Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1933-01-23
Day of Death
2024-01-30
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Chita Rivera
Biography
Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in London.
Filmography (41)
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
⭐ 7.9
Role:
Self
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
⭐ 7.8
Role:
Self
Studio One Forever
2024
⭐ 2.0
Role:
Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
⭐ 7.5
Role:
Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
⭐ 7.6
Role:
"Sunday" Legend #13
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
⭐ 5.2
Role:
Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Amy's Victory Dance
2020
⭐ 5.0
Role:
Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019
⭐ 1.0
Role:
Broadway Diva
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Self