Cyd Charisse profile
Actor profile

Cyd Charisse

8th March 1922 Amarillo, Texas, USA Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

66 Movies 20 TV Shows 86 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Swimsuit poster
Swimsuit 19th February 1989 as Mrs. Allison
Maroc 7 poster
Maroc 7 22nd March 1967 as Louise Henderson
Marilyn poster
Marilyn 18th April 1963 as archive footage
Sombrero poster
Sombrero 22nd April 1953 as Lola de Torrano
Tension poster
Tension 25th November 1949 as Mary Chanler
Fiesta poster
Fiesta 12th June 1947 as Conchita
Thousands Cheer poster
Thousands Cheer 13th September 1943 as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
Escort Girl poster
Escort Girl 4th November 1941 as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
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Frasier 16th September 1993 as Polly (voice)
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Glitter 13th September 1984 as Ethel Woodley