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