Cyd Charisse
Known for ActingBorn 1922-03-08 — died 2008-06-16Amarillo, 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
1952 · as Dancer
Party Girl
1958 · as Vicki Gaye
The Band Wagon
1953 · as Gabrielle Gerard
Fiesta
1947 · as Conchita
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001 · as Self
The Silencers
1966 · as Sarita
That's Dancing!
1985
That's Entertainment!
1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 · as Dance Specialty
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
The Harvey Girls
1946 · as Deborah Andrews
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 · as President's Girl 4
Deep in My Heart
1954 · as Performer in The Desert Song
Silk Stockings
1957 · as Ninotchka Yoschenko
Brigadoon
1954 · as Fiona Campbell
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 · as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
The Wild North
1952 · as Indian girl
Words and Music
1948 · as Margo Grant