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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Frasier

Murder, She Wrote

The Love Boat

Hawaii Five-O

Great Performances

What's My Line?

Fantasy Island

Medical Center

All Movies (66)

• The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · as Self (archive)
• Empire State Building Murders2008 · as Vicky Adams
• It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note2006 · as Self (Archive Footage)
• Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'2005 · as Self
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies2004 · as Self
• Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk2003 · as Self - Hostess
• Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer2002 · as Self
• What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'2002 · as Self
• Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration2001 · as Self
• Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days2001 · as Self
• Inside the Dream Factory1995 · as Self
• That's Entertainment! III1994 · as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
• Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking1991 · as (archive footage)
• You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story1990 · as Self
• Dance Crazy in Hollywood1990 · as Various Roles (archive footage)
• Swimsuit1989 · as Mrs. Allison
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood1987 · as Self
• That's Dancing!1985
• Portrait of an Escort1980 · as Sheilah Croft
• Warlords of Atlantis1978 · as Atsil
• Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood1976 · as President's Girl 4
• That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment!1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli1973 · as Self (archive footage)
• Fol-de-Rol1972 · as Various Characters
• Maroc 71967 · as Louise Henderson
• Christmas with Crosby & Kate1966 · as Herself
• The Silencers1966 · as Sarita
• Assassination in Rome1965 · as Shelley North
• Marilyn1963 · as archive footage
• Two Weeks in Another Town1962 · as Carlotta
• Black Tights1961 · as The Widow
• Five Golden Hours1961 · as Baroness Sandra
• The All-Star Christmas Show1958 · as Self
• Party Girl1958 · as Vicki Gaye
• Twilight for the Gods1958 · as Charlotte King
• Silk Stockings1957 · as Ninotchka Yoschenko
• Meet Me in Las Vegas1956 · as Maria Corvier
• It's Always Fair Weather1955 · as Jackie Leighton
• Deep in My Heart1954 · as Performer in The Desert Song
• Brigadoon1954 · as Fiona Campbell
• Easy to Love1953 · as Model (uncredited)
• The Band Wagon1953 · as Gabrielle Gerard
• Sombrero1953 · as Lola de Torrano
• Singin' in the Rain1952 · as Dancer
• The Wild North1952 · as Indian girl
• The Mark of the Renegade1951 · as Manuella de Vasquez
• East Side, West Side1949 · as Rosa Senta
• Tension1949 · as Mary Chanler
• Words and Music1948 · as Margo Grant
• The Kissing Bandit1948 · as Dancer
• On an Island with You1948 · as Yvonne Torro
• The Unfinished Dance1947 · as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
• Fiesta1947 · as Conchita
• Till the Clouds Roll By1946 · as Dance Specialty
• Three Wise Fools1946 · as Rena Fairchild
• The Harvey Girls1946 · as Deborah Andrews
• Ziegfeld Follies1945 · as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
• In Our Time1944 · as Ballerina (uncredited)
• Thousands Cheer1943 · as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
• Mission to Moscow1943 · as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
• Something to Shout About1943 · as Lily
• This Love of Mine1942 · as Dancer (uncredited)
• The Gay Parisian1942 · as Dancer (uncredited)
• Escort Girl1941 · as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
• Rhumba Serenade1941

All TV Shows (22)

• HARDtalk1997
• Burke's Law1994 · as Amanda Richardson
• Frasier1993 · as Polly (voice)
• Crazy like a Fox1984 · as Barbara Carlisle
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Myrna Montclair
• Glitter1984 · as Ethel Woodley
• Fantasy Island1978 · as Queen Delphia
• The Love Boat1977 · as Eve Mills
• Donny & Marie1976 · as Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• Film '721971 · as Self
• Great Performances1971 · as Self
• Medical Center1969
• Hawaii Five-O1968 · as Alicia Warren
• The Hollywood Palace1964 · as Self - Dancer
• Startime1959 · as Self
• The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956 · as Self
• MGM Parade1955 · as Self
• MGM Parade1955
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self