Acting · Amarillo, Texas, USA · Born March 8, 1922
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.
MovieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)
Empire State Building Murders
2008
as Vicky Adams
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieGet Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self
MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
MovieCole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
as Self - Hostess
MovieGene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self
MovieWhat a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self
MovieMichael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
as Self
MovieMarilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001
as Self
TVHARDtalk
1997
MovieInside the Dream Factory
1995
as Self
MovieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
TVBurke's Law
1994
as Amanda Richardson
TVFrasier
1993
as Polly (voice)
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
1991
as (archive footage)
MovieYou're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self
MovieDance Crazy in Hollywood
1990
as Various Roles (archive footage)
MovieSwimsuit
1989
as Mrs. Allison
MovieHappy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
MovieThat's Dancing!
1985
TVCrazy like a Fox
1984
as Barbara Carlisle
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Myrna Montclair
TVGlitter
1984
as Ethel Woodley
MoviePortrait of an Escort
1980
as Sheilah Croft
MovieWarlords of Atlantis
1978
as Atsil
TVFantasy Island
1978
as Queen Delphia
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Eve Mills
MovieWon Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as President's Girl 4
MovieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
TVDonny & Marie
1976
as Self
MovieThat's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieThe Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFol-de-Rol
1972
as Various Characters
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
TVMedical Center
1969
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Alicia Warren
MovieMaroc 7
1967
as Louise Henderson
MovieChristmas with Crosby & Kate
1966
as Herself
MovieThe Silencers
1966
as Sarita
MovieAssassination in Rome
1965
as Shelley North
TVThe Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Dancer
MovieMarilyn
1963
as archive footage
MovieTwo Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Carlotta
MovieBlack Tights
1961
as The Widow
MovieFive Golden Hours
1961
as Baroness Sandra
TVStartime
1959
as Self
MovieThe All-Star Christmas Show
1958
as Self
MovieParty Girl
1958
as Vicki Gaye
MovieTwilight for the Gods
1958
as Charlotte King
MovieSilk Stockings
1957
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
MovieMeet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Maria Corvier
TVMGM Parade
1955
as Self
MovieIt's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Jackie Leighton
MovieDeep in My Heart
1954
as Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
MovieBrigadoon
1954
as Fiona Campbell
MovieEasy to Love
1953
as Model (uncredited)
MovieThe Band Wagon
1953
as Gabrielle Gerard
MovieSombrero
1953
as Lola de Torrano
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieSingin' in the Rain
1952
as Dancer
MovieThe Wild North
1952
as Indian girl
MovieThe Mark of the Renegade
1951
as Manuella de Vasquez
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
MovieEast Side, West Side
1949
as Rosa Senta
MovieTension
1949
as Mary Chanler
MovieWords and Music
1948
as Margo Grant
MovieThe Kissing Bandit
1948
as Dancer
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieOn an Island with You
1948
as Yvonne Torro
MovieThe Unfinished Dance
1947
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
MovieFiesta
1947
as Conchita
MovieTill the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Dance Specialty
MovieThree Wise Fools
1946
as Rena Fairchild
MovieThe Harvey Girls
1946
as Deborah Andrews
MovieZiegfeld Follies
1945
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
MovieIn Our Time
1944
as Ballerina (uncredited)
MovieThousands Cheer
1943
as Dancer (uncredited)
MovieMission to Moscow
1943
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
MovieSomething to Shout About
1943
as Lily
MovieThis Love of Mine
1942
as Dancer (uncredited)
MovieThe Gay Parisian
1942
as Dancer (uncredited)
MovieEscort Girl
1941
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
Rhumba Serenade
1941
