Chita Rivera
Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1933
Died: January 30, 2024
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
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.
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Filmography
41 movies · 18 TV shows, newest first
10.0
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
7.7
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
7.8
Studio One Forever
2024
2.0
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
NR
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
7.4
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
NR
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
5.2
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
NR
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
10.0
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
NR
Amy's Victory Dance
2020
NR
Stars in the House
2020
5.0
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
7.3
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019
1.0
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
6.4
Every Act of Life
2018
8.1
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
8.0
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
NR
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
7.3
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
9.0
Kalamazoo?
2006
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
6.4
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
7.1
Chicago
2002
6.5
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
6.9
Will & Grace
1998
7.0
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997NR
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
7.2
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
6.3
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
4.3
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
4.3
Mayflower Madam
1987
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.9
That's Dancing!
1985
NR
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
7.5
Pippin
1981
7.4
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
4.3
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
9.0
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
8.7
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
7.0
Dinah!
1974
7.6
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
NR
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
5.2
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
6.9
Sweet Charity
1969
NR
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
8.2
The Judy Garland Show
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
NR
Tony Awards
1956
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948