Cyd Charisse
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Frasier
Polly (voice)
1993
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Myrna Montclair
1984
Series
The Love Boat
Eve Mills
1977
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Alicia Warren
1968
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Fantasy Island
Queen Delphia
1978
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Medical Center
1969
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
Series
Crazy like a Fox
Barbara Carlisle
1984
Film
Singin' in the Rain
Dancer
1952
Series
Burke's Law
Amanda Richardson
1994
Series
MGM Parade
Self
1955
Series
MGM Parade
1955
Series
HARDtalk
1997
Series
Startime
Self
1959
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Dancer
1964
Series
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Series
Glitter
Ethel Woodley
1984
Film
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self - Hostess
2003
Film
The Band Wagon
Gabrielle Gerard
1953
Film
Party Girl
Vicki Gaye
1958
Film
Warlords of Atlantis
Atsil
1978
Film
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
1990
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Film
The Silencers
Sarita
1966
Film
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1994
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
Silk Stockings
Ninotchka Yoschenko
1957
Film
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001
Film
The Harvey Girls
Deborah Andrews
1946
Film
Till the Clouds Roll By
Dance Specialty
1946
Film
Brigadoon
Fiona Campbell
1954
Film
Easy to Love
Model (uncredited)
1953
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
2005
Film
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
President's Girl 4
1976
Film
The Wild North
Indian girl
1952
Film
It's Always Fair Weather
Jackie Leighton
1955
Film
Ziegfeld Follies
Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
1945
Film
That's Dancing!
1985
Film
Words and Music
Margo Grant
1948
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
2017
Film
Two Weeks in Another Town
Carlotta
1962
Film
The Mark of the Renegade
Manuella de Vasquez
1951
Film
Fiesta
Conchita
1947
Film
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Maria Corvier
1956
Film
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
1958
Film
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
2002
Film
Deep in My Heart
Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
1954
Film
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1990
Film
East Side, West Side
Rosa Senta
1949
Film
Sombrero
Lola de Torrano
1953
Film
Maroc 7
Louise Henderson
1967
Film
On an Island with You
Yvonne Torro
1948
Film
Three Wise Fools
Rena Fairchild
1946
Film
The Kissing Bandit
Dancer
1948
Film
Thousands Cheer
Dancer (uncredited)
1943
Film
Tension
Mary Chanler
1949
Film
Mission to Moscow
Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
1943
Film
Swimsuit
Mrs. Allison
1989
Film
In Our Time
Ballerina (uncredited)
1944
Film
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Self
2001
Film
Portrait of an Escort
Sheilah Croft
1980
Film
Marilyn
archive footage
1963
Film
Fol-de-Rol
Various Characters
1972
Film
Five Golden Hours
Baroness Sandra
1961
Empire State Building Murders
Vicky Adams
2008
Film
The Unfinished Dance
Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
1947
Film
Inside the Dream Factory
Self
1995
Film
Something to Shout About
Lily
1943
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
2004
Film
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973
Film
Assassination in Rome
Shelley North
1965
Film
Twilight for the Gods
Charlotte King
1958
Film
The Gay Parisian
Dancer (uncredited)
1942
Film
This Love of Mine
Dancer (uncredited)
1942
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
(archive footage)
1991
Film
Black Tights
The Widow
1961
Film
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Herself
1966
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Self (Archive Footage)
2006
Film
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Self
2002
Film
Escort Girl
Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
1941
Rhumba Serenade
1941