Cyd Charisse
Born
March 8, 1922
Died
June 16, 2008 (86 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
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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Empire State Building Murders
Vicky Adams
2008
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Self (Archive Footage)
2006
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self - Hostess
2003
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Self
2002
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Self
2001
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
1995
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1994
Burke's Law
Amanda Richardson · (1 episode)
1994
Frasier
Polly (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
(archive footage)
1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
1990
Swimsuit
Mrs. Allison
1989
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
That's Dancing!
1985
Crazy like a Fox
Barbara Carlisle · (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote
Myrna Montclair · (1 episode)
1984
Glitter
Ethel Woodley · (1 episode)
1984
Portrait of an Escort
Sheilah Croft
1980
Warlords of Atlantis
Atsil
1978
The Love Boat
Eve Mills · (1 episode)
1977
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
President's Girl 4
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Donny & Marie
Self · (1 episode)
1976
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973
Fol-de-Rol
Various Characters
1972
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Medical Center
(1 episode)
1969
Hawaii Five-O
Alicia Warren · (1 episode)
1968
Maroc 7
Louise Henderson
1967
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Herself
1966
The Silencers
Sarita
1966
Assassination in Rome
Shelley North
1965
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Dancer · (1 episode)
1964
Marilyn
Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1963
Two Weeks in Another Town
Carlotta
1962
Something's Got to Give
Bianca Russell Arden
1962
Black Tights
The Widow
1961
Five Golden Hours
Baroness Sandra
1961
Startime
(1 episode)
1959
Party Girl
Vicki Gaye
1958
Twilight for the Gods
Charlotte King
1958
Silk Stockings
Ninotchka Yoschenko
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Maria Corvier
1956
MGM Parade
Self · (1 episode)
1955
It's Always Fair Weather
Jackie Leighton
1955
Deep in My Heart
Performer in The Desert Song
1954
Brigadoon
Fiona Campbell
1954
Easy to Love
Model (uncredited)
1953
The Band Wagon
Gabrielle Gerard
1953
Sombrero
Lola de Torrano
1953
The Oscars
Self · (5 episodes)
1953
Singin' in the Rain
Dancer
1952
The Wild North
Indian girl
1952
The Mark of the Renegade
Manuella de Vasquez
1951
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950
East Side, West Side
Rosa Senta
1949
Tension
Mary Chanler
1949
Words and Music
Margo Grant
1948
The Kissing Bandit
Dancer
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1948
On an Island with You
Yvonne Torro
1948
The Unfinished Dance
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
1947
Fiesta
Conchita
1947
Till the Clouds Roll By
Dance Specialty
1946
Three Wise Fools
Rena Fairchild
1946
The Harvey Girls
Deborah Andrews
1946
Ziegfeld Follies
Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
1945
In Our Time
Ballerina (uncredited)
1944
Thousands Cheer
Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
1943
Mission to Moscow
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
1943
Something to Shout About
Lily
1943
This Love of Mine
Dancer (uncredited)
1942
The Gay Parisian
Dancer (uncredited)
1942
Escort Girl
Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
1941
Rhumba Serenade
1941