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Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

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 f

Born

Mar 08, 1922

Amarillo, Texas, USA

Died

Jun 16, 2008

Known For

Acting

Movies

66 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 • as Dancer
★ 8.1
Party Girl
Party Girl
1958 • as Vicki Gaye
★ 6.8
Fiesta
Fiesta
1947 • as Conchita
★ 6.2
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
1994 • as Self - Host
★ 7.1
The Band Wagon
The Band Wagon
1953 • as Gabrielle Gerard
★ 7.2
Warlords of Atlantis
Warlords of Atlantis
1978 • as Atsil
★ 5.7
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
1974 • as (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.4
The Fabulous Allan Carr
The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.0
It's Always Fair Weather
It's Always Fair Weather
1955 • as Jackie Leighton
★ 7.0
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings
1957 • as Ninotchka Yoschenko
★ 6.8
The Silencers
The Silencers
1966 • as Sarita
★ 6.0
Brigadoon
Brigadoon
1954 • as Fiona Campbell
★ 6.6
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956 • as Maria Corvier
★ 4.5
Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 • as Dance Specialty
★ 5.8
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
★ 6.0
Two Weeks in Another Town
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962 • as Carlotta
★ 6.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
★ 7.0
Easy to Love
Easy to Love
1953 • as Model (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976 • as President's Girl 4
★ 4.4
Deep in My Heart
Deep in My Heart
1954 • as Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
★ 6.7
The Wild North
The Wild North
1952 • as Indian girl
★ 6.9
On an Island with You
On an Island with You
1948 • as Yvonne Torro
★ 5.9
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 • as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
★ 6.0
That's Dancing!
★ 6.8
The Harvey Girls
The Harvey Girls
1946 • as Deborah Andrews
★ 6.6
Words and Music
Words and Music
1948 • as Margo Grant
★ 5.9
The Mark of the Renegade
The Mark of the Renegade
1951 • as Manuella de Vasquez
★ 5.7
Portrait of an Escort
Portrait of an Escort
1980 • as Sheilah Croft
★ 3.6
East Side, West Side
East Side, West Side
1949 • as Rosa Senta
★ 7.1
Mission to Moscow
Mission to Moscow
1943 • as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Assassination in Rome
Assassination in Rome
1965 • as Shelley North
★ 5.6
Three Wise Fools
Three Wise Fools
1946 • as Rena Fairchild
★ 5.7
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
1990 • as Various Roles (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
★ 7.8
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
★ 6.8
Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer
1943 • as Dancer (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Something to Shout About
★ 6.5
Black Tights
Black Tights
1961 • as The Widow
★ 6.6
The Kissing Bandit
The Kissing Bandit
1948 • as Dancer
★ 5.2
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods
1958 • as Charlotte King
★ 4.7
Swimsuit
Swimsuit
1989 • as Mrs. Allison
★ 4.8
Tension
Tension
1949 • as Mary Chanler
★ 6.8
Marilyn
Marilyn
1963 • as archive footage
★ 7.5
Escort Girl
Escort Girl
1941 • as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
★ 3.3
The All-Star Christmas Show
★ 6.0
movie
Empire State Building Murders
2008 • as Vicky Adams
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
1966 • as Herself
★ 10.0
Sombrero
Sombrero
1953 • as Lola de Torrano
★ 4.2
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.0
Inside the Dream Factory
★ 8.0
The Unfinished Dance
The Unfinished Dance
1947 • as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
★ 6.4
Five Golden Hours
Five Golden Hours
1961 • as Baroness Sandra
★ 7.3
The Gay Parisian
The Gay Parisian
1942 • as Dancer (uncredited)
★ 4.9
In Our Time
In Our Time
1944 • as Ballerina (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Maroc 7
Maroc 7
1967 • as Louise Henderson
★ 4.9
movie
★ 6.0
Fol-de-Rol
Fol-de-Rol
1972 • as Various Characters
This Love of Mine
This Love of Mine
1942 • as Dancer (uncredited)
★ 6.8
movie
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006 • as Self (Archive Footage)