Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 8, 1922
Place of Birth
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 - Movies
Singin' in the Rain
as Dancer
Brigadoon
as Fiona Campbell
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
The Silencers
as Sarita
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Dance Specialty
Warlords of Atlantis
as Atsil
Silk Stockings
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
Ziegfeld Follies
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
Known For - TV Shows
Frasier
as Polly (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
as Myrna Montclair
The Love Boat
as Eve Mills
Great Performances
as Self
Hawaii Five-O
as Alicia Warren
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Medical Center
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Crazy like a Fox
as Barbara Carlisle
Burke's Law
as Amanda Richardson