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

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • 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

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • Crazy like a Fox

    Crazy like a Fox

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • Brigadoon

    Brigadoon

  • The Mark of the Renegade

    The Mark of the Renegade

  • Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

  • Tension

    Tension

  • Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Silk Stockings

    Silk Stockings

  • Swimsuit

    Swimsuit

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Marilyn

    Marilyn

  • You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

    You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

  • Party Girl

    Party Girl

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Fiesta

    Fiesta

  • Black Tights

    Black Tights

  • In Our Time

    In Our Time

  • Warlords of Atlantis

    Warlords of Atlantis

  • Maroc 7

    Maroc 7

  • Words and Music

    Words and Music

  • Meet Me in Las Vegas

    Meet Me in Las Vegas

  • Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

    Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

  • On an Island with You

    On an Island with You

  • Glitter

    Glitter

  • The Wild North

    The Wild North

  • East Side, West Side

    East Side, West Side

  • Assassination in Rome

    Assassination in Rome

  • The Kissing Bandit

    The Kissing Bandit

  • That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

  • Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

  • Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking

    Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking

  • The Band Wagon

    The Band Wagon

  • Two Weeks in Another Town

    Two Weeks in Another Town

  • Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

    Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

  • Fol-de-Rol

    Fol-de-Rol

  • The Silencers

    The Silencers

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • Something to Shout About

    Something to Shout About

  • The Harvey Girls

    The Harvey Girls

  • Easy to Love

    Easy to Love

  • Three Wise Fools

    Three Wise Fools

  • It's Always Fair Weather

    It's Always Fair Weather

  • Twilight for the Gods

    Twilight for the Gods

  • Five Golden Hours

    Five Golden Hours

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

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

  • Mission to Moscow

    Mission to Moscow

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • The Unfinished Dance

    The Unfinished Dance

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

  • Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

  • Portrait of an Escort

    Portrait of an Escort

  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

  • Inside the Dream Factory

    Inside the Dream Factory

  • The Gay Parisian

    The Gay Parisian

  • Sombrero

    Sombrero

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • Deep in My Heart

    Deep in My Heart

  • Something's Got to Give

    Something's Got to Give

  • Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

    Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

  • Dance Crazy in Hollywood

    Dance Crazy in Hollywood

  • This Love of Mine

    This Love of Mine

  • Escort Girl

    Escort Girl

  • Empire State Building Murders

    Empire State Building Murders

  • The All-Star Christmas Show

    The All-Star Christmas Show

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

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

  • Rhumba Serenade

    Rhumba Serenade

  • Christmas with Crosby & Kate

    Christmas with Crosby & Kate