Cyd Charisse
Acting
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
2005Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Self - Hostess
2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
2002What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Self
2001Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2001Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Self
1995Inside the Dream Factory
Self
1994That's Entertainment! III
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self
1990Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
1989Swimsuit
Mrs. Allison
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1985That's Dancing!
1980Portrait of an Escort
Sheilah Croft
1978Warlords of Atlantis
Atsil
1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
President's Girl 4
1976That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1974That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1972Fol-de-Rol
Various Characters
1967Maroc 7
Louise Henderson
1966The Silencers
Sarita
1966Christmas with Crosby & Kate
Herself