Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
March 8, 1922
Died
June 16, 2008 (86 years old)
Amarillo, Texas, USA
Also Known As
- Lily Norwood
- Tula Ellice Finklea
- سید شریس
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 film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut.
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Known For
Acting
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days
2001
That's Entertainment! III
1994
Frasier
1993
That's Dancing!
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
The Love Boat
1977
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
That's Entertainment!
1974
Great Performances
1971
Medical Center
1969
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Maroc 7
1967
The Silencers
1966
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
Party Girl
1958
Silk Stockings
1957
Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
Deep in My Heart
1954
Brigadoon
1954
The Band Wagon
1953