Born in Amarillo, Texas, USA — Mar 08 1922• Died Jun 16 2008

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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Polly (voice)

Myrna Montclair

Self

Eve Mills

Alicia Warren


Self - Mystery Guest

Self

Self

Amanda Richardson

Barbara Carlisle

Self

Self - Dancer


Dancer

Self

Yvonne Torro

Atsil

Dance Specialty

Fiona Campbell

Ethel Woodley

(archive footage)

Deborah Andrews

Vicki Gaye

Mary Chanler

Indian girl

Self

(archive footage)

Margo Grant

Sarita

Gabrielle Gerard

Jackie Leighton

President's Girl 4

Ninotchka Yoschenko

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self - Co-Host / Narrator


Mrs. Allison

Self

Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)

Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)

Carlotta

Performer in The Desert Song

Rena Fairchild

Ballerina (segment "Beauty")

Ballerina (uncredited)

Self (archive footage)

Conchita

Maria Corvier

Sheilah Croft

Mlle. Ariane Bouchet

Self

Rosa Senta

Baroness Sandra

Model (uncredited)

Louise Henderson

Self

Dancer

Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)

Self

Lola de Torrano

Self

Lily

Bianca Russell Arden

Charlotte King

Various Characters

The Widow

Self - Hostess

Various Roles (archive footage)

archive footage

Shelley North
Vicky Adams
Self (Archive Footage)

Manuella de Vasquez
(archive footage)

Dancer (uncredited)

Herself

Dancer (uncredited)