Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1922-03-08
Day of Death
2008-06-16
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Cyd Charisse
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (66)
Empire State Building Murders
2008It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
That's Entertainment! III
1994Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
