Cyd Charisse
Acting
Born 1922-03-08 · Amarillo, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Mar 15, 2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Jun 22, 2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Apr 22, 2003
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Sep 24, 2002
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Sep 24, 2002
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Nov 13, 2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Jun 1, 2001
Inside the Dream Factory
Nov 1, 1995
That's Entertainment! III
Jul 1, 1994
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Jul 23, 1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Jan 1, 1990
Swimsuit
Feb 19, 1989
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
May 18, 1987
That's Dancing!
Jan 18, 1985
Portrait of an Escort
Oct 8, 1980
Warlords of Atlantis
May 1, 1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Jul 26, 1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
May 16, 1976
That's Entertainment!
Jun 21, 1974
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Jan 1, 1973
Fol-de-Rol
Feb 28, 1972
Maroc 7
Mar 22, 1967
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Dec 24, 1966
The Silencers
Feb 18, 1966
Assassination in Rome
Jun 7, 1965
Two Weeks in Another Town
Aug 17, 1962
Something's Got to Give
Jun 1, 1962
Black Tights
Sep 7, 1961
Five Golden Hours
Feb 1, 1961
The All-Star Christmas Show
Dec 1, 1958