8.1
Movie
Acting
Cyd Charisse
- Born
- Died
- (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Amarillo, Texas, USA
- Credits
- 87 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.1
Movie
7.7
TV
Frasier
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.2
Movie
The Band Wagon
6.2
TV
The Love Boat
6.5
Movie
Brigadoon
7.2
TV
Hawaii Five-O
6.5
TV
Fantasy Island
5.7
Movie
Warlords of Atlantis
7.0
Movie
It's Always Fair Weather
6.8
Movie
Party Girl
6.9
Movie
Silk Stockings
5.9
Movie
Two Weeks in Another Town
6.0
Movie
Ziegfeld Follies
6.8
Movie
Tension
6.1
Movie
The Silencers
6.6
Movie
The Harvey Girls
7.1
Movie
That's Entertainment! III
Acting credits 87
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Fabulous Allan Carr Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | Empire State Building Murders Film | Vicky Adams |
| 2006 | It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note Film | Self (Archive Footage) |
| 2005 | Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' Film | Self |
| 2004 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies Film | Self |
| 2003 | Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk Film | Self - Hostess |
| 2002 | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer Film | Self |
| 2002 | What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' Film | Self |
| 2001 | Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration Film | Self |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days Film | Self |
| 1997 | HARDtalk TV | (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Inside the Dream Factory Film | Self |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III Film | Self - Host |
| 1994 | Burke's Law TV | Amanda Richardson (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Frasier TV | Polly (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking Film | (archive footage) |
| 1990 | You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story Film | Self |
| 1990 | Dance Crazy in Hollywood Film | Various Roles (archive footage) |
| 1989 | Swimsuit Film | Mrs. Allison |
| 1987 | Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Film | Self |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! Film | |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox TV | Barbara Carlisle (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Myrna Montclair (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Glitter TV | Ethel Woodley (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Portrait of an Escort Film | Sheilah Croft |
| 1978 | Warlords of Atlantis Film | Atsil |
| 1978 | Fantasy Island TV | Queen Delphia (1 ep) |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Eve Mills (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Film | President's Girl 4 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II Film | (archive footage) |
| 1976 | Donny & Marie TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! Film | (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Fol-de-Rol Film | Various Characters |
| 1971 | Film '72 TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Great Performances TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Medical Center TV | (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O TV | Alicia Warren (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Maroc 7 Film | Louise Henderson |
| 1966 | Christmas with Crosby & Kate Film | Herself |
| 1966 | The Silencers Film | Sarita |
| 1965 | Assassination in Rome Film | Shelley North |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace TV | Self - Dancer (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Marilyn Film | archive footage |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town Film | Carlotta |
| 1961 | Black Tights Film | The Widow |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours Film | Baroness Sandra |
| 1959 | Startime TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1958 | The All-Star Christmas Show Film | Self |
| 1958 | Party Girl Film | Vicki Gaye |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods Film | Charlotte King |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings Film | Ninotchka Yoschenko |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas Film | Maria Corvier |
| 1955 | MGM Parade TV | Self (4 ep) |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair Weather Film | Jackie Leighton |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart Film | Performer (segment "The Desert Song") |
| 1954 | Brigadoon Film | Fiona Campbell |
| 1953 | Easy to Love Film | Model (uncredited) |