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Cyd Charisse

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Actor

1941

[ ] Rhumba Serenade (????)
[ ] Escort Girl (Flamenco Dancer (uncredited))

1942

[ ] This Love of Mine (Dancer (uncredited))
[ ] The Gay Parisian (Dancer (uncredited))

1943

[ ] Thousands Cheer (Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited))
[ ] Something to Shout About (Lily)
[ ] Mission to Moscow (Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited))

1944

[ ] In Our Time (Ballerina (uncredited))

1945

[ ] Ziegfeld Follies (Ballerina (segment "Beauty"))

1946

[ ] Till the Clouds Roll By (Dance Specialty)
[ ] The Harvey Girls (Deborah Andrews)
[ ] Three Wise Fools (Rena Fairchild)

1947

[ ] Fiesta (Conchita)
[ ] The Unfinished Dance (Mlle. Ariane Bouchet)

1948

[ ] On an Island with You (Yvonne Torro)
[ ] The Kissing Bandit (Dancer)
[ ] Words and Music (Margo Grant)

1949

[ ] Tension (Mary Chanler)
[ ] East Side, West Side (Rosa Senta)

1951

[ ] The Mark of the Renegade (Manuella de Vasquez)

1952

[ ] Singin' in the Rain (Dancer)
[ ] The Wild North (Indian girl)

1953

[ ] The Band Wagon (Gabrielle Gerard)
[ ] Sombrero (Lola de Torrano)
[ ] Easy to Love (Model (uncredited))

1954

[ ] Brigadoon (Fiona Campbell)
[ ] Deep in My Heart (Performer in The Desert Song)

1955

[ ] It's Always Fair Weather (Jackie Leighton)

1956

[ ] Meet Me in Las Vegas (Maria Corvier)

1957

[ ] Silk Stockings (Ninotchka Yoschenko)

1958

[ ] Party Girl (Vicki Gaye)
[ ] Twilight for the Gods (Charlotte King)
[ ] The All-Star Christmas Show (Self)

1961

[ ] Five Golden Hours (Baroness Sandra)
[ ] Black Tights (The Widow)

1962

[ ] Two Weeks in Another Town (Carlotta)
[ ] Something's Got to Give (Bianca Russell Arden)

1965

[ ] Assassination in Rome (Shelley North)

1966

[ ] The Silencers (Sarita)
[ ] Christmas with Crosby & Kate (Herself)

1967

[ ] Maroc 7 (Louise Henderson)

1972

[ ] Fol-de-Rol (Various Characters)

1973

[ ] The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli (Self (archive footage))

1974

[ ] That's Entertainment! ((archive footage))

1976

[ ] Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (President's Girl 4)
[ ] That's Entertainment, Part II ((archive footage))

1978

[ ] Warlords of Atlantis (Atsil)

1980

[ ] Portrait of an Escort (Sheilah Croft)

1985

[ ] That's Dancing! (????)

1987

[ ] Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (Self)

1989

[ ] Swimsuit (Mrs. Allison)

1990

[ ] You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (Self)
[ ] Dance Crazy in Hollywood (Various Roles (archive footage))

1991

[ ] Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking ((archive footage))

1994

[ ] That's Entertainment! III (Self - Co-Host / Narrator)

1995

[ ] Inside the Dream Factory (Self)

2001

[ ] Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (Self)
[ ] Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (Self)

2002

[ ] Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (Self)
[ ] What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (Self)

2003

[ ] Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk (Self - Hostess)

2004

[ ] AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (Self)

2005

[ ] Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon' (Self)

2006

[ ] It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note (Self (Archive Footage))

2008

[ ] Empire State Building Murders (Vicky Adams)