Chita Rivera
Acting

Chita Rivera

1933-2024

Known for Chicago, tick, tick... BOOM!, Sweet Charity.

9 linked movie credits shown
Born01/23/1933
Died01/30/2024
AgeDied at 91
BirthplaceWashington, D.C., USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asDolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance poster

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020)

As Self

Documentary, History, Music

 Pippin poster

Pippin (1982)

As Fastrada

Music, Comedy, Romance

 Sweet Charity poster

Sweet Charity (1969)

As Nickie

Comedy, Music, Romance, Drama

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019)

As Self

Documentary

 Chicago poster

Chicago (2002)

As Nickie

Comedy, Crime, Drama

 Every Act of Life poster

Every Act of Life (2018)

As Self

Documentary

 tick, tick... BOOM! poster

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

As "Sunday" Legend #13

Drama, Music

 That's Dancing! poster

That's Dancing! (1985)

As From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

Documentary, Music

 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There poster

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

As Self

Music, Documentary, History