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Chita Rivera
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 Act…
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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.
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2025
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Movie Self
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2024
Studio One Forever
Movie Self
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2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Movie Self
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2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Movie Self
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2021
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Movie Self
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2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
Movie "Sunday" Legend #13
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2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie Self
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2020
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Movie Self
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2020
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Movie Self
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2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV show Self
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2020
Amy's Victory Dance
Movie Self
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2020
Stars in the House
TV show Self
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2019
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Movie Self
- 2019
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2018
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Movie Broadway Diva
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2018
Every Act of Life
Movie Self
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2018
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Movie Self
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2016
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Movie Self
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2015
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Movie Self
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2011
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Movie Self
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2006
Kalamazoo?
Movie Giannina
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2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
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2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
- 2003
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2002
Chicago
Movie Nickie
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2001
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Movie Self
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1998
Will & Grace
TV show Lenore
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1997
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 1996
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1996
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Movie Self
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1996
E! True Hollywood Story
TV show
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1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV show Katy (voice)
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1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie Self
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1987
Mayflower Madam
Movie Risa Dickstein
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1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie Self
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1985
That's Dancing!
Movie From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
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1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Movie Self - Performer
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1981
Pippin
Movie Fastrada
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1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV show Self
