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Chita Rivera

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

Every Act of Life

2018