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Cyd Charisse

Actor

Cyd Charisse

Born March 8, 1922 in Amarillo, Texas, USADied June 16, 200844 films

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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Singin' in the Rain posterFirst watchSingin' in the Rain19528.1as DancerIn 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Band Wagon poster7.2The Band Wagon1953Brigadoon poster6.5Brigadoon1954It's Always Fair Weather poster7.0It's Always Fair Weather1955Party Girl poster6.8Party Girl1958Silk Stockings poster6.9Silk Stockings1957Tension poster6.8Tension1949The Harvey Girls poster6.6The Harvey Girls1946Warlords of Atlantis poster5.7Warlords of Atlantis1978

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. 2008Empire State Building MurdersVicky Adams
  2. 1989SwimsuitMrs. Allison
  3. 1980Portrait of an EscortSheilah Croft
  4. 1978Warlords of AtlantisAtsil
  5. 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved HollywoodPresident's Girl 4
  6. 1972Fol-de-RolVarious Characters
  7. 1967Maroc 7Louise Henderson
  8. 1966The SilencersSarita
  9. 1965Assassination in RomeShelley North
  10. 1962Two Weeks in Another TownCarlotta
  11. 1961Black TightsThe Widow
  12. 1961Five Golden HoursBaroness Sandra
  13. 1958Party GirlVicki Gaye
  14. 1958Twilight for the GodsCharlotte King
  15. 1957Silk StockingsNinotchka Yoschenko
  16. 1956Meet Me in Las VegasMaria Corvier
  17. 1955It's Always Fair WeatherJackie Leighton
  18. 1954Deep in My HeartPerformer (segment "The Desert Song")
  19. 1954BrigadoonFiona Campbell
  20. 1953Easy to LoveModel (uncredited)
  21. 1953The Band WagonGabrielle Gerard
  22. 1953SombreroLola de Torrano
  23. 1952Singin' in the RainDancer
  24. 1952The Wild NorthIndian girl
  25. 1951The Mark of the RenegadeManuella de Vasquez
  26. 1949East Side, West SideRosa Senta
  27. 1949TensionMary Chanler
  28. 1948Words and MusicMargo Grant
  29. 1948The Kissing BanditDancer
  30. 1948On an Island with YouYvonne Torro
  31. 1947The Unfinished DanceMlle. Ariane Bouchet
  32. 1947FiestaConchita
  33. 1946Till the Clouds Roll ByDance Specialty
  34. 1946Three Wise FoolsRena Fairchild
  35. 1946The Harvey GirlsDeborah Andrews
  36. 1945Ziegfeld FolliesBallerina (segment "Beauty")
  37. 1944In Our TimeBallerina (uncredited)
  38. 1943Thousands CheerDancer (uncredited)
  39. 1943Mission to MoscowGalina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
  40. 1943Something to Shout AboutLily
  41. 1942This Love of MineDancer (uncredited)
  42. 1942The Gay ParisianDancer (uncredited)
  43. 1941Escort GirlFlamenco Dancer (uncredited)
  44. 1941Rhumba Serenade