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Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera

Actor · Born 1933-01-23 · Washington, D.C., USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Chicago (2002) — Nickie
  2. tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) — "Sunday" Legend #13
  3. Will & Grace (1998) — Lenore
  4. The Outer Limits (1963) — Mrs. Dame
  5. Sweet Charity (1969) — Nickie
  6. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  7. The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self
  8. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) — Our Guests at Heartland
  9. Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018) — Self
  10. Great Performances (1971) — Self
  11. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  12. That's Dancing! (1985) — From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
  13. Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025) — Self
  14. Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021) — Self
  15. Pippin (1981) — Fastrada
  16. Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) — Katy (voice)
  17. Every Act of Life (2018) — Self
  18. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
  19. The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) — Josie Hopper
  20. The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) — Self
  21. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) — Self
  22. Mayflower Madam (1987) — Risa Dickstein
  23. Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) — Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
  24. The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996) — Self
  25. Live from Lincoln Center (1976) — Chita Rivera
  26. Studio One Forever (2024) — Self
  27. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — Self
  28. The Hollywood Palace (1964) — Self - Singer / Dancer
  29. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) — Self
  30. The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971) — Connie Richardson
  31. Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020) — Self
  32. Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005) — Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
  33. Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019) — Self
  34. The Judy Garland Show (1963) — Self
  35. Dinah! (1974) — Self
  36. West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic (2016) — Self
  37. Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019) — Self
  38. Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014) — Self
  39. My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) — Self
  40. Night of 100 Stars III (1990) — Self