Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera

🎂 23rd January 1933 (93 yrs) 📍 Washington, D.C., USA

Known For

Chicago

Biography

Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in London.

Chita Rivera

Movies Featuring Chita Rivera

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration (2025)

as Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025)

as Self
Studio One Forever

Studio One Forever (2024)

as Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best (2023)

as Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival

Reopening: The Broadway Revival (2022)

as Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story

Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021)

as Self
tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

as "Sunday" Legend #13
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

as Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020)

as Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration

Chita: A Legendary Celebration (2020)

as Self
Amy's Victory Dance

Amy's Victory Dance (2020)

as Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019)

as Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019)

as Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting (2018)

as Broadway Diva
Every Act of Life

Every Act of Life (2018)

as Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway

Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)

as Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic (2016)

as Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)

as Self
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical

Waiting in the Wings: The Musical (2014)

as Broadway Diva
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)

as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy (2011)

as Self
Kalamazoo?

Kalamazoo? (2006)

as Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)

as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

as Self
Chicago

Chicago (2002)

as Nickie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001)

as Self
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997)

as Self (archive footage)
No Image

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (1996)

as Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)

as Self
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

as Self
Mayflower Madam

Mayflower Madam (1987)

as Risa Dickstein
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

as Self
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing! (1985)

as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (1984)

as Self - Performer
Pippin

Pippin (1981)

as Fastrada
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

as Our Guests at Heartland
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)

as Gingerbread Lady
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)

as Josie Hopper
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute (1973)

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity (1969)

as Nickie
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma

From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma (1969)