Chita Rivera
Actor
Born Jan 23, 1933 · Washington, D.C., USA
Active 1963–2024 · Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom, John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Kennedy Center Honors, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Drama League Award
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…
Filmography
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) - "Sunday" Legend #13Chicago (2002) - NickieWill & Grace (1998) - LenoreThe Outer Limits (1963) - Mrs. DameE! True Hollywood Story (1996)Sweet Charity (1969) - NickieLive from Lincoln Center (1976) - Chita RiveraPippin (1981) - FastradaThe Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) - Josie HopperKalamazoo? (2006) - GianninaOnce Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) - Gingerbread LadyHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) - Katy (voice)Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005) - Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) - Our Guests at HeartlandBroadway's Lost Treasures (2003) - Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971) - Conni Richardson · Connie RichardsonMayflower Madam (1987) - Risa DicksteinWaiting in the Wings: Still Waiting (2018) - Broadway DivaSondheim: A Musical Tribute (1973)From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma (1969)