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Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 08, 1921
Died Jun 16, 2008 (87)
Birthplace Amarillo, Texas, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

Empire State Building Murders

Empire State Building Murders

2008

as Vicky Adams

Swimsuit

Swimsuit

1989

as Mrs. Allison

Portrait of an Escort

Portrait of an Escort

1980

as Sheilah Croft

Warlords of Atlantis

Warlords of Atlantis

1978

as Atsil

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

1976

as President's Girl 4

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

Fol-de-Rol

Fol-de-Rol

1972

as Various Characters

Maroc 7

Maroc 7

1967

as Louise Henderson

The Silencers

The Silencers

1966

as Sarita

Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962

as Carlotta

Five Golden Hours

Five Golden Hours

1961

as Baroness Sandra

Party Girl

Party Girl

1958

as Vicki Gaye

Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods

1958

as Charlotte King

Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings

1957

as Ninotchka Yoschenko

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

as Maria Corvier

It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

as Jackie Leighton

Brigadoon

Brigadoon

1954

as Fiona Campbell

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart

1954

as Performer in The Desert Song

The Band Wagon

The Band Wagon

1953

as Gabrielle Gerard

Sombrero

Sombrero

1953

as Lola de Torrano

Easy to Love

Easy to Love

1953

as Model (uncredited)

The Wild North

The Wild North

1952

as Indian girl

Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain

1952

as Dancer

The Mark of the Renegade

The Mark of the Renegade

1951

as Manuella de Vasquez

Tension

Tension

1949

as Mary Chanler

East Side, West Side

East Side, West Side

1949

as Rosa Senta

On an Island with You

On an Island with You

1948

as Yvonne Torro

Words and Music

Words and Music

1948

as Margo Grant

The Kissing Bandit

The Kissing Bandit

1948

as Dancer

The Unfinished Dance

The Unfinished Dance

1947

as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet

Fiesta

Fiesta

1947

as Conchita

Three Wise Fools

Three Wise Fools

1946

as Rena Fairchild

The Harvey Girls

The Harvey Girls

1946

as Deborah Andrews

Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

as Dance Specialty

Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")

In Our Time

In Our Time

1944

as Ballerina (uncredited)

Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

1943

as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

1943

as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)

This Love of Mine

This Love of Mine

1942

as Dancer (uncredited)

The Gay Parisian

The Gay Parisian

1942

as Dancer (uncredited)

Escort Girl

Escort Girl

1941

as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)

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Television Credits

Murder, She Wrote

as Myrna Montclair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Love Boat

as Eve Mills

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Hawaii Five-O

as Alicia Warren

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Frasier

as Polly (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Crazy like a Fox

as Barbara Carlisle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 30, 1984

Glitter

as Ethel Woodley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1984

Burke's Law

as Amanda Richardson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1994

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Donny & Marie

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1976

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Dancer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1964

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1956

MGM Parade

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1955

Startime

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 1959

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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