Cyd Charisse
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: March 8, 1922
Place of Birth: Amarillo, Texas, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
as Amanda Richardson
as Polly (voice)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
as Mrs. Allison
as Barbara Carlisle
as Myrna Montclair
as Ethel Woodley
as Sheilah Croft
as Atsil
as Eve Mills
as President's Girl 4
as (archive footage)
as Self
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Various Characters
as Self
as Alicia Warren
as Louise Henderson
as Herself
as Sarita
as Shelley North
as Self - Dancer
as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Carlotta
as Bianca Russell Arden
as The Widow
as Baroness Sandra
as Self
as Vicki Gaye
as Charlotte King
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
as Self
as Maria Corvier
as Self
as Jackie Leighton
as Performer in The Desert Song
as Fiona Campbell
as Model (uncredited)
as Gabrielle Gerard
as Lola de Torrano
as Self
as Dancer
as Indian girl
as Manuella de Vasquez
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Rosa Senta
as Mary Chanler
as Margo Grant
as Dancer
as Self
as Yvonne Torro
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
as Conchita
as Dance Specialty
as Rena Fairchild
as Deborah Andrews
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
as Ballerina (uncredited)
as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
as Lily
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)