Cyd Charisse

Also Credited As:

Lily Norwood, Tula Ellice Finklea
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Biography

" And in a sense, that was the legacy of the actress and dancer, whose sinuous style and breathtaking beauty captivated moviegoers during the 1940s and '50s in classic musicals like "Singin' in the Rain" (1952), "The Band Wagon" (1953) and "Silk Stockings" (1957). Charisse's on-screen visibility grew less frequent with the decline of the Hollywood musical in the late 1950s, though she could be glimpsed in decorative or exotic roles in films …
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Job Title

Actor, Other

Born

Tula Ellice Finklea on March 8, 1922 in Amarillo, Texas, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Cyd Charisse

Actor

Maroc 7

Louise Henderson

Musicals Great Musicals

Actor

Swimsuit

Mrs Allison

The Perry Como Special

Actor

The Band Wagon

Gabrielle Gerard

Party Girl

Dancer, Vicki Gaye

Twilight For the Gods

Charlotte King

Empire State Building Murders

Actor

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Maria Corvier

Fol-De-Rol

Actor

Silk Stockings

Ninotchka

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Actor

Intimate Portrait: Marilyn Monroe

Interviewee

Inside the Dream Factory

Actor

Gene Kelly... An American in Pasadena

Actor

Portrait of an Escort

Sheilah Croft

It's Always Fair Weather

Jackie Leighton

America's Dance Honors

Award Presenter

Brigadoon

Fiona Campbell

That's Entertainment! III

Song performer, Host

The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire

Actor

Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM

Actor