Chita Rivera
American actress, dancer, and singer best known for creating roles in musical theatre hits such as Anita in "West Side Story," Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdie," Velma in "Chicago" and Aurora in "Kiss Of The Spider Woman." She has received 2 Tony Awards (from a record 10 nominations), a Kennedy Center Honor and the Presidential Medal Of Freedom.
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- Born:
- Jan 23, 1933
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 44
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20
- Latest Project:
- Movie Studio One Forever 2024-10-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Studio One Forever | Self | 2024-10-18 |
| Movie | Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best | Self | 2023-05-12 |
| Movie | Reopening: The Broadway Revival | Self | 2022-01-18 |
| Movie | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021-08-14 |
| Movie | tick, tick... BOOM! | "Sunday" Legend #13 | 2021-11-11 |
| Movie | Something's Coming: West Side Story | Self | 2021-12-05 |
| Movie | Chita: A Legendary Celebration | Self | 2020-05-29 |
| Movie | Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon | Self | 2019-08-03 |
| Movie | Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back | Self | 2019-11-10 |
| Movie | Bathtubs Over Broadway | Herself | 2018-04-21 |
| Movie | Every Act of Life | Self | 2018-04-23 |
| Movie | Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting | Broadway Diva | 2018-06-09 |
| Movie | West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic | Self | 2016-12-26 |
| Movie | Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do | Self | 2015-11-06 |
| Movie | Waiting in the Wings: The Musical | Broadway Diva | 2014-04-01 |
| Movie | A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy | Self | 2011-11-15 |
| Movie | Kalamazoo? | Giannina | 2006-04-07 |
| Movie | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.) | 2005-08-07 |
| Movie | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003-04-03 |
| Movie | Broadway's Lost Treasures | Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago") | 2003-08-10 |
| Movie | Chicago | Nickie | 2002-12-10 |
| Movie | My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs | Self | 2001-03-06 |
| Series | Will & Grace | Unknown | 1998-09-21 |
| Movie | The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle | Self (archive footage) | 1997-12-03 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury | Self | 1996-11-17 |
| Movie | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | Self | 1996-09-27 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | 1990-05-21 |
| Movie | Mayflower Madam | Risa Dickstein | 1987-11-15 |
| Movie | That's Dancing! | From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage) | 1985-01-18 |
| Movie | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
| Movie | Pippin | Fastrada | 1981-01-01 |
| Movie | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Our Guests at Heartland | 1978-07-24 |
| Series | The Kennedy Center Honors | Unknown | 1978-12-28 |
| Movie | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Gingerbread Lady | 1977-11-23 |
| Series | Live from Lincoln Center | Chita Rivera | 1976-01-30 |
| Movie | The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Josie Hopper | 1973-03-08 |
| Series | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | 1971-09-18 | |
| Movie | Sweet Charity | Nickie | 1969-02-25 |
| Series | The Carol Burnett Show | Unknown | 1967-09-11 |
| Series | The Hollywood Palace | Unknown | 1964-01-04 |
| Series | The Outer Limits | Unknown | 1963-09-16 |
| Series | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |