Cyd Charisse
Born in Amarillo, Texas, USA — Mar 08 1922• Died Jun 16 2008
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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. Des…
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Frasier
Polly (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
Myrna Montclair
Great Performances
Self
The Love Boat
Eve Mills
Hawaii Five-O
Alicia Warren
Medical Center
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Burke's Law
Amanda Richardson
Crazy like a Fox
Barbara Carlisle
MGM Parade
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Dancer
Startime
Singin' in the Rain
Dancer
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
On an Island with You
Yvonne Torro
Warlords of Atlantis
Atsil
Till the Clouds Roll By
Dance Specialty
Brigadoon
Fiona Campbell
Glitter
Ethel Woodley
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Harvey Girls
Deborah Andrews
Party Girl
Vicki Gaye
Tension
Mary Chanler
The Wild North
Indian girl
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
Words and Music
Margo Grant
The Silencers
Sarita
The Band Wagon
Gabrielle Gerard
It's Always Fair Weather
Jackie Leighton
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
President's Girl 4
Silk Stockings
Ninotchka Yoschenko
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
That's Dancing!
Swimsuit
Mrs. Allison
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Thousands Cheer
Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
Two Weeks in Another Town
Carlotta
Deep in My Heart
Performer in The Desert Song
Three Wise Fools
Rena Fairchild
Ziegfeld Follies
Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
In Our Time
Ballerina (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
Fiesta
Conchita
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Maria Corvier
Portrait of an Escort
Sheilah Croft
The Unfinished Dance
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
East Side, West Side
Rosa Senta
Five Golden Hours
Baroness Sandra
Easy to Love
Model (uncredited)
Maroc 7
Louise Henderson
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
The Kissing Bandit
Dancer
Escort Girl
Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Self
Sombrero
Lola de Torrano
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Self
Something to Shout About
Lily
Something's Got to Give
Bianca Russell Arden
Twilight for the Gods
Charlotte King
Fol-de-Rol
Various Characters
Black Tights
The Widow
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self - Hostess
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Marilyn
archive footage
Assassination in Rome
Shelley North
Empire State Building Murders
Vicky Adams
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Self (Archive Footage)
The Mark of the Renegade
Manuella de Vasquez
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
(archive footage)
The Gay Parisian
Dancer (uncredited)
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Herself
This Love of Mine
Dancer (uncredited)
Rhumba Serenade