Personal Info
Known Credits
64
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1921-03-08 (104 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Also Known For
Lily NorwoodTula Ellice Finklea
Cyd Charisse
Biography
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 fi ...
Known For
Acting
2008 --
Empire State Building Murders
| Vicky Adams
2006 --
It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note
| Self (Archive Footage)
2005 --
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
| Self
2004 --
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
| Self
2003 --
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk
| Self - Hostess
2002 --
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
| Self
2002 --
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
| Self
2001 --
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
| Self
2001 --
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
| Self
1995 --
Inside the Dream Factory
| Self
1994 --
That's Entertainment! III
| Self - Co-Host / Narrator
1991 --
Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking
| (archive footage)
1990 --
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
| Self
1990 --
Dance Crazy in Hollywood
| Various Roles (archive footage)
1989 --
Swimsuit
| Mrs. Allison
1985 --
That's Dancing!
|
1980 --
Portrait of an Escort
| Sheilah Croft
1978 --
Warlords of Atlantis
| Atsil
1976 --
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
| President's Girl 4
1976 --
That's Entertainment, Part II
| (archive footage)
1974 --
That's Entertainment!
| (archive footage)
1973 --
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
| Self (archive footage)
1972 --
Fol-de-Rol
| Various Characters
1967 --
Maroc 7
| Louise Henderson
1966 --
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
| Herself
1966 --
The Silencers
| Sarita
1965 --
Assassination in Rome
| Shelley North
1963 --
Marilyn
| Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1962 --
Two Weeks in Another Town
| Carlotta
1962 --
Something's Got to Give
| Bianca Russell Arden
1961 --
Black Tights
| The Widow
1961 --
Five Golden Hours
| Baroness Sandra
1958 --
Party Girl
| Vicki Gaye
1958 --
Twilight for the Gods
| Charlotte King
1957 --
Silk Stockings
| Ninotchka Yoschenko
1956 --
Meet Me in Las Vegas
| Maria Corvier
1955 --
It's Always Fair Weather
| Jackie Leighton
1954 --
Deep in My Heart
| Performer in The Desert Song
1954 --
Brigadoon
| Fiona Campbell
1953 --
Easy to Love
| Model (uncredited)
1953 --
The Band Wagon
| Gabrielle Gerard
1953 --
Sombrero
| Lola de Torrano
1952 --
Singin' in the Rain
| Dancer
1952 --
The Wild North
| Indian girl
1951 --
The Mark of the Renegade
| Manuella de Vasquez
1949 --
East Side, West Side
| Rosa Senta
1949 --
Tension
| Mary Chanler
1948 --
Words and Music
| Margo Grant
1948 --
The Kissing Bandit
| Dancer
1948 --
On an Island with You
| Yvonne Torro
1947 --
The Unfinished Dance
| Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
1947 --
Fiesta
| Conchita
1946 --
Till the Clouds Roll By
| Dance Specialty
1946 --
Three Wise Fools
| Rena Fairchild
1946 --
The Harvey Girls
| Deborah Andrews
1945 --
Ziegfeld Follies
| Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
1944 --
In Our Time
| Ballerina (uncredited)
1943 --
Thousands Cheer
| Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
1943 --
Mission to Moscow
| Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
1943 --
Something to Shout About
| Lily
1942 --
This Love of Mine
| Dancer (uncredited)
1942 --
The Gay Parisian
| Dancer (uncredited)
1941 --
Escort Girl
| Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)
1941 --
Rhumba Serenade
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