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Cyd Charisse
Amarillo, Texas, USA
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 ent…
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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.
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2017
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie Self (archive)
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2008
Empire State Building Murders
Movie Vicky Adams
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2006
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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2005
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Movie Self
- 2004
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2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
Movie Self - Hostess
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2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Movie Self
- 2002
- 2001
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2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
Movie Self
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1997
HARDtalk
TV show
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1995
Inside the Dream Factory
Movie Self
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1994
That's Entertainment! III
Movie Self - Host
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1994
Burke's Law
TV show Amanda Richardson
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1993
Frasier
TV show Polly (voice)
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1991
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
Movie (archive footage)
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1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie Self
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1990
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
Movie Various Roles (archive footage)
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1989
Swimsuit
Movie Mrs. Allison
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1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie Self
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1985
That's Dancing!
Movie
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1984
Crazy like a Fox
TV show Barbara Carlisle
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1984
Murder, She Wrote
TV show Myrna Montclair
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1984
Glitter
TV show Ethel Woodley
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1980
Portrait of an Escort
Movie Sheilah Croft
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1978
Warlords of Atlantis
Movie Atsil
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1978
Fantasy Island
TV show Queen Delphia
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Eve Mills
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1976
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie President's Girl 4
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Movie (archive footage)
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1976
Donny & Marie
TV show Self
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1974
That's Entertainment!
Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV show Self
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1972
Fol-de-Rol
Movie Various Characters
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1971
Film '72
TV show Self
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1971
Great Performances
TV show Self
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1969
Medical Center
TV show
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1969
Hawaii Five-O
TV show Alicia Warren
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1967
Maroc 7
Movie Louise Henderson
