Chita Rivera
Acting
January 23, 1933
Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Movies
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
Chicago
2002
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Kalamazoo?
2006
Mayflower Madam
1987
Sweet Charity
1969
Pippin
1981
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
Studio One Forever
2024
That's Dancing!
1985
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
Every Act of Life
2018
TV Shows
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Tony Awards
1956
Great Performances
1971
Will & Grace
1998
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
The Outer Limits
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Stars in the House
2020
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Dinah!
1974
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
The Hollywood Palace
1964
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
The Judy Garland Show
1963