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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.
The roles that explain the career.
42 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Something's Got to Give | Bianca Arden | Film |
| 2008 | Empire State Building Murders | Vicky Adams | Film |
| 2002 | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer | Self | Film |
| 2001 | Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Self | Film |
| 2001 | Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days | Self | Film |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | Self - Co-Host / Narrator | Film |
| 1989 | Swimsuit | Mrs. Allison | Film |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | Film | |
| 1978 | Warlords of Atlantis | Atsil | Film |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | President's Girl 4 | Film |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1967 | Maroc 7 | Louise Henderson | Film |
| 1966 | The Silencers | Sarita | Film |
| 1965 | Assassination in Rome | Shelley North | Film |
| 1963 | Marilyn | archive footage | Film |
| 1962 | Two Weeks in Another Town | Carlotta | Film |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Baroness Sandra | Film |
| 1961 | Black Tights | The Widow | Film |
| 1958 | Party Girl | Vicki Gaye | Film |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | Charlotte King | Film |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings | Ninotchka Yoschenko | Film |
| 1956 | Meet Me in Las Vegas | Maria Corvier | Film |
| 1955 | It's Always Fair Weather | Jackie Leighton | Film |
| 1954 | Brigadoon | Fiona Campbell | Film |
| 1954 | Deep in My Heart | Performer (segment "The Desert Song") | Film |
| 1953 | The Band Wagon | Gabrielle Gerard | Film |
| 1953 | Easy to Love | Model (uncredited) | Film |
| 1952 | The Wild North | Indian girl | Film |
| 1952 | Singin' in the Rain | Dancer | Film |
| 1949 | Tension | Mary Chanler | Film |
| 1949 | East Side, West Side | Rosa Senta | Film |
| 1948 | Words and Music | Margo Grant | Film |
| 1948 | The Kissing Bandit | Dancer | Film |
| 1948 | On an Island with You | Yvonne Torro | Film |
| 1947 | Fiesta | Conchita | Film |
| 1947 | The Unfinished Dance | Mlle. Ariane Bouchet | Film |
| 1946 | Till the Clouds Roll By | Dance Specialty | Film |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls | Deborah Andrews | Film |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies | Ballerina (segment "Beauty") | Film |
| 1944 | In Our Time | Ballerina (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Something to Shout About | Lily | Film |
| 1941 | Escort Girl | Flamenco Dancer (uncredited) | Film |
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