Cyd Charisse

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

84

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-03-08

Day of death

2008-06-16 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Amarillo, Texas, USA

Cyd Charisse

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

Known For

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Brigadoon

    Brigadoon

  • Tension

    Tension

  • Swimsuit

    Swimsuit

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • The Unfinished Dance

    The Unfinished Dance

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • The Band Wagon

    The Band Wagon

  • Three Wise Fools

    Three Wise Fools

  • The Wild North

    The Wild North

  • Fiesta

    Fiesta

  • In Our Time

    In Our Time

  • That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Easy to Love

    Easy to Love

  • Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

    Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

  • It's Always Fair Weather

    It's Always Fair Weather

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Something's Got to Give

    Something's Got to Give

  • Words and Music

    Words and Music

  • Portrait of an Escort

    Portrait of an Escort

  • Glitter

    Glitter

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • Fol-de-Rol

    Fol-de-Rol

  • This Love of Mine

    This Love of Mine

  • The Harvey Girls

    The Harvey Girls

  • Meet Me in Las Vegas

    Meet Me in Las Vegas

  • Silk Stockings

    Silk Stockings

  • Warlords of Atlantis

    Warlords of Atlantis

  • Assassination in Rome

    Assassination in Rome

  • The Silencers

    The Silencers

  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

    AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

  • Rhumba Serenade

    Rhumba Serenade

  • Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

    Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

  • Two Weeks in Another Town

    Two Weeks in Another Town

  • Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

  • Black Tights

    Black Tights

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

  • The Kissing Bandit

    The Kissing Bandit

  • On an Island with You

    On an Island with You

  • East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

  • The Mark of the Renegade

    The Mark of the Renegade

  • Maroc 7

    Maroc 7

  • Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

  • Twilight for the Gods

    Twilight for the Gods

  • Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

    Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

  • The Gay Parisian

    The Gay Parisian

  • Inside the Dream Factory

    Inside the Dream Factory

  • Empire State Building Murders

    Empire State Building Murders

  • You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

  • Something to Shout About

    Something to Shout About

  • What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

    What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

  • Sombrero

    Sombrero

  • The All-Star Christmas Show

    The All-Star Christmas Show

  • Dance Crazy in Hollywood

    Dance Crazy in Hollywood

  • Five Golden Hours

    Five Golden Hours

  • Escort Girl

    Escort Girl

  • Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking

    Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking

  • Christmas with Crosby & Kate

    Christmas with Crosby & Kate

  • It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

    It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note