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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 8, 1922
Died
June 16, 2008
Place of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Lily Norwood
- Tula Ellice Finklea
- سید شریس
Cyd Charisse
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Vicky Adams
Empire State Building Murders
2008
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Self (Archive Footage)
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
2006
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Self
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
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Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
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Self - Hostess
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
2003
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Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
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Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
8.0
Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
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Self
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001
6.0
Self
Inside the Dream Factory
1995
Credits
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Empire State Building Murders
as Vicky Adams
2008
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It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
as Self (Archive Footage)
2006
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Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self
2005
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self
2004
8.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
as Self - Hostess
2003
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
2002
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What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
as Self
2002
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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
2001
8.0
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
as Self
2001
6.8
Inside the Dream Factory
as Self
1995
6.0
That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1994
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Burke's Law
as Amanda Richardson
1994
6.7
Frasier
as Polly (voice)
1993
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Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
as (archive footage)
1991
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self
1990
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Dance Crazy in Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1990
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Swimsuit
as Mrs. Allison
1989
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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
1987
5.7
That's Dancing!
1985
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Crazy like a Fox
as Barbara Carlisle
1984
7.1
Murder, She Wrote
as Myrna Montclair
1984
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Glitter
as Ethel Woodley
1984
4.5
Portrait of an Escort
as Sheilah Croft
1980
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Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
1978
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The Love Boat
as Eve Mills
1977
6.3
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as President's Girl 4
1976
4.1
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
6.9
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
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That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
1974
7.4
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
1973
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Fol-de-Rol
as Various Characters
1972
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Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
Medical Center
1969
6.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Alicia Warren
1968
7.1
Maroc 7
as Louise Henderson
1967
4.6
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
as Herself
1966
10.0
The Silencers
as Sarita
1966
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Assassination in Rome
as Shelley North
1965
5.1
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Dancer
1964
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Marilyn
as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1963
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Two Weeks in Another Town
as Carlotta
1962
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Something's Got to Give
as Bianca Russell Arden
1962
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Black Tights
as The Widow
1961
6.2
Five Golden Hours
as Baroness Sandra
1961
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Startime
1959
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The All-Star Christmas Show
as Self
1958
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Party Girl
as Vicki Gaye
1958
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Twilight for the Gods
as Charlotte King
1958
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Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
1957
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
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Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Maria Corvier
1956
4.2
MGM Parade
as Self
1955
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It's Always Fair Weather
as Jackie Leighton
1955
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Deep in My Heart
as Performer in The Desert Song
1954
6.8
Brigadoon
as Fiona Campbell
1954
6.5
Easy to Love
as Model (uncredited)
1953
6.1
The Band Wagon
as Gabrielle Gerard
1953
7.2
Sombrero
as Lola de Torrano
1953
4.0
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Singin' in the Rain
as Dancer
1952
8.1
The Wild North
as Indian girl
1952
6.9
The Mark of the Renegade
as Manuella de Vasquez
1951
5.2
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
East Side, West Side
as Rosa Senta
1949
6.9
Tension
as Mary Chanler
1949
6.8
Words and Music
as Margo Grant
1948
5.7
The Kissing Bandit
as Dancer
1948
3.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
On an Island with You
as Yvonne Torro
1948
5.6
The Unfinished Dance
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
1947
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Fiesta
as Conchita
1947
4.7
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
1946
5.7
Three Wise Fools
as Rena Fairchild
1946
5.0
The Harvey Girls
as Deborah Andrews
1946
6.5
Ziegfeld Follies
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
1945
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In Our Time
as Ballerina (uncredited)
1944
6.4
Thousands Cheer
as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
1943
6.4
Mission to Moscow
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
1943
5.3
Something to Shout About
as Lily
1943
5.8
This Love of Mine
as Dancer (uncredited)
1942
6.5
The Gay Parisian
as Dancer (uncredited)
1942
4.7
Escort Girl
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
1941
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Rhumba Serenade
1941
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