Born 1933 (age 91) · Washington, D.C., USA
Appears in 59 titles

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.

Filmography

Chicago
7.1
Chicago
2002
as Nickie
tick, tick... BOOM!
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as "Sunday" Legend #13
Sweet Charity
6.9
Sweet Charity
1969
as Nickie
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.3
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
as Our Guests at Heartland
Bathtubs Over Broadway
8.1
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
as Self
That's Dancing!
7.1
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Pippin
7.5
Pippin
1981
as Fastrada
Every Act of Life
6.4
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
7.7
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
as Josie Hopper
Mayflower Madam
4.3
Mayflower Madam
1987
as Risa Dickstein
Broadway's Lost Treasures
6.4
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Studio One Forever
7.8
Studio One Forever
2024
as Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back