Cyd Charisse

Known for

Acting

Born

Mar 8, 1922

Died

Jun 16, 2008

From

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 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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Singin' in the Rain

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Frasier

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Murder, She Wrote

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The Band Wagon

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The Love Boat

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Brigadoon

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Hawaii Five-O

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Fantasy Island

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Warlords of Atlantis

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The Oscars

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It's Always Fair Weather

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That's Entertainment!

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Party Girl

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Silk Stockings

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Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

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Two Weeks in Another Town

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Ziegfeld Follies

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Tension

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