Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

1922-03-08 – 2008-06-16 (age 86) Amarillo, Texas, USA
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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.

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Known For

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain

1952

as Dancer

Tension
Tension

1949

as Mary Chanler

The Silencers
The Silencers

1966

as Sarita

Brigadoon
Brigadoon

1954

as Fiona Campbell

Warlords of Atlantis
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings

1957

as Ninotchka Yoschenko

The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon

1953

as Gabrielle Gerard

Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies

1945

as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")

It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather

1955

as Jackie Leighton

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

as Dance Specialty

Party Girl
Party Girl

1958

as Vicki Gaye

Words and Music
Words and Music

1948

as Margo Grant

Two Weeks in Another Town
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls

1946

as Deborah Andrews

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III

1994

as Self - Co-Host / Narrator