Acting
Cyd Charisse
1922-2008
Known for Singin' in the Rain, The Band Wagon, Brigadoon.
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Born03/08/1922
Died06/16/2008
AgeDied at 86
BirthplaceAmarillo, Texas, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asLily Norwood, Tula Ellice Finklea, سید شریس
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.
Movie Credits
That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Something's Got to Give (1962)
Five Golden Hours (1961)
Party Girl (1958)
Twilight for the Gods (1958)
Silk Stockings (1957)
Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)
The Band Wagon (1953)
The Unfinished Dance (1947)
Portrait of an Escort (1980)
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Brigadoon (1954)
The Wild North (1952)
Tension (1949)
Maroc 7 (1967)
It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
Sombrero (1953)
On an Island with You (1948)
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Fiesta (1947)
Something to Shout About (1943)
The Silencers (1966)
Words and Music (1948)
Three Wise Fools (1946)
The Gay Parisian (1941)
Easy to Love (1953)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
The Kissing Bandit (1948)
Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)
That's Dancing! (1985)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
That's Entertainment! (1974)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Thousands Cheer (1943)
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
