Chita Rivera

Actor

Born January 23, 1933 in Washington, D.C., USA. Died January 30, 2024.

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.

Acting

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Film, 2021
as "Sunday" Legend #13
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Film, 2018
as Broadway Diva
Kalamazoo?
Film, 2006
as Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Film, 2005
as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Film, 2003
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Chicago
Film, 2002
as Nickie
Will & Grace
TV series, 1998
as Lenore
E! True Hollywood Story
TV series, 1996
1 episode
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV series, 1995
as Katy (voice)
Mayflower Madam
Film, 1987
as Risa Dickstein
Pippin
Film, 1981
as Fastrada
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Film, 1978
as Our Guests at Heartland
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Film, 1977
as Gingerbread Lady
Live from Lincoln Center
TV series, 1976
as Chita Rivera
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Film, 1973
as Josie Hopper
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Film, 1973
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
TV series, 1971
as Connie Richardson
Sweet Charity
Film, 1969
as Nickie
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
Film, 1969
The Outer Limits
TV series, 1963
as Mrs. Dame