Cyd Charisse
ActingBorn
March 8, 1922
Died
June 16, 2008
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
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), a…
Known For
Filmography
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Empire State Building Murders
2008
It'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
1994
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
Swimsuit
1989
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
That's Dancing!
1985
Portrait of an Escort
1980
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
That's Entertainment!
1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
Fol-de-Rol
1972
Maroc 7
1967
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
1966
The Silencers
1966
Assassination in Rome
1965
Marilyn
1963
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
Something's Got to Give
1962
Black Tights
1961
Five Golden Hours
1961
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Party Girl
1958
Twilight for the Gods
1958
Silk Stockings
1957
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
Deep in My Heart
1954
Brigadoon
1954
Easy to Love
1953
The Band Wagon
1953
Sombrero
1953
Singin' in the Rain
1952
The Wild North
1952
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
East Side, West Side
1949
Tension
1949
Words and Music
1948
The Kissing Bandit
1948
On an Island with You
1948
The Unfinished Dance
1947
Fiesta
1947
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
Three Wise Fools
1946
The Harvey Girls
1946
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
In Our Time
1944
Thousands Cheer
1943
Mission to Moscow
1943
Something to Shout About
1943
This Love of Mine
1942
The Gay Parisian
1942
Escort Girl
1941
Rhumba Serenade
1941
HARDtalk
1997
Burke's Law
1994
Frasier
1993
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Glitter
1984
The Love Boat
1977
Donny & Marie
1976
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Film '72
1971
Great Performances
1971
Medical Center
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1968
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Startime
1959
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
MGM Parade
1955
MGM Parade
1955
The Oscars
1953
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948