Cyd Charisse
Acting
Born March 8, 1922 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
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.
Known For · 40 titles
The Love Boat
Frasier
Great Performances
Murder, She Wrote
Hawaii Five-O
What's My Line?
Fantasy Island
The Ed Sullivan Show
Film '72
The Oscars
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Medical Center
Crazy like a Fox
MGM Parade
Burke's Law
Donny & Marie
HARDtalk
Singin' in the Rain
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The Hollywood Palace
Startime
Glitter
The Band Wagon
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Party Girl
Warlords of Atlantis
That's Entertainment!
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment, Part II
Till the Clouds Roll By
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
The Harvey Girls
The Silencers
It's Always Fair Weather
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Silk Stockings
Ziegfeld Follies
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Fiesta