About
Cyd Charisse
Overview
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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Known for
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| 2008 | Empire State Building Murders | Actor | Vicky Adams | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note | Actor | Self (Archive Footage) | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk | Actor | Self - Hostess | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Actor | Self | 61 Fair |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Inside the Dream Factory | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | Actor | Self - Co-Host / Narrator | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1990 | You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Dance Crazy in Hollywood | Actor | Various Roles (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Swimsuit | Actor | Mrs. Allison | 59 Average |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1980 | Portrait of an Escort | Actor | Sheilah Croft | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Warlords of Atlantis | Actor | Atsil | 58 Average |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Actor | President's Girl 4 | 58 Average |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | Actor | (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1972 | Fol-de-Rol | Actor | Various Characters | N/A N/A |
| 1967 | Maroc 7 | Actor | Louise Henderson | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Christmas with Crosby & Kate | Actor | Herself | 59 Average |
| 1966 | The Silencers | Actor | Sarita | 59 Average |
| 1965 | Assassination in Rome | Actor | Shelley North | 58 Average |
| 1963 | Marilyn | Actor | Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town | Actor | Carlotta | 59 Average |
| 1962 | Something's Got to Give | Actor | Bianca Russell Arden | 59 Average |
| 1961 | Black Tights | Actor | The Widow | 59 Average |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Actor | Baroness Sandra | 59 Average |
| 1958 | Party Girl | Actor | Vicki Gaye | 59 Average |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | Actor | Charlotte King | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings | Actor | Ninotchka Yoschenko | 59 Average |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas | Actor | Maria Corvier | 58 Average |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair Weather | Actor | Jackie Leighton | 60 Fair |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart | Actor | Performer in The Desert Song | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Brigadoon | Actor | Fiona Campbell | 60 Fair |
| 1953 | Easy to Love | Actor | Model (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1953 | The Band Wagon | Actor | Gabrielle Gerard | 62 Fair |
| 1953 | Sombrero | Actor | Lola de Torrano | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain | Actor | Dancer | 78 Good |
| 1952 | The Wild North | Actor | Indian girl | 59 Average |
| 1951 | The Mark of the Renegade | Actor | Manuella de Vasquez | 58 Average |
| 1949 | East Side, West Side | Actor | Rosa Senta | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Tension | Actor | Mary Chanler | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Words and Music | Actor | Margo Grant | 58 Average |
| 1948 | The Kissing Bandit | Actor | Dancer | 58 Average |
| 1948 | On an Island with You | Actor | Yvonne Torro | 58 Average |
| 1947 | The Unfinished Dance | Actor | Mlle. Ariane Bouchet | 58 Average |
| 1947 | Fiesta | Actor | Conchita | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | Actor | Dance Specialty | 58 Average |
| 1946 | Three Wise Fools | Actor | Rena Fairchild | 59 Average |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls | Actor | Deborah Andrews | 59 Average |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies | Actor | Ballerina (segment "Beauty") | 59 Average |
| 1944 | In Our Time | Actor | Ballerina (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Thousands Cheer | Actor | Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Actor | Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1943 | Something to Shout About | Actor | Lily | 59 Average |
| 1942 | This Love of Mine | Actor | Dancer (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | The Gay Parisian | Actor | Dancer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Escort Girl | Actor | Flamenco Dancer (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Rhumba Serenade | Actor | N/A N/A |
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