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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-03-08

Day of Death

2008-06-16 (86 years old)

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

Known For

Acting

The Silencers

1966

The Silencers

as

Sarita

Party Girl

1958

Party Girl

as

Vicki Gaye

Tension

1949

Tension

as

Mary Chanler

The Band Wagon

1953

The Band Wagon

as

Gabrielle Gerard

Silk Stockings

1957

Silk Stockings

as

Ninotchka Yoschenko

On an Island with You

1948

On an Island with You

as

Yvonne Torro

Thousands Cheer

1943

Thousands Cheer

as

Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)

Fiesta

1947

Fiesta

as

Conchita

The Wild North

1952

The Wild North

as

Indian girl

It's Always Fair Weather

1955

It's Always Fair Weather

as

Jackie Leighton

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

Till the Clouds Roll By

as

Dance Specialty

Brigadoon

1954

Brigadoon

as

Fiona Campbell

Five Golden Hours

1961

Five Golden Hours

as

Baroness Sandra

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

Self - Co-Host / Narrator

Twilight for the Gods

1958

Twilight for the Gods

as

Charlotte King

The Unfinished Dance

1947

The Unfinished Dance

as

Mlle. Ariane Bouchet

East Side, West Side

1949

East Side, West Side

as

Rosa Senta

Meet Me in Las Vegas

1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

as

Maria Corvier

Fol-de-Rol

1972

Fol-de-Rol

as

Various Characters

The Kissing Bandit

1948

The Kissing Bandit

as

Dancer

Maroc 7

1967

Maroc 7

as

Louise Henderson

Sombrero

1953

Sombrero

as

Lola de Torrano

Black Tights

1961

Black Tights

as

The Widow

The Mark of the Renegade

1951

The Mark of the Renegade

as

Manuella de Vasquez

Words and Music

1948

Words and Music

as

Margo Grant

This Love of Mine

1942

This Love of Mine

as

Dancer (uncredited)

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

1990

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

The Harvey Girls

1946

The Harvey Girls

as

Deborah Andrews

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage)

Swimsuit

1989

Swimsuit

as

Mrs. Allison

Escort Girl

1941

Escort Girl

as

Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)

Portrait of an Escort

1980

Portrait of an Escort

as

Sheilah Croft

Deep in My Heart

1954

Deep in My Heart

as

Performer in The Desert Song

Something's Got to Give

1962

Something's Got to Give

as

Bianca Russell Arden

The Gay Parisian

1942

The Gay Parisian

as

Dancer (uncredited)

In Our Time

1944

In Our Time

as

Ballerina (uncredited)

Three Wise Fools

1946

Three Wise Fools

as

Rena Fairchild

Mission to Moscow

1943

Mission to Moscow

as

Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

Ziegfeld Follies

as

Ballerina (segment "Beauty")

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as

(archive footage)

Marilyn

1963

Marilyn

as

Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)

Assassination in Rome

1965

Assassination in Rome

as

Shelley North

Easy to Love

1953

Easy to Love

as

Model (uncredited)

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Myrna Montclair

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Eve Mills

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Alicia Warren

Frasier

Frasier

as

Polly (voice)

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as

Barbara Carlisle

Glitter

Glitter

as

Ethel Woodley

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

as

Self - Dancer

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Amanda Richardson

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Production

Crew

Directing