Cyd Charisse
Acting
- Born:
- 1922-03-08
- Died:
- 2008-06-16
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Empire State Building Murders
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
HARDtalk
Inside the Dream Factory
That's Entertainment! III
Burke's Law
Frasier
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Swimsuit
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
That's Dancing!
Crazy like a Fox
Murder, She Wrote
Glitter
Portrait of an Escort
Warlords of Atlantis
Fantasy Island
The Love Boat
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
That's Entertainment, Part II
Donny & Marie
That's Entertainment!
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Fol-de-Rol
Film '72
Great Performances
Medical Center
Hawaii Five-O
Maroc 7
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
The Silencers
Assassination in Rome
The Hollywood Palace
Marilyn
Two Weeks in Another Town
Black Tights
Five Golden Hours
Startime
The All-Star Christmas Show
Party Girl
Twilight for the Gods
Silk Stockings
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Meet Me in Las Vegas
MGM Parade
It's Always Fair Weather
Deep in My Heart
Brigadoon
Easy to Love