Biography
Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 β 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.
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Filmography
all 88
Movies 70
self 27
TV Shows 18
Voice 1
Vicky Adams
Empire State Building Murders (2008)
Movie
Self - Interviewee
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note (2006)
Movie
Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (2005)
Movie
Self - Host
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003)
Movie
Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002)
Movie
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
Movie
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
Movie
Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)
Movie
Self
Inside the Dream Factory (1995)
Movie
Self (segment "Alright")
Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (1995)
Movie
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Movie
Amanda Richardson
Burke's Law (1994)
TV
Polly (voice)
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Charlotte King
Rock Hudson's Home Movies (1992)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking (1991)
Movie
Self
Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (1990)
Movie
Self
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
Movie
Self (segment "Alright")
Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation (1990)
Movie
Various Roles (archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
Movie
Mrs. Allison
Swimsuit (1989)
Movie
That's Dancing! (1985)
Movie
Barbara Carlisle
Crazy like a Fox (1984)
TV
Myrna Montclair
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Ethel Woodley
Glitter (1984)
TV
Sheilah Croft
Portrait of an Escort (1980)
Movie
Atsil
Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
Movie
Eve Mills
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
President's Girl 4
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Movie
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
Movie
Self
Donny & Marie (1976)
TV
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Movie
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
TV
Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (1973)
Movie
Self
Film Portrait (1972)
Movie
Various
Fol-de-Rol (1972)
Movie
Self
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Medical Center (1969)
TV
6.17
Alicia Warren
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Louise Henderson
Maroc 7 (1967)
Movie
Herself
Christmas with Crosby & Kate (1966)
Movie
Sarita
The Silencers (1966)
Movie
4.5
Shelley North
Assassination in Rome (1965)
Movie
Self - Dancer
The Hollywood Palace (1964)
TV
Self / Bianca Arden
Marilyn (1963)
Movie
Carlotta
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Movie
Bianca Arden
Something's Got to Give (1962)
Movie
The Widow
Black Tights (1961)
Movie
Baroness Sandra
Five Golden Hours (1961)
Movie
Startime (1959)
TV
Vicki Gaye
Party Girl (1958)
Movie
Charlotte King
Twilight for the Gods (1958)
Movie
Ninotchka Yoschenko
Silk Stockings (1957)
Movie
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956)
TV
Maria Corvier
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
Movie
Self
MGM Parade (1955)
TV
Jackie Leighton
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Movie
Self
1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955)
Movie
Performer in The Desert Song
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Movie
Fiona Campbell
Brigadoon (1954)
Movie
Model (uncredited)
Easy to Love (1953)
Movie
Gabrielle Gerard
The Band Wagon (1953)
Movie
4
Lola de Torrano
Sombrero (1953)
Movie
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Dancer
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Movie
6
Indian Girl
The Wild North (1952)
Movie
Manuella de Vasquez
The Mark of the Renegade (1951)
Movie
Self - Mystery Guest
What's My Line? (1950)
TV
Rosa Senta
East Side, West Side (1949)
Movie
6
Mary Chanler
Tension (1949)
Movie
Margo Grant
Words and Music (1948)
Movie
Dancer
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
Movie
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
TV
6
Yvonne Torro
On an Island with You (1948)
Movie
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
The Unfinished Dance (1947)
Movie
Conchita
Fiesta (1947)
Movie
Dance Specialty
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
Movie
Rena Fairchild
Three Wise Fools (1946)
Movie
Deborah Andrews
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Movie
Ballerina
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
Movie
Ballerina (uncredited)
In Our Time (1944)
Movie
Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer (1943)
Movie
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow (1943)
Movie
Lily
Something to Shout About (1943)
Movie
Singer
This Love of Mine (1942)
Movie
Dancer (uncredited)
The Gay Parisian (1942)
Movie
Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
Escort Girl (1941)
Movie
Rhumba Serenade (1941)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.8
Based on 509 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1941
1952
1964
1954
2008
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1921-03-08
Deathday2008-06-16 (87 years old)
Birth NameTula Ellice Finklea
Birth PlaceAmarillo, United States of America
RelationshipsTony Martin (1948-01-01 - 2008-01-01)
RelativesNana Visitor, Liv Lindeland
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsLily Norwood, Tula Ellice Finklea
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, National Medal of Arts
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