Chita Rivera
Known for
Acting
Life
1933 – 2024 (aged 91)
Born in
Washington, D.C., USA
Credits
View on IMDb21 acting credits
Biography
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.
Known For
Chicago
10 Dec 2002
tick, tick... BOOM!
11 Nov 2021
Will & Grace
21 Sep 1998
The Outer Limits
16 Sep 1963
Sweet Charity
25 Feb 1969
E! True Hollywood Story
21 Aug 1996
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
21 Jul 1978
That's Dancing!
18 Jan 1985
Filmography
2021
- tick, tick... BOOM!as "Sunday" Legend #13
2018
- Waiting in the Wings: Still Waitingas Broadway Diva
2006
- Kalamazoo?as Giannina
2005
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Spider Woman
2003
- Broadway's Lost Treasuresas Host (segment "Record Breakers")
2002
- Chicagoas Nickie
1998
- Will & Graceas Lenore1 episode
1996
- E! True Hollywood Story1 episode
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Katy (voice)1 episode
1987
- Mayflower Madamas Risa Dickstein
1985
- That's Dancing!as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
1981
- Pippinas Fastrada
1978
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Bandas Our Guests at Heartland
1977
- Once Upon a Brothers Grimmas Gingerbread Lady
1976
- Live from Lincoln Centeras Chita Rivera1 episode
1973
- The Marcus-Nelson Murdersas Josie Hopper
- Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1971
- The New Dick Van Dyke Showas Conni Richardson1 episode
1963
- The Outer Limitsas Mrs. Dame1 episode