Cyd Charisse
Known for: Acting
Born: March 8, 1922
Died: June 16, 2008
Place of birth: Amarillo, Texas, USA
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.
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Filmography
66 movies · 21 TV shows, newest first
5.0
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017NR
Empire State Building Murders
2008NR
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006
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Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
8.3
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
7.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
7.8
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
7.0
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
8.0
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
6.8
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001
8.7
HARDtalk
1997
8.0
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
7.1
That's Entertainment! III
1994
6.8
Burke's Law
1994
7.7
Frasier
19936.0
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
1991
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
6.0
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
5.1
Swimsuit
1989
6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
6.9
That's Dancing!
1985
7.2
Crazy like a Fox
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984
5.3
Glitter
1984
3.6
Portrait of an Escort
1980
5.7
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
6.5
Fantasy Island
1978
6.3
The Love Boat
1977
4.4
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
6.8
Donny & Marie
1976
7.4
That's Entertainment!
1974
7.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
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Fol-de-Rol
19725.1
Film '72
1971
6.1
Great Performances
1971
6.4
Medical Center
1969
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
4.9
Maroc 7
1967
10.0
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
1966
6.1
The Silencers
1966
5.5
Assassination in Rome
1965
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
1964
7.5
Marilyn
1963
5.9
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
6.6
Black Tights
1961
7.3
Five Golden Hours
1961
6.8
Startime
1959
6.0
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
6.8
Party Girl
1958
4.7
Twilight for the Gods
1958
6.9
Silk Stockings
1957
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
4.5
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
7.5
MGM Parade
1955
6.9
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
6.7
Deep in My Heart
1954
6.5
Brigadoon
1954
6.2
Easy to Love
1953
7.2
The Band Wagon
1953
4.3
Sombrero
1953
7.0
The Oscars
1953
8.1
Singin' in the Rain
1952
6.9
The Wild North
1952
5.7
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
7.0
What's My Line?
1950
7.1
East Side, West Side
1949
6.8
Tension
1949
5.8
Words and Music
1948
5.2
The Kissing Bandit
1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
5.9
On an Island with You
1948
6.4
The Unfinished Dance
1947
6.2
Fiesta
1947
5.8
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
5.7
Three Wise Fools
1946
6.6
The Harvey Girls
1946
6.0
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
6.4
In Our Time
1944
6.4
Thousands Cheer
1943
5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943
6.5
Something to Shout About
1943
6.8
This Love of Mine
1942
4.9
The Gay Parisian
1942
3.3
Escort Girl
1941NR
Rhumba Serenade
1941