Cyd Charisse
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1922-03-08
- Died
- 2008-06-16
- Place of birth
- Amarillo, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Lily Norwood · Tula Ellice Finklea · سید شریس
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (21)
Frasier
1993
as Polly (voice)
The Love Boat
1977
as Eve Mills
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Myrna Montclair
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Fantasy Island
1978
as Queen Delphia
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Alicia Warren
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Medical Center
1969
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
Burke's Law
1994
as Amanda Richardson
Startime
1959
as Self
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Barbara Carlisle
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Dancer
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
HARDtalk
1997
Glitter
1984
as Ethel Woodley
Movies (66)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Dancer
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Silk Stockings
1957
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Dance Specialty
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
as Self - Hostess
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
as Atsil
The Silencers
1966
as Sarita
Party Girl
1958
as Vicki Gaye
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Carlotta
Fiesta
1947
as Conchita
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
as Self
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Jackie Leighton
Easy to Love
1953
as Model (uncredited)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
The Unfinished Dance
1947
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Maria Corvier
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Deborah Andrews
That's Dancing!
1985
The Band Wagon
1953
as Gabrielle Gerard
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self
East Side, West Side
1949
as Rosa Senta
Words and Music
1948
as Margo Grant
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Dancer
The Wild North
1952
as Indian girl
Brigadoon
1954
as Fiona Campbell
Five Golden Hours
1961
as Baroness Sandra
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Rena Fairchild
Twilight for the Gods
1958
as Charlotte King
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as President's Girl 4
On an Island with You
1948
as Yvonne Torro
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Deep in My Heart
1954
as Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
In Our Time
1944
as Ballerina (uncredited)
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001
as Self
Empire State Building Murders
2008
as Vicky Adams
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Dancer (uncredited)
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
Something to Shout About
1943
as Lily
The Mark of the Renegade
1951
as Manuella de Vasquez
Sombrero
1953
as Lola de Torrano
Portrait of an Escort
1980
as Sheilah Croft
Tension
1949
as Mary Chanler
Swimsuit
1989
as Mrs. Allison
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self
Black Tights
1961
as The Widow
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
1966
as Herself
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self
Escort Girl
1941
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
Marilyn
1963
as archive footage
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
1991
as (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
Assassination in Rome
1965
as Shelley North
Maroc 7
1967
as Louise Henderson
This Love of Mine
1942
as Dancer (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006
as Self (Archive Footage)
Fol-de-Rol
1972
as Various Characters
The Gay Parisian
1942
as Dancer (uncredited)
Rhumba Serenade
1941
About Cyd Charisse
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 d… With 87 credits spanning from 1941 to 2017, Cyd Charisse has appeared in 66 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Cyd Charisse Movies
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Dancer
- That's Entertainment! (1974) — as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Silk Stockings (1957) — as Ninotchka Yoschenko
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — as Dance Specialty
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (2003) — as Self - Hostess
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