Chita Rivera
Acting
Born January 23, 1933 · Washington, D.C., USA
Biography
Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in London.
Known For · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
Great Performances
Tony Awards
Will & Grace
The Carol Burnett Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Outer Limits
Dinah!
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Stars in the House
The Kennedy Center Honors
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Live from Lincoln Center
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
The Hollywood Palace
Chicago
tick, tick... BOOM!
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
The Judy Garland Show
E! True Hollywood Story
Sweet Charity
Night of 100 Stars II
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Every Act of Life
Night of 100 Stars III
That's Dancing!
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Studio One Forever
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Bathtubs Over Broadway
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Reopening: The Broadway Revival