Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 23, 1933
Died
Jan 30, 2024
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Credits
59 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self
Studio One Forever
Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #13
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
Amy's Victory Dance
Self
Stars in the House
Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Broadway Diva
Every Act of Life
Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
Kalamazoo?
Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
Chicago
Nickie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Self
Will & Grace
Lenore
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Self (archive footage)
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Katy (voice)
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Mayflower Madam
Risa Dickstein
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
That's Dancing!
From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
Pippin
Fastrada
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Gingerbread Lady
Live from Lincoln Center
Chita Rivera
Dinah!
Self
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Josie Hopper
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Connie Richardson
Great Performances
Self
Sweet Charity
Nickie