Chita Rivera
Chita Rivera (January 23, 1933 - January 30, 2024) was an 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 received 2 Tony Awards (from a record 10 nominations), a Kennedy Center Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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CREDITS
PHOTOS
TV Series
E! True Hollywood Story
8.103
Will & Grace
6.84
The Hollywood Palace
4.5
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
6
The Kennedy Center Honors
7.429
The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
The Judy Garland Show
8
The Outer Limits
7.762
Tony Awards
5.1
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.795
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6
Live from Lincoln Center
8.6
The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
7.7
Stars in the House
0
Great Performances
5.316
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
0
Dinah!
6.667
Movies
Chicago
7.117
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
5.2
tick, tick... BOOM!
7.614
Sweet Charity
6.9
Pippin
7.6
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.327
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
0
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2
Something's Coming: West Side Story
7.5
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2
Studio One Forever
7.8
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
7
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
6.9
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
0
Kalamazoo?
0
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
0
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
5
Amy's Victory Dance
0
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
0
Night of 100 Stars III
4
Night of 100 Stars II
8
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
7.7
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
0
Mayflower Madam
3.8
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
8
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
5.3
Bathtubs Over Broadway
8.115
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
7.3
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
0
Every Act of Life
7
Broadway's Lost Treasures
6.1
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
0
That's Dancing!
6.974
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
1
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
0
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
5
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
0
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
7
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
7.3
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
0
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
0