Chita Rivera
- Born
- January 23, 1933
- Died
- January 30, 2024 (91 years old)
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C., USA
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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2025Dick Van Dyke: 100th CelebrationFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryFilm · Self★ 7.7
- 2024Studio One ForeverFilm · Self
- 2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestFilm · Self
- 2022Reopening: The Broadway RevivalFilm · Self
- 2021Something's Coming: West Side StoryFilm · Self
- 2021tick, tick... BOOM!Film · "Sunday" Legend #13★ 7.6
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeFilm · Self
- 2020Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceFilm · Self
- 2020Chita: A Legendary CelebrationFilm · Self
- 2020Amy's Victory DanceFilm · Self
- 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackFilm · Self
- 2019Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen VerdonFilm · Self
- 2018Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingFilm · Broadway Diva
- 2018Every Act of LifeFilm · Self
- 2018Bathtubs Over BroadwayFilm · Self★ 8.1
- 2016West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicFilm · Self
- 2015Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To DoFilm · Self
- 2011A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacyFilm · Self
- 2006Kalamazoo?Film · Giannina
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsFilm · Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
- 2003Broadway's Lost TreasuresFilm · Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereFilm · Self
- 2002ChicagoFilm · Nickie★ 7.1
- 2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsFilm · Self
- 1998Will & GraceSeries · Lenore★ 6.9
- 1997The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle DazzleFilm · Self (archive footage)
- 1996A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburyA Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburyFilm · Self
- 1996The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld StoryFilm · Self
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries★ 8.1
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries · Katy (voice)
- 1990Night of 100 Stars IIIFilm · Self
- 1987Mayflower MadamFilm · Risa Dickstein
- 1985Night of 100 Stars IIFilm · Self
- 1985That's Dancing!Film · From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)★ 6.9
- 1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic TeamFilm · Self - Performer
- 1981PippinFilm · Fastrada
- 1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandFilm · Our Guests at Heartland★ 4.4
- 1977Once Upon a Brothers GrimmFilm · Gingerbread Lady
- 1976Live from Lincoln CenterSeries · Chita Rivera
- 1973The Marcus-Nelson MurdersFilm · Josie Hopper
- 1973Sondheim: A Musical TributeFilm
- 1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries · Connie Richardson, Conni Richardson
- 1969Sweet CharityFilm · Nickie★ 6.9
- 1969From Stage to Screen---A Director's DilemmaFilm
- 1963The Outer LimitsSeries · Mrs. Dame★ 7.8
