Acting
Chita Rivera
EN cinema · 40 credits
Born
23 January 1933
Died
30 January 2024 (aged 91)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Also known as Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
Chita Rivera was an American actress, singer, and dancer who became a musical theater icon. Born Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, she won two Tony Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her roles in The Rink (1984) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993). Rivera achieved stardom for her performance as Anita in the original Broadway production of West Side Story, a role she reprised in London.
Known for
Filmography
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #13
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Broadway Diva
Kalamazoo?
as Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Chicago
as Nickie
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
as Self (archive footage)
Mayflower Madam
as Risa Dickstein
That's Dancing!
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
Pippin
as Fastrada
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Our Guests at Heartland
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Gingerbread Lady
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Josie Hopper
Sweet Charity
as Nickie
