Cyd Charisse
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1922-03-08
Day of Death
2008-06-16 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Cyd Charisse
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
(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
(2004)
(2003)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self - Hostess
(2002)
(2002)
(2001)
(2001)
(1995)
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
(1994)
That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
(1991)
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
as (archive footage)
(1990)
(1990)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(1989)
Swimsuit
as Mrs. Allison
(1987)
(1985)
(1980)
Portrait of an Escort
as Sheilah Croft
(1978)
Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
(1976)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as President's Girl 4
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(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
(1966)
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
as Herself
(1965)
Assassination in Rome
as Shelley North
(1963)
Marilyn
as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1962)
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Carlotta
(1962)
Something's Got to Give
as Bianca Russell Arden
(1961)
Black Tights
as The Widow
(1961)
Five Golden Hours
as Baroness Sandra
(1958)
Party Girl
as Vicki Gaye
(1958)
Twilight for the Gods
as Charlotte King
(1957)
Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
(1956)
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Maria Corvier
(1955)
It's Always Fair Weather
as Jackie Leighton
(1954)
Brigadoon
as Fiona Campbell
(1954)
Deep in My Heart
as Performer in The Desert Song
(1953)
The Band Wagon
as Gabrielle Gerard
(1953)
Easy to Love
as Model (uncredited)
(1953)
Sombrero
as Lola de Torrano
(1952)
Singin' in the Rain
as Dancer
(1952)
The Wild North
as Indian girl
(1951)
The Mark of the Renegade
as Manuella de Vasquez
(1949)
Tension
as Mary Chanler
(1949)
East Side, West Side
as Rosa Senta
(1948)
Words and Music
as Margo Grant
(1948)
The Kissing Bandit
as Dancer
(1948)
On an Island with You
as Yvonne Torro
(1947)
Fiesta
as Conchita
(1947)
The Unfinished Dance
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
(1946)
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
(1946)
The Harvey Girls
as Deborah Andrews
(1946)
Three Wise Fools
as Rena Fairchild
(1945)
Ziegfeld Follies
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
(1944)
In Our Time
as Ballerina (uncredited)
(1943)
Mission to Moscow
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
(1943)
Thousands Cheer
as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
(1943)
Something to Shout About
as Lily
(1942)
The Gay Parisian
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1942)
This Love of Mine
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1941)
Escort Girl
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
(1941)