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