Chita Rivera
Born: 1933-01-23 in Washington, D.C., USA
Died: 2024-01-30
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story as Self
- Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration as Self (archive footage)
2024
- Studio One Forever as Self
2023
2022
- Reopening: The Broadway Revival as Self
2021
- tick, tick... BOOM! as "Sunday" Legend #13
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
- Something's Coming: West Side Story as Self
2020
- Stars in the House as Self
- Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance as Self
- Chita: A Legendary Celebration as Self
- Amy's Victory Dance as Self
2019
2018
- Every Act of Life as Self
- Bathtubs Over Broadway as Self
- Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting as Broadway Diva
2016
2015
2014
2011
2006
- Kalamazoo? as Giannina
2005
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2003
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- Broadway's Lost Treasures as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
2002
- Chicago as Nickie
2001
1998
- Will & Grace as Lenore
1997
- The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle as Self (archive footage)
1996
1995
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Katy (voice)
1990
- Night of 100 Stars III as Self
1987
- Mayflower Madam as Risa Dickstein
1985
- Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- That's Dancing! as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
1984
- The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team as Self - Performer
1981
- Pippin as Fastrada
1978
- The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Our Guests at Heartland
1977
- Once Upon a Brothers Grimm as Gingerbread Lady
1976
- Live from Lincoln Center as Chita Rivera
1974
- Dinah! as Self
1973
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders as Josie Hopper
- Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show as Connie Richardson
1969
1967
- The Carol Burnett Show as Self
1964
- The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer / Dancer
1963
- The Outer Limits as Mrs. Dame
- The Judy Garland Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self