Chita Rivera1933 - 2024

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Actor

Popularity

2

Famous

Biography

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.

Credits

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

2025

Documentary • Music

as Self

7.6
1
Studio One Forever
Studio One Forever

2024

Documentary

as Self

7.8
0.3
Something's Coming: West Side Story
7.5
0.4
tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

Drama • Music

as "Sunday" Legend #13

7.6
2.8
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Documentary

as Self

0
0.4
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

2020

Documentary • History • Music

as Self

5.2
0.2
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
0
0.2
Amy's Victory Dance
Amy's Victory Dance

2020

Documentary

as Self

0
0.3
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2019

Documentary

as Self

5
0.1
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

2018

Music

as Broadway Diva

1
0.2
Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life

2018

Documentary

as Self

7
0.6
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Bathtubs Over Broadway

2018

Comedy • Documentary • Music

as Herself

8.1
0.3
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
8
0.2
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
0
0.3
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical

2014

Comedy • Music

as Broadway Diva

5.3
1
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
7.3
0.4
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

2011

Documentary • Music

as Self

0
0.4
Kalamazoo?
Kalamazoo?

2006

Comedy

as Giannina

0
0.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

Documentary • Music

as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)

7.2
0.3
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures

2003

Documentary • Music

as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")

6.1
0.3
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

Documentary • History • Music

as Self

7
0.5
Chicago
Chicago

2002

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Nickie

7.1
4.1
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle

1997

Documentary • Music

as Self (archive footage)

0
0.1
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
7
0.7
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Comedy • Music • TV Movie

as Self

4
0.6
Mayflower Madam
Mayflower Madam

1987

Drama • TV Movie

as Risa Dickstein

3.8
0.2
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Comedy • Documentary • Music • TV Movie

as Self

8
0.6
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!

1985

Documentary • Music

as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

7
0.8
Pippin
Pippin

1981

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Fastrada

7.6
0.8
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

Adventure • Comedy • Family • Music

as Our Guests at Heartland

4.3
1
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

1977

Adventure • Family • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Gingerbread Lady

0
0.4
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Josie Hopper

6.9
0.8
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
0
0.1
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity

1969

Comedy • Drama • Music • Romance

as Nickie

6.9
0.6

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