Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera

1933-01-23 – 2024-01-30 (age 91) Washington, D.C., USA
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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.

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Known For

Chicago
Chicago

2002

as Nickie

tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

as "Sunday" Legend #13

Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity

1969

as Nickie

Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars II
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

as Our Guests at Heartland

That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

as Josie Hopper

Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life

2018

as Self

Mayflower Madam
Mayflower Madam

1987

as Risa Dickstein

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)

Bathtubs Over Broadway
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

1977

as Gingerbread Lady

Pippin
Pippin

1981

as Fastrada