Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008)[1][2] was an American dancer and actress.
After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured 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), Brigadoon with Gene Kelly and Van Johnson (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1991 made her Broadway debut.[3] In her later years, she discussed the history of the Hollywood musical in documentaries, and was featured in That's Entertainment! III in 1994. She was awarded the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities in 2006.
^Ronald Bergan (June 18, 2008). "Obituary: Cyd Charisse". The Guardian. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
^"Cyd C. Martin". Social Security Death Index. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
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comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Fred Astaire and CydCharisse. It tells the story of an aging musical star who hopes a Broadway show...
directed by Mario Zampi and written by Hans Wilhelm, starring Ernie Kovacs, CydCharisse and George Sanders, and featuring Dennis Price and John Le Mesurier....
daughter of Nenette Charisse, a ballet teacher, and Robert Tucker, a choreographer; she is a niece of actress/dancer CydCharisse. Visitor began her acting...
partnerships on film with Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954) and with CydCharisse and Liliane Montevecchi in Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956). John Frank Brascia...
Thorpe. It stars Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalbán, CydCharisse, Kathryn Beaumont and Jimmy Durante. Rosalind Reynolds, a swimming sensation...
directed by Andrew Marton and starring Stewart Granger, Wendell Corey and CydCharisse. It was the first Ansco Color film shot. Jules Vincent, a French-Canadian...
many revivals have followed. A 1954 film version starred Gene Kelly and CydCharisse, and a 1966 television version starred Robert Goulet and Peter Falk....
William Karel and starring Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rooney, Kirk Douglas, CydCharisse, Richard Erdman, Anne Jeffreys, and Marsha Hunt. It is considered a spin...
dubbed the singing voices of CydCharisse and Joan Crawford during the mid-1950s. She dubbed the singing voices for Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953). That...
musical drama film directed by Henry Koster and starring Margaret O'Brien, CydCharisse and Karin Booth. The story centers around the members of a ballet company...
adventure film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Rock Hudson and CydCharisse. The story is based on the novel Twilight for the Gods by Ernest K. Gann...
filmed in Eastman Color and CinemaScope, and starring Dan Dailey and CydCharisse. It was produced by Joe Pasternak for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The original...
Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray) were loosely based by Comden and Green. CydCharisse was cast as the ballerina Gabrielle Gerard. Filming began on October...
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