Acting
Cyd Charisse
1922-03-08 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
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.
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
Frasier
Murder, She Wrote
The Band Wagon
The Love Boat
Brigadoon
Hawaii Five-O
Fantasy Island
Warlords of Atlantis
The Oscars
It's Always Fair Weather
That's Entertainment!
Party Girl
Silk Stockings
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Two Weeks in Another Town
Movie credits · 66
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Empire State Building Murders
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Inside the Dream Factory
That's Entertainment! III
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Swimsuit
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
That's Dancing!
Portrait of an Escort
Warlords of Atlantis
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment!
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Fol-de-Rol
Maroc 7
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
The Silencers
Assassination in Rome
Marilyn
Two Weeks in Another Town
Black Tights
Five Golden Hours
The All-Star Christmas Show
Party Girl
Twilight for the Gods
Silk Stockings
Meet Me in Las Vegas
It's Always Fair Weather
Deep in My Heart
TV credits · 21
HARDtalk
Burke's Law
Frasier
Crazy like a Fox
Murder, She Wrote
Glitter
Fantasy Island
The Love Boat
Donny & Marie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Film '72
Great Performances
Medical Center
Hawaii Five-O
The Hollywood Palace
Startime
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
MGM Parade
The Oscars
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
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