Cyd Charisse
Actor
Born Mar 8, 1922 · Amarillo, Texas, USA
Active 1941–2008
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.
Filmography
Singin' in the Rain (1952) — DancerFrasier (1993) — Polly (voice)Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Myrna MontclairThe Band Wagon (1953) — Gabrielle GerardHawaii Five-O (1968) — Alicia WarrenBrigadoon (1954) — Fiona CampbellThe Love Boat (1977) — Eve MillsFantasy Island (1978) — Queen DelphiaIt's Always Fair Weather (1955) — Jackie LeightonParty Girl (1958) — Vicki GayeSilk Stockings (1957) — Ninotchka YoschenkoTension (1949) — Mary ChanlerThe Harvey Girls (1946) — Deborah AndrewsWarlords of Atlantis (1978) — AtsilZiegfeld Follies (1945) — Ballerina (segment "Beauty")East Side, West Side (1949) — Rosa SentaTwo Weeks in Another Town (1962) — CarlottaThe Silencers (1966) — SaritaThat's Dancing! (1985)Deep in My Heart (1954) — Performer (segment "The Desert Song")Thousands Cheer (1943) — Dancer (uncredited)Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — Dance SpecialtyCrazy like a Fox (1984) — Barbara CarlisleThe Wild North (1952) — Indian girl