Cyd Charisse
Acting
Born: 1922-03-08 in Amarillo, Texas, USA
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
Frasier
Polly (voice)
Hawaii Five-O
Alicia Warren
The Love Boat
Eve Mills
Murder, She Wrote
Myrna Montclair
Fantasy Island
Queen Delphia
Great Performances
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Medical Center
Singin' in the Rain
Dancer
The Oscars
Self
HARDtalk
MGM Parade
Self
MGM Parade
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Dancer
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Crazy like a Fox
Barbara Carlisle
Startime
Self
Burke's Law
Amanda Richardson
Donny & Marie
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Glitter
Ethel Woodley
The Harvey Girls
Deborah Andrews
The Silencers
Sarita
Silk Stockings
Ninotchka Yoschenko
The Band Wagon
Gabrielle Gerard
Party Girl
Vicki Gaye
It's Always Fair Weather
Jackie Leighton
Warlords of Atlantis
Atsil
Ziegfeld Follies
Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
Fiesta
Conchita
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self - Hostess
Brigadoon
Fiona Campbell
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Sombrero
Lola de Torrano
Two Weeks in Another Town
Carlotta