Chita Rivera
Born January 23, 1933 · Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
Chicago
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Night of 100 Stars II
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Sweet Charity
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Night of 100 Stars III
Broadway's Lost Treasures
That's Dancing!
Every Act of Life
TV Shows
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Stars in the House
Dinah!
The Outer Limits
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Judy Garland Show
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Hollywood Palace
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Live from Lincoln Center
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
E! True Hollywood Story
More Movies
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Pippin
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Bathtubs Over Broadway
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Studio One Forever
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Kalamazoo?
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Mayflower Madam
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Amy's Victory Dance
