Actor profile

Chita Rivera

23rd January 1933 Washington, D.C., USA Acting

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.

41 Movies 18 TV Shows 59 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration poster

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration 13th December 2025 as Self (archive footage)

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story poster

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story 24th January 2025 as Self

Studio One Forever poster

Studio One Forever 18th October 2024 as Self

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best poster

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best 12th May 2023 as Self

Reopening: The Broadway Revival poster

Reopening: The Broadway Revival 18th January 2022 as Self

Something's Coming: West Side Story poster

Something's Coming: West Side Story 5th December 2021 as Self

tick, tick... BOOM! poster

tick, tick... BOOM! 11th November 2021 as "Sunday" Legend #13

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age poster

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 14th August 2021 as Self

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance poster

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance 30th June 2020 as Self

Chita: A Legendary Celebration poster

Chita: A Legendary Celebration 29th May 2020 as Self

Amy's Victory Dance poster

Amy's Victory Dance 5th April 2020 as Self

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back poster

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back 10th November 2019 as Self

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon poster

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon 3rd August 2019 as Self

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting poster

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting 9th June 2018 as Broadway Diva

Every Act of Life poster

Every Act of Life 23rd April 2018 as Self

Bathtubs Over Broadway poster

Bathtubs Over Broadway 21st April 2018 as Self

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic poster

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic 26th December 2016 as Self

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do poster

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do 6th November 2015 as Self

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne poster

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne 6th January 2014 as Self

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy poster

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy 15th November 2011 as Self

Kalamazoo? poster

Kalamazoo? 7th April 2006 as Giannina

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

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 7th August 2005 as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)

Broadway's Lost Treasures poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures 10th August 2003 as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There poster

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 3rd April 2003 as Self

Chicago poster

Chicago 10th December 2002 as Nickie

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs poster

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs 6th March 2001 as Self

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle poster

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle 3rd December 1997 as Self (archive footage)

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury 17th November 1996 as Self

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story poster

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story 27th September 1996 as Self

Night of 100 Stars III poster

Night of 100 Stars III 21st May 1990 as Self

Mayflower Madam poster

Mayflower Madam 15th November 1987 as Risa Dickstein

Night of 100 Stars II poster

Night of 100 Stars II 10th March 1985 as Self

That's Dancing! poster

That's Dancing! 18th January 1985 as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team poster

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team 29th January 1984 as Self - Performer

Pippin poster

Pippin 1st June 1981 as Fastrada

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band poster

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 21st July 1978 as Our Guests at Heartland

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm poster

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm 23rd November 1977 as Gingerbread Lady

The Marcus-Nelson Murders poster

The Marcus-Nelson Murders 8th March 1973 as Josie Hopper

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute poster

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute 1st January 1973

Sweet Charity poster

Sweet Charity 25th February 1969 as Nickie

From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma poster

From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma 1st January 1969

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's poster

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's 3rd May 2020 as Self

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 21st September 1998 as Lenore

E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story 21st August 1996

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 12th March 1995 as Katy (voice)

The Kennedy Center Honors poster

The Kennedy Center Honors 28th December 1978 as Self

Live from Lincoln Center poster

Live from Lincoln Center 30th January 1976 as Chita Rivera

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

The New Dick Van Dyke Show poster

The New Dick Van Dyke Show 18th September 1971 as Conni Richardson

Great Performances poster

Great Performances 28th January 1971 as Self

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Hollywood Palace poster

The Hollywood Palace 4th January 1964 as Self - Singer / Dancer

The Judy Garland Show poster

The Judy Garland Show 8th December 1963 as Self

The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits 16th September 1963 as Mrs. Dame

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show poster

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 5th October 1956 as Self

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Performer

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self