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Cyd Charisse

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cyd Charisse (March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008)  was an American actress and dancer. After recovering from polio as a child, and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually focussed on 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) 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. In her later years, she discussed the history of the Hollywood musical in documentaries, and participated in That's Entertainment! III in 1994. She was awarded the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities in 2006. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Mar 8, 1921 In Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
48
First Appeared:
In the movie Escort Girl 1941-11-04
Latest Project:
Movie Empire State Building Murders 2008-08-14
Known For
Filmography
Movie Empire State Building Murders Vicky Adams 2008-08-14
Movie Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer Self 2002-09-24
Movie What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' Self 2002-09-24
Movie That's Entertainment! III Self - Co-Host / Narrator 1994-07-01
Movie Swimsuit Mrs. Allison 1989-02-19
Movie That's Dancing! 1985-01-18
Movie AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire Self 1981-04-18
Movie Portrait of an Escort Sheilah Croft 1980-10-08
Movie Warlords of Atlantis Atsil 1978-05-01
Movie That's Entertainment, Part II (archive footage) 1976-05-16
Movie Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood President's Girl 4 1976-07-26
Movie That's Entertainment! (archive footage) 1974-06-21
Movie Maroc 7 Louise Henderson 1967-03-22
Movie The Silencers Sarita 1966-02-18
Movie Assassination in Rome Shelley North 1965-06-07
Movie Two Weeks in Another Town Carlotta 1962-08-17
Movie 濒于崩溃 Bianca Russell Arden 1962-08-04
Movie Five Golden Hours Baroness Sandra 1961-02-01
Movie Black Tights The Widow 1961-09-07
Movie Party Girl Vicki Gaye 1958-10-28
Movie Twilight for the Gods Charlotte King 1958-08-04
Movie Silk Stockings Ninotchka Yoschenko 1957-06-28
Movie Meet Me in Las Vegas Maria Corvier 1956-03-09
Movie It's Always Fair Weather Jackie Leighton 1955-08-30
Movie Deep in My Heart Performer in The Desert Song 1954-12-09
Movie Brigadoon Fiona Campbell 1954-09-08
Movie Sombrero Lola de Torrano 1953-04-22
Movie Easy to Love Model (uncredited) 1953-11-26
Movie The Band Wagon Gabrielle Gerard 1953-08-07
Movie The Wild North Indian girl 1952-01-28
Movie Singin' in the Rain Dancer 1952-04-09
Movie The Mark of the Renegade Manuella de Vasquez 1951-07-24
Movie Tension Mary Chanler 1949-11-25
Movie East Side, West Side Rosa Senta 1949-12-22
Movie On an Island with You Yvonne Torro 1948-05-03
Movie The Kissing Bandit Dancer 1948-11-14
Movie Words and Music Margo Grant 1948-12-31
Movie Fiesta Conchita 1947-06-12
Movie The Unfinished Dance Mlle. Ariane Bouchet 1947-09-19
Movie Three Wise Fools Rena Fairchild 1946-09-26
Movie The Harvey Girls Deborah Andrews 1946-01-18
Movie Till the Clouds Roll By Dance Specialty 1946-12-05
Movie Ziegfeld Follies Ballerina (segment "Beauty") 1945-08-26
Movie In Our Time Ballerina (uncredited) 1944-02-19
Movie Something to Shout About Lily 1943-02-25
Movie Thousands Cheer Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited) 1943-09-13
Movie Mission to Moscow Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited) 1943-04-29
Movie Escort Girl Flamenco Dancer (uncredited) 1941-11-04
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