Chita Rivera

Biography

American actress, dancer, and singer best known for creating roles in musical theatre hits such as Anita in "West Side Story," Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdie," Velma in "Chicago" and Aurora in "Kiss Of The Spider Woman." She has received 2 Tony Awards (from a record 10 nominations), a Kennedy Center Honor and the Presidential Medal Of Freedom.

Most Famous Work

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

(1995) Katy (voice)

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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

(1956) Self

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Live from Lincoln Center

(1976) Chita Rivera

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The Kennedy Center Honors

(1978) Self

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The Outer Limits

(1963) Mrs. Dame

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(2021) "SUNDAY" Legend

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

(1978) Our Guests at Heartland

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A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

(1996) Herself

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	N/A	Studio One Forever 2023-07-18 Movie
	N/A	Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best 2023-05-12 Movie
2022	N/A	Reopening: The Broadway Revival 2022-01-18 Movie
2021	Self	Something's Coming: West Side Story 2021-12-05 Movie
	"SUNDAY" Legend	tick, tick... BOOM! 2021-11-11 Movie
	Self	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021-08-14 Movie
2020	Self	Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance 2020-06-30 Movie
	Self	Chita: A Legendary Celebration 2020-05-29 Movie
	Self	Amy's Victory Dance 2020-04-05 Movie
2019	Herself	Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back 2019-11-10 Movie
	Herself	Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon 2019-08-03 Movie
2018	Broadway Diva	Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting 2018-06-09 Movie
	Self	Every Act of Life 2018-04-23 Movie
	Herself	Bathtubs Over Broadway 2018-04-21 Movie
2016	Self	West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic 2016-12-26 Movie
2015	Self	Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do 2015-11-06 Movie
2014	Broadway Diva	Waiting in the Wings: The Musical 2014-04-01 Movie
	Self	Private Screenings: Robert Osborne 2014-01-06 Movie
2011	Self	A Place for Us - West Side Story's Legacy 2011-11-15 Movie
2006	Giannina	Kalamazoo? 2006-04-07 Movie
2005	Spider Woman / Aurora (segment "Kiss Of The Spider Woman")	Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005-08-07 Movie
2003	Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")	Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003-08-10 Movie
	Self	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Nickie	Chicago 2002-12-10 Movie
2001	Self	My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs 2001-03-06 Movie
1998	Lenore	Will & Grace 1998-09-21 TV Show
1997	Self (archive footage)	The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle 1997-12-03 Movie
1996	Herself	A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury 1996-11-17 Movie
	Self	The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story 1996-09-27 Movie
	N/A	E! True Hollywood Story 1996-08-21 TV Show
1995	Katy (voice)	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1995-03-12 TV Show
1990	Self	Night of 100 Stars III 1990-05-21 Movie
1987	Risa Dickstein	Mayflower Madam 1987-11-15 Movie
1985	Self	Night of 100 Stars II 1985-03-10 Movie
	From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)	That's Dancing! 1985-01-18 Movie
1981	Fastrada	Pippin 1981-01-01 Movie
1978	Self	The Kennedy Center Honors 1978-12-28 TV Show
	Our Guests at Heartland	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978-07-24 Movie
1977	Gingerbread Lady	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm 1977-11-23 Movie
1976	Chita Rivera	Live from Lincoln Center 1976-01-30 TV Show
1973	Josie Hopper	The Marcus-Nelson Murders 1973-03-08 Movie
	N/A	Sondheim: A Musical Tribute 1973-01-01 Movie
1971	N/A	The New Dick Van Dyke Show 1971-09-18 TV Show
	Self	Great Performances 1971-01-28 TV Show
1969	Nickie	Sweet Charity 1969-02-25 Movie
	N/A	From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma 1969-01-01 Movie
1967	Self - Guest / Various Characters	The Carol Burnett Show 1967-09-11 TV Show
	Self	The Carol Burnett Show 1967-09-11 TV Show
1964	Self - Singer / Dancer	The Hollywood Palace 1964-01-04 TV Show
1963	Herself	The Judy Garland Show 1963-09-29 TV Show
	Mrs. Dame	The Outer Limits 1963-09-16 TV Show
1961	Self	The Mike Douglas Show 1961-12-11 TV Show
1956	Self	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1956-10-05 TV Show
1948	Self - Singer	The Ed Sullivan Show 1948-06-20 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv