Portrait of Cyd Charisse

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

Filmography

1994
That's Entertainment! III

as Self - Co-Host / Narrator

1994
Burke's Law

as Amanda Richardson

1993
Frasier

as Polly (voice)

1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood

as Various Roles (archive footage)

1989
Swimsuit

as Mrs. Allison

1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Barbara Carlisle

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Myrna Montclair

1984
Glitter

as Ethel Woodley

1980
Portrait of an Escort

as Sheilah Croft

1977
The Love Boat

as Eve Mills

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1976
1974
That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

1972
Fol-de-Rol

as Various Characters

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as Alicia Warren

1967
Maroc 7

as Louise Henderson

1966
The Silencers

as Sarita

1965
Assassination in Rome

as Shelley North

1964
The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Dancer

1963
Marilyn

as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)

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
MGM Parade

as Self

1955
It's Always Fair Weather

as Jackie Leighton

1954
Deep in My Heart

as Performer in The Desert Song

1954
Brigadoon

as Fiona Campbell

1953
Easy to Love

as Model (uncredited)

1953
The Band Wagon

as Gabrielle Gerard

1953
Sombrero

as Lola de Torrano

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1952
1952
The Wild North

as Indian girl

1951
The Mark of the Renegade

as Manuella de Vasquez

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1949
1949
Tension

as Mary Chanler

1948
Words and Music

as Margo Grant

1948
1948
On an Island with You

as Yvonne Torro

1947
The Unfinished Dance

as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet

1947
Fiesta

as Conchita

1946
Till the Clouds Roll By

as Dance Specialty

1946
Three Wise Fools

as Rena Fairchild

1946
The Harvey Girls

as Deborah Andrews

1945
Ziegfeld Follies

as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")

1944
In Our Time

as Ballerina (uncredited)

1943
Thousands Cheer

as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)

1943
Mission to Moscow

as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)

1942
This Love of Mine

as Dancer (uncredited)

1942
The Gay Parisian

as Dancer (uncredited)

1941
Escort Girl

as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)