Cyd Charisse
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 fil...
Known For
Filmography
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Empire State Building Murders
2008
as Vicky Adams
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006
as Self (Archive Footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
as Self - Hostess
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
as Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001
as Self
HARDtalk
1997
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as Self - Host
Burke's Law
1994
as Amanda Richardson
Frasier
1993
as Polly (voice)
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
1991
as (archive footage)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Swimsuit
1989
as Mrs. Allison
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
That's Dancing!
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Myrna Montclair
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Barbara Carlisle
Glitter
1984
as Ethel Woodley
Portrait of an Escort
1980
as Sheilah Croft
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
as Atsil
Fantasy Island
1978
as Queen Delphia
The Love Boat
1977
as Eve Mills
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as President's Girl 4
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Fol-de-Rol
1972
as Various Characters
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Alicia Warren
Medical Center
1969
Maroc 7
1967
as Louise Henderson
The Silencers
1966
as Sarita
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
1966
as Herself
Assassination in Rome
1965
as Shelley North
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Dancer
Marilyn
1963
as archive footage
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Carlotta
Five Golden Hours
1961
as Baroness Sandra
Black Tights
1961
as The Widow
Startime
1959
as Self
Party Girl
1958
as Vicki Gaye
Twilight for the Gods
1958
as Charlotte King
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
Silk Stockings
1957
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Maria Corvier
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Jackie Leighton
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
MGM Parade
1955
Brigadoon
1954
as Fiona Campbell
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
The Band Wagon
1953
as Gabrielle Gerard
Sombrero
1953
as Lola de Torrano
Easy to Love
1953
as Model (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Dancer
The Wild North
1952
as Indian girl
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
as Manuella de Vasquez
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Tension
1949
as Mary Chanler
East Side, West Side
1949
as Rosa Senta
On an Island with You
1948
as Yvonne Torro
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Dancer
Words and Music
1948
as Margo Grant
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Fiesta
1947
as Conchita
The Unfinished Dance
1947
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Dance Specialty
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Deborah Andrews
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Rena Fairchild
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
In Our Time
1944
as Ballerina (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Dancer (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
1943
as Lily
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
This Love of Mine
1942
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Gay Parisian
1942
as Dancer (uncredited)
Rhumba Serenade
1941
Escort Girl
1941
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)