Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1933-01-23 00:00:00
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., USA
Known For:Acting
Death Date:2024-01-30 00:00:00
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Chita Rivera
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.
Filmography (40)
Fallen Angel
Role: Self1945
Moods of Love
Role: Self1977
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
Role: Self - Guest / Various Characters1960
Elinor Norton
Role: Mrs. Dame1934
Saved from the Harem
Role: Self1915
No Image
Teaching Dad to Like Her
Role: Self1911
Night of 100 Stars II
Role: Self1985
Night of 100 Stars III
Role: Self1990
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Role: Our Guests at Heartland1978
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Role: Self2021
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Role: Self2003
That's Dancing!
Role: From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)1985
tick, tick... BOOM!
Role: "Sunday" Legend #132021
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Role: Self - Performer1984
Every Act of Life
Role: Self2018
Chicago
Role: Nickie2002
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Role: Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)2005
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Role: Self2023
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Role: Self2001
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Role: Self2019
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Role: Josie Hopper1973
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Role: Self1996
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Role: Self (archive footage)1997
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
Role: Broadway Diva2014
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Role: Self2014
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Role: Broadway Diva2018
No Image
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Role: Self1996
Mayflower Madam
Role: Risa Dickstein1987
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Role: Self2011
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Role: Gingerbread Lady1977
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Role: Self (archive footage)2025
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Role: Self2022
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Role: Self2018
Kalamazoo?
Role: Giannina2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Role: Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")2003
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Role: Self2019
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Role: Self2016
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Role: Self2025
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Role: Self2021
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
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