Acting
Cyd Charisse
EN, IT, FR cinema · 66 credits
Born
8 March 1922
Died
16 June 2008 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Also known as Lily Norwood · Tula Ellice Finklea · سید شریس
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage)
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
as Self (Archive Footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self - Hostess
That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Host
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
1991
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
as (archive footage)
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Swimsuit
as Mrs. Allison
Portrait of an Escort
as Sheilah Croft
Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as President's Girl 4
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Fol-de-Rol
as Various Characters
Maroc 7
as Louise Henderson
The Silencers
as Sarita
Assassination in Rome
as Shelley North
Marilyn
as archive footage
Two Weeks in Another Town
as Carlotta
Five Golden Hours
as Baroness Sandra
Black Tights
as The Widow
Party Girl
as Vicki Gaye
Twilight for the Gods
as Charlotte King
Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Maria Corvier
It's Always Fair Weather
as Jackie Leighton
Brigadoon
as Fiona Campbell
Deep in My Heart
as Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
The Band Wagon
as Gabrielle Gerard
Sombrero
as Lola de Torrano
Easy to Love
as Model (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
as Dancer
The Wild North
as Indian girl
The Mark of the Renegade
as Manuella de Vasquez
Tension
as Mary Chanler
East Side, West Side
as Rosa Senta
On an Island with You
as Yvonne Torro
The Kissing Bandit
as Dancer
Words and Music
as Margo Grant
Fiesta
as Conchita
The Unfinished Dance
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
The Harvey Girls
as Deborah Andrews
Three Wise Fools
as Rena Fairchild
Ziegfeld Follies
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
In Our Time
as Ballerina (uncredited)
Thousands Cheer
as Dancer (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
This Love of Mine
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Gay Parisian
as Dancer (uncredited)
Escort Girl
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)