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Cyd Charisse

Actor • Born 1922

Cyd Charisse

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About

Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) 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 (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut.

Known for

Frasier posterFrasierSeries • 1993The Love Boat posterThe Love BoatSeries • 1977Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Fantasy Island posterFantasy IslandSeries • 1978Medical Center posterMedical CenterSeries • 1969Crazy like a Fox posterCrazy like a FoxSeries • 1984Burke's Law posterBurke's LawSeries • 1994MGM Parade posterMGM ParadeSeries • 1955Singin' in the Rain posterSingin' in the RainMovie • 1952The Band Wagon posterThe Band WagonMovie • 1953Silk Stockings posterSilk StockingsMovie • 1957Party Girl posterParty GirlMovie • 1958Warlords of Atlantis posterWarlords of AtlantisMovie • 1978It's Always Fair Weather posterIt's Always Fair WeatherMovie • 1955That's Entertainment! posterThat's Entertainment!Movie • 1974Brigadoon posterBrigadoonMovie • 1954The Silencers posterThe SilencersMovie • 1966That's Dancing! posterThat's Dancing!Movie • 1985The Harvey Girls posterThe Harvey GirlsMovie • 1946Two Weeks in Another Town posterTwo Weeks in Another TownMovie • 1962Till the Clouds Roll By posterTill the Clouds Roll ByMovie • 1946That's Entertainment, Part II posterThat's Entertainment, Part IIMovie • 1976Ziegfeld Follies posterZiegfeld FolliesMovie • 1945