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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Singin' in the Rain (1952) — Dancer
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Frasier (1993) — Polly (voice)
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Myrna Montclair
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The Band Wagon (1953) — Gabrielle Gerard
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The Love Boat (1977) — Eve Mills
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Brigadoon (1954) — Fiona Campbell
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Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Alicia Warren
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Fantasy Island (1978) — Queen Delphia
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Warlords of Atlantis (1978) — Atsil
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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It's Always Fair Weather (1955) — Jackie Leighton
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Party Girl (1958) — Vicki Gaye
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That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Silk Stockings (1957) — Ninotchka Yoschenko
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) — Self
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Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) — Carlotta
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Ziegfeld Follies (1945) — Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
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Tension (1949) — Mary Chanler
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The Harvey Girls (1946) — Deborah Andrews
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The Silencers (1966) — Sarita
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That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment! III (1994) — Self - Co-Host / Narrator
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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — Dance Specialty
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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East Side, West Side (1949) — Rosa Senta
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Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001) — Self
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Great Performances (1971) — Self
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Thousands Cheer (1943) — Dancer (uncredited)
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Words and Music (1948) — Margo Grant
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Mission to Moscow (1943) — Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
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That's Dancing! (1985)
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Deep in My Heart (1954) — Performer (segment "The Desert Song")
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On an Island with You (1948) — Yvonne Torro
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) — President's Girl 4
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The Gay Parisian (1942) — Dancer (uncredited)
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Medical Center (1969)
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Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) — Maria Corvier
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Maroc 7 (1967) — Louise Henderson
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Sombrero (1953) — Lola de Torrano