Cyd Charisse
Birthday
1922/03/08
Day of death
2008/06/16 (86 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Also know as
Lily Norwood, Tula Ellice Finklea, سید شریس
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 fi...Read more
Acting
(1952) Singin' in the Rain
as Dancer
(1978) Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
(1966) The Silencers
as Sarita
(1958) Party Girl
as Vicki Gaye
(1949) Tension
as Mary Chanler
(1953) The Band Wagon
as Gabrielle Gerard
(1976) Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as President's Girl 4
(1957) Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
(1948) On an Island with You
as Yvonne Torro
(1943) Thousands Cheer
as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
(1962) Two Weeks in Another Town
as Carlotta
(1947) Fiesta
as Conchita
(1952) The Wild North
as Indian girl
(1955) It's Always Fair Weather
as Jackie Leighton
(1946) Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
(1954) Brigadoon
as Fiona Campbell
(2008) Empire State Building Murders
as Vicky Adams
(1961) Five Golden Hours
as Baroness Sandra
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
(1958) Twilight for the Gods
as Charlotte King
(1947) The Unfinished Dance
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
(1949) East Side, West Side
as Rosa Senta
(1943) Something to Shout About
as Lily
(1956) Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Maria Corvier
(1972) Fol-de-Rol
as Various Characters
(1948) The Kissing Bandit
as Dancer
(2001) Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
(1967) Maroc 7
as Louise Henderson
(1953) Sombrero
as Lola de Torrano
(1941) Rhumba Serenade
as ---
(1961) Black Tights
as The Widow
(1951) The Mark of the Renegade
as Manuella de Vasquez
(1948) Words and Music
as Margo Grant
(1942) This Love of Mine
as Dancer (uncredited)
(2001) Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
as Self
(1990) You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
(1990) Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(1973) The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
(2005) Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self
(1946) The Harvey Girls
as Deborah Andrews
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self - Hostess
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
(2006) It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
as Self (Archive Footage)
(1989) Swimsuit
as Mrs. Allison
(1941) Escort Girl
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
(1980) Portrait of an Escort
as Sheilah Croft
(1954) Deep in My Heart
as Performer in The Desert Song
(1962) Something's Got to Give
as Bianca Russell Arden
(2002) Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
(1942) The Gay Parisian
as Dancer (uncredited)
(1944) In Our Time
as Ballerina (uncredited)
(1946) Three Wise Fools
as Rena Fairchild
(1943) Mission to Moscow
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
(1945) Ziegfeld Follies
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
(2002) What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as Self
(1966) Christmas with Crosby & Kate
as Herself
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1963) Marilyn
as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1991) Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
as (archive footage)
(1985) That's Dancing!
as ---
(1965) Assassination in Rome
as Shelley North
(1995) Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
(1953) Easy to Love
as Model (uncredited)
(2004) AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self
(1987) Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Myrna Montclair
(1977) The Love Boat
as Eve Mills
(1968) Hawaii Five-O
as Alicia Warren
(1993) Frasier
as Polly (voice)
(1976) Donny & Marie
as Self
(1969) Medical Center
as ---
(1984) Crazy like a Fox
as Barbara Carlisle
(1984) Glitter
as Ethel Woodley
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Dancer
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1955) MGM Parade
as Self
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1973) The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
(1994) Burke's Law
as Amanda Richardson
(1990) Star Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
as ---