Cyd Charisse
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.
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Movies (37)
Empire State Building Murders
as Vicky Adams
2008
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
as Self (Archive Footage)
2006
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self - Hostess
2003
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as Self
2002
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
as Self
2001
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
1995
That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1994
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
as (archive footage)
1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1990
Swimsuit
as Mrs. Allison
1989
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
That's Dancing!
1985
Portrait of an Escort
as Sheilah Croft
1980
Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as President's Girl 4
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
Fol-de-Rol
as Various Characters
1972
Maroc 7
as Louise Henderson
1967
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
as Herself
1966
The Silencers
as Sarita
1966
Assassination in Rome
as Shelley North
1965
Marilyn
as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1963
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Carlotta
1962
Something's Got to Give
as Bianca Russell Arden
1962
Black Tights
as The Widow
1961
Five Golden Hours
as Baroness Sandra
1961
The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
1958
Party Girl
as Vicki Gaye
1958
Twilight for the Gods
as Charlotte King
1958
Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
1957
TV Shows (13)
Burke's Law
as Amanda Richardson
1994
Frasier
as Polly (voice)
1993
Crazy like a Fox
as Barbara Carlisle
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Myrna Montclair
1984
Glitter
as Ethel Woodley
1984
The Love Boat
as Eve Mills
1977
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
Great Performances
as Self
1971
Medical Center
1969
Hawaii Five-O
as Alicia Warren
1968
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Dancer
1964
Startime
1959