Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse

Birthday: 1922-03-08

Deathday: 2008-06-16

Place of birth: Amarillo, Texas, USA

Also known as: Lily Norwood, Tula Ellice Finklea, سید شریس

imdb_id: nm0001998

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.

Played in movies:

Christmas with Crosby & Kate

Score: 10.0

Something's Got to Give

Score: 8.5

Singin' in the Rain

Score: 8.1

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Score: 8.0

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

Score: 8.0

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Score: 7.7

That's Entertainment!

Score: 7.3

East Side, West Side

Score: 7.1

The Band Wagon

Score: 7.1

That's Dancing!

Score: 7.0

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

Score: 7.0

That's Entertainment! III

Score: 7.0

It's Always Fair Weather

Score: 7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

Score: 6.9

The Wild North

Score: 6.9

Tension

Score: 6.8

Deep in My Heart

Score: 6.8

Party Girl

Score: 6.8

Silk Stockings

Score: 6.7

Brigadoon

Score: 6.5

The Harvey Girls

Score: 6.5

This Love of Mine

Score: 6.5

In Our Time

Score: 6.4

Thousands Cheer

Score: 6.4

Black Tights

Score: 6.2

Easy to Love

Score: 6.1

Ziegfeld Follies

Score: 6.1

The Silencers

Score: 6.1

Inside the Dream Factory

Score: 6.0

Marilyn

Score: 6.0

Dance Crazy in Hollywood

Score: 6.0

The Unfinished Dance

Score: 6.0

Five Golden Hours

Score: 6.0

Two Weeks in Another Town

Score: 5.9

Something to Shout About

Score: 5.8

Warlords of Atlantis

Score: 5.8

Words and Music

Score: 5.7

Till the Clouds Roll By

Score: 5.7

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Score: 5.7

On an Island with You

Score: 5.6

Mission to Moscow

Score: 5.3

The Mark of the Renegade

Score: 5.2

Assassination in Rome

Score: 5.1

Three Wise Fools

Score: 5.0

Maroc 7

Score: 5.0

Swimsuit

Score: 4.8

Fiesta

Score: 4.7

The Gay Parisian

Score: 4.7

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Score: 4.5

Sombrero

Score: 4.2

Twilight for the Gods

Score: 4.2

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Score: 4.1

Nylon Blues: A History of the Nylon Stocking

Score: 4.0

Escort Girl

Score: 3.2

The Kissing Bandit

Score: 3.0

Portrait of an Escort

Score: 2.7

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

Score: 0.0

It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note

Score: 0.0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk

Score: 0.0

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Score: 0.0

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Score: 0.0

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Score: 0.0

Rhumba Serenade

Score: 0.0

Fol-de-Rol

Score: 0.0

Empire State Building Murders

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Frasier

Score: 7.7

Murder, She Wrote

Score: 7.5

Hawaii Five-O

Score: 7.1

Crazy like a Fox

Score: 7.1

The Oscars

Score: 7.0

What's My Line?

Score: 6.9

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.8

Donny & Marie

Score: 6.7

Burke's Law

Score: 6.7

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Score: 6.3

The Love Boat

Score: 6.3

Medical Center

Score: 6.1

Startime

Score: 6.0

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Score: 6.0

Great Performances

Score: 5.5

The Hollywood Palace

Score: 4.5

Glitter

Score: 4.5

MGM Parade

Score: 0.0