Chita Rivera
Born January 23, 1933 · Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Chicago
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars II
Sweet Charity
Every Act of Life
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
TV Shows
The Carol Burnett Show
Stars in the House
Dinah!
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Outer Limits
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Hollywood Palace
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Live from Lincoln Center
The Judy Garland Show
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
E! True Hollywood Story
More Movies
That's Dancing!
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Something's Coming: West Side Story
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Studio One Forever
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Pippin
Mayflower Madam
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
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