Cyd Charisse
50 movies · 9 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 8, 1922
- Died
- Jun 16, 2008 (age 86)
- 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Cyd Charisse: movies and TV shows
Acting (59)
- 2008 Empire State Building Murders
as Vicky Adams
- 1994
- 1993
- 1991 Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
as (archive footage)
- 1990 Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1989 Swimsuit
as Mrs. Allison
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1980 Portrait of an Escort
as Sheilah Croft
- 1978 Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as President's Girl 4
- 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
- 1974 That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1972 Fol-de-Rol
as Various Characters
- 1969
- 1969
- 1967 Maroc 7
as Louise Henderson
- 1966 The Silencers
as Sarita
- 1965 Assassination in Rome
as Shelley North
- 1963 Marilyn
as archive footage
- 1962 Two Weeks in Another Town
as Carlotta
- 1961 Black Tights
as The Widow
- 1961 Five Golden Hours
as Baroness Sandra
- 1958 Party Girl
as Vicki Gaye
- 1958 Twilight for the Gods
as Charlotte King
- 1957 Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
- 1956 Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Maria Corvier
- 1955 It's Always Fair Weather
as Jackie Leighton
- 1954 Deep in My Heart
as Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
- 1954 Brigadoon
as Fiona Campbell
- 1953 Easy to Love
as Model (uncredited)
- 1953 The Band Wagon
as Gabrielle Gerard
- 1953 Sombrero
as Lola de Torrano
- 1952 Singin' in the Rain
as Dancer
- 1952 The Wild North
as Indian girl
- 1951 The Mark of the Renegade
as Manuella de Vasquez
- 1949 East Side, West Side
as Rosa Senta
- 1949 Tension
as Mary Chanler
- 1948 Words and Music
as Margo Grant
- 1948 The Kissing Bandit
as Dancer
- 1948 On an Island with You
as Yvonne Torro
- 1947 The Unfinished Dance
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
- 1947 Fiesta
as Conchita
- 1946 Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
- 1946 Three Wise Fools
as Rena Fairchild
- 1946 The Harvey Girls
as Deborah Andrews
- 1945 Ziegfeld Follies
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
- 1944 In Our Time
as Ballerina (uncredited)
- 1943 Thousands Cheer
as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1943 Mission to Moscow
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
- 1943 Something to Shout About
as Lily
- 1942 This Love of Mine
as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1942 The Gay Parisian
as Dancer (uncredited)
- 1941 Escort Girl
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
- 1941
Talk shows and appearances (28)
- 2017
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 1997 HARDtalk
1 episode
- 1995
- 1994
- 1990
- 1987
- 1976 Donny & Marie
1 episode
- 1973
- 1973
- 1971 Film '72
1 episode
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1966
- 1964 The Hollywood Palace
1 episode
- 1959 Startime
1 episode
- 1958
- 1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1 episode
- 1955 MGM Parade
5 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
5 episodes
- 1950 What's My Line?
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
2 episodes