Cyd Charisse
Acting
1922-03-08 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
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.
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948 · 6.8
movieOn an Island with You
as Yvonne Torro · 1948 · 5.9
movieThe Unfinished Dance
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet · 1947 · 6.3
movieFiesta
as Conchita · 1947 · 6.2
movieTill the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty · 1946 · 5.7
movieThree Wise Fools
as Rena Fairchild · 1946 · 5.7
movieThe Harvey Girls
as Deborah Andrews · 1946 · 6.6
movieZiegfeld Follies
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty") · 1945 · 6.0
movieIn Our Time
as Ballerina (uncredited) · 1944 · 6.4
movieThousands Cheer
as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited) · 1943 · 6.4
movieMission to Moscow
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited) · 1943 · 5.7
movieSomething to Shout About
as Lily · 1943 · 6.5
movieThis Love of Mine
as Dancer (uncredited) · 1942 · 6.5
movieThe Gay Parisian
as Dancer (uncredited) · 1942 · 4.9
movieEscort Girl
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited) · 1941 · 3.3
movieRhumba Serenade
as · 1941 · 0.0