Cyd Charisse
Acting
Born: March 8, 1922 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
Died: June 16, 2008 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
1952
Frasier
1993
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Band Wagon
1953
The Love Boat
1977
Brigadoon
1954
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Fantasy Island
1978
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
The Oscars
1953
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
Party Girl
1958
Photos (4)
Movies (47)
Singin' in the Rain
Dancer
Party Girl
Vicki Gaye
Brigadoon
Fiona Campbell
Silk Stockings
Ninotchka Yoschenko
Warlords of Atlantis
Atsil
The Band Wagon
Gabrielle Gerard
Till the Clouds Roll By
Dance Specialty
The Silencers
Sarita
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Maria Corvier
Deep in My Heart
Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
Ziegfeld Follies
Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Words and Music
Margo Grant
Thousands Cheer
Dancer (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
Jackie Leighton
Fiesta
Conchita
Sombrero
Lola de Torrano
The Kissing Bandit
Dancer
On an Island with You
Yvonne Torro
That's Dancing!
1985
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
East Side, West Side
Rosa Senta
Twilight for the Gods
Charlotte King
Marilyn
archive footage
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
President's Girl 4
Two Weeks in Another Town
Carlotta
Assassination in Rome
Shelley North
The Mark of the Renegade
Manuella de Vasquez
Portrait of an Escort
Sheilah Croft
The Wild North
Indian girl
Fol-de-Rol
Various Characters
The Harvey Girls
Deborah Andrews
The Unfinished Dance
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Easy to Love
Model (uncredited)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Tension
Mary Chanler
Something to Shout About
Lily
Swimsuit
Mrs. Allison
Mission to Moscow
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
Three Wise Fools
Rena Fairchild
The Gay Parisian
Dancer (uncredited)
Black Tights
The Widow
In Our Time
Ballerina (uncredited)
Five Golden Hours
Baroness Sandra
Escort Girl
Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
Maroc 7
Louise Henderson
This Love of Mine
Dancer (uncredited)
TV Shows (11)
Frasier
Polly (voice) · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Eve Mills · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Myrna Montclair · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Alicia Warren · 1 eps
Fantasy Island
Queen Delphia · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
Crazy like a Fox
Barbara Carlisle · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Amanda Richardson · 1 eps
HARDtalk
1 eps
MGM Parade
1 eps
Glitter
Ethel Woodley · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 5 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 1 eps
Startime
Self · 1 eps
MGM Parade
Self · 4 eps
Donny & Marie
Self · 1 eps
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Dancer · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Self
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Host
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self - Hostess
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Herself
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Self