Personal Info
Birthday
March 8, 1922
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (82)
4.5
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie2017
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0.0
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Movie2005
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8.3
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Movie2004
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7.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Movie2003
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7.8
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Movie2002
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7.0
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Movie2002
8.0
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie2001
6.8
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Movie2001
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8.7
HARDtalk
TV Series1997
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8.0
Inside the Dream Factory
Movie1995
7.0
That's Entertainment! III
Movie1994
6.8
Burke's Law
TV Series1994
7.7
Frasier
TV Series1993
0.0
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie1990
6.0
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Movie1990
5.0
Swimsuit
Movie1989
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6.0
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie1987
6.9
That's Dancing!
Movie1985
7.2
Crazy like a Fox
TV Series1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
TV Series1984
5.3
Glitter
TV Series1984
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3.6
Portrait of an Escort
Movie1980
5.7
Warlords of Atlantis
Movie1978
6.5
Fantasy Island
TV Series1978
6.3
The Love Boat
TV Series1977
4.3
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie1976
7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie1976
6.8
Donny & Marie
TV Series1976
7.4
That's Entertainment!
Movie1974
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6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV Series1973
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7.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Movie1973
0.0
Fol-de-Rol
Movie1972
6.1
Great Performances
TV Series1971
6.4
Medical Center
TV Series1969
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
TV Series1968
4.9
Maroc 7
Movie1967
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10.0
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Movie1966
6.0
The Silencers
Movie1966
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5.5
Assassination in Rome
Movie1965
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5.0
The Hollywood Palace
TV Series1964
7.5
Marilyn
Movie1963
5.9
Two Weeks in Another Town
Movie1962
6.6
Black Tights
Movie1961
7.3
Five Golden Hours
Movie1961
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6.8
Startime
TV Series1959
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6.0
The All-Star Christmas Show
Movie1958
6.8
Party Girl
Movie1958
4.7
Twilight for the Gods
Movie1958
6.8
Silk Stockings
Movie1957
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV Series1956
4.5
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Movie1956
7.5
MGM Parade
TV Series1955
7.0
It's Always Fair Weather
Movie1955
6.7
Deep in My Heart
Movie1954
6.5
Brigadoon
Movie1954
6.1
Easy to Love
Movie1953
7.2
The Band Wagon
Movie1953
4.2
Sombrero
Movie1953
7.0
The Oscars
TV Series1953
8.1
Singin' in the Rain
Movie1952
6.9
The Wild North
Movie1952
5.7
The Mark of the Renegade
Movie1951
7.0
What's My Line?
TV Series1950
7.1
East Side, West Side
Movie1949
6.8
Tension
Movie1949
5.8
Words and Music
Movie1948
5.2
The Kissing Bandit
Movie1948
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV Series1948
5.9
On an Island with You
Movie1948
6.4
The Unfinished Dance
Movie1947
6.2
Fiesta
Movie1947
5.8
Till the Clouds Roll By
Movie1946
5.7
Three Wise Fools
Movie1946
6.6
The Harvey Girls
Movie1946
6.0
Ziegfeld Follies
Movie1945
6.4
In Our Time
Movie1944
6.4
Thousands Cheer
Movie1943
5.7
Mission to Moscow
Movie1943
6.5
Something to Shout About
Movie1943
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6.8
This Love of Mine
Movie1942
4.9
The Gay Parisian
Movie1942
3.3
Escort Girl
Movie1941