Chita Rivera
Known for: Actress
Born: 23 January 1933, Washington, D.C., USA
Died: 30 January 2024
Credits: 21 titles
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.
Filmography
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Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Kalamazoo?
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Chicago
Will & Grace
E! True Hollywood Story
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mayflower Madam
That's Dancing!
Pippin
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Live from Lincoln Center
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Sweet Charity
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
The Outer Limits