montclair• 1 eps
1984
Glitter
TVas Ethel Woodley
1981
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TVas Self• 1 eps
1980
Portrait of an Escort
as Sheilah Croft
1979
The Love Boat
TVas Eve Mills• 1 eps
1978
Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Alicia Warren• 1 eps
1977
Donny & Marie
TVas Self• 1 eps
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as President's Girl 4
1975
1974
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Fol-de-Rol
as Various Characters
1967
Maroc 7
as Louise Henderson
1966
The Silencers
as Sarita
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
as Herself
1965
Assassination in Rome
as Shelley North
1964
The Hollywood Palace
TVas Self - Dancer• 1 eps
1962
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Carlotta
Something's Got to Give
as Bianca Russell Arden
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
1961
Black Tights
as The Widow
Five Golden Hours
as Baroness Sandra
1959
1958
Party Girl
as Vicki Gaye
Twilight for the Gods
as Charlotte King
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
The Oscars
TVas Self• 5 eps
1957
Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Maria Corvier
What's My Line?
TVas Self - Mystery Guest• 1 eps
1955
It's Always Fair Weather
as Jackie Leighton
1954
Brigadoon
as Fiona Campbell
Deep in My Heart
as Performer in The Desert Song
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self• 2 eps
1953
1952
Singin' in the Rain
as Dancer
The Wild North
as Indian girl
1951
The Mark of the Renegade
as Manuella de Vasquez
1949
East Side, West Side
as Rosa Senta
Tension
as Mary Chanler
1948
1947
The Unfinished Dance
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Fiesta
as Conchita
1946
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
The Harvey Girls
as Deborah Andrews
Three Wise Fools
as Rena Fairchild
1945
Ziegfeld Follies
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
1944
In Our Time
as Ballerina (uncredited)
1943
Thousands Cheer
as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
as Lily
Mission to Moscow
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
1942
The Gay Parisian
as Dancer (uncredited)
This Love of Mine
as Dancer (uncredited)
1941
Escort Girl
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)