Cyd Charisse
Known for Acting
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Dancer
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Dance Specialty
On an Island with You
1948
as Yvonne Torro
Brigadoon
1954
as Fiona Campbell
Party Girl
1958
as Vicki Gaye
The Wild North
1952
as Indian girl
Fiesta
1947
as Conchita
That's Dancing!
1985
Three Wise Fools
1946
as Rena Fairchild
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Deborah Andrews
The Band Wagon
1953
as Gabrielle Gerard
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as President's Girl 4
The Silencers
1966
as Sarita
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Jackie Leighton
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)