Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 08, 1922
Died
Jun 16, 2008
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Credits
87 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
Empire State Building Murders
Vicky Adams
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Self (Archive Footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self - Hostess
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Self
HARDtalk
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Burke's Law
Amanda Richardson
Frasier
Polly (voice)
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
(archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Swimsuit
Mrs. Allison
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
That's Dancing!
Crazy like a Fox
Barbara Carlisle
Murder, She Wrote
Myrna Montclair
Glitter
Ethel Woodley
Portrait of an Escort
Sheilah Croft
Warlords of Atlantis
Atsil
Fantasy Island
Queen Delphia
The Love Boat
Eve Mills
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
President's Girl 4
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Donny & Marie
Self
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
Fol-de-Rol
Various Characters
Film '72
Self
Great Performances
Self
Medical Center
Hawaii Five-O
Alicia Warren
Maroc 7
Louise Henderson
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Herself
The Silencers
Sarita
Assassination in Rome
Shelley North
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Dancer
Marilyn
archive footage
Two Weeks in Another Town
Carlotta
Black Tights
The Widow
Five Golden Hours
Baroness Sandra
Startime
Self
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self