Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

🎂 8th March 1922 (103 yrs) 📍 Amarillo, Texas, USA

Known For

Singin' in the Rain

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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Cyd Charisse

Movies Featuring Cyd Charisse

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Empire State Building Murders (2008)

as Vicky Adams
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It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note (2006)

as Self (Archive Footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005)

as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)

as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003)

as Self - Hostess
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)

as Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002)

as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)

as Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)

as Self
Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory (1995)

as Self
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
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Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking (1991)

as (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)

as Self
Dance Crazy in Hollywood

Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)

as Various Roles (archive footage)
Swimsuit

Swimsuit (1989)

as Mrs. Allison
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)

as Self
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing! (1985)

Portrait of an Escort

Portrait of an Escort (1980)

as Sheilah Croft
Warlords of Atlantis

Warlords of Atlantis (1978)

as Atsil
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)

as President's Girl 4
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment! (1974)

as (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)

as Self (archive footage)
Fol-de-Rol

Fol-de-Rol (1972)

as Various Characters
Maroc 7

Maroc 7 (1967)

as Louise Henderson
Christmas with Crosby & Kate

Christmas with Crosby & Kate (1966)

as Herself
The Silencers

The Silencers (1966)

as Sarita
Assassination in Rome

Assassination in Rome (1965)

as Shelley North
Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

as Carlotta
Something's Got to Give

Something's Got to Give (1962)

as Bianca Russell Arden
Black Tights

Black Tights (1961)

as The Widow
Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours (1961)

as Baroness Sandra
The All-Star Christmas Show

The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)

as Self
Party Girl

Party Girl (1958)

as Vicki Gaye
Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods (1958)

as Charlotte King
Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings (1957)

as Ninotchka Yoschenko
Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)

as Maria Corvier
It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather (1955)

as Jackie Leighton
Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart (1954)

as Performer in The Desert Song
Brigadoon

Brigadoon (1954)

as Fiona Campbell
Easy to Love

Easy to Love (1953)

as Model (uncredited)
The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon (1953)

as Gabrielle Gerard
Sombrero

Sombrero (1953)

as Lola de Torrano
Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

as Dancer
The Wild North

The Wild North (1952)

as Indian girl
The Mark of the Renegade

The Mark of the Renegade (1951)

as Manuella de Vasquez
East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side (1949)

as Rosa Senta
Tension

Tension (1949)

as Mary Chanler
Words and Music

Words and Music (1948)

as Margo Grant
The Kissing Bandit

The Kissing Bandit (1948)

as Dancer
On an Island with You

On an Island with You (1948)

as Yvonne Torro
The Unfinished Dance

The Unfinished Dance (1947)

as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Fiesta

Fiesta (1947)

as Conchita
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

as Dance Specialty
Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools (1946)

as Rena Fairchild
The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls (1946)

as Deborah Andrews
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
In Our Time

In Our Time (1944)

as Ballerina (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer (1943)

as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow (1943)

as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
Something to Shout About

Something to Shout About (1943)

as Lily
This Love of Mine

This Love of Mine (1942)

as Dancer (uncredited)
The Gay Parisian

The Gay Parisian (1942)

as Dancer (uncredited)
Escort Girl

Escort Girl (1941)

as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
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Rhumba Serenade (1941)