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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Washington, D.C., USA, 1933-01-23

Died: 2024-01-30

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1969	From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma		0
2	1969	Sweet Charity	Nickie	69
3	1973	Sondheim: A Musical Tribute		0
4	1973	The Marcus-Nelson Murders	Josie Hopper	69
5	1977	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm	Gingerbread Lady	0
6	1978	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Our Guests at Heartland	43
7	1981	Pippin	Fastrada	76
8	1984	The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team		0
9	1985	That's Dancing!	From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)	70
10	1985	Night of 100 Stars II	Self	80
11	1987	Mayflower Madam	Risa Dickstein	38
12	1990	Night of 100 Stars III	Self	40
13	1996	The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story	Self	70
14	1996	A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury	Self	0
15	1997	The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle	Self (archive footage)	0
16	2001	My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs	Self	50
17	2002	Chicago	Nickie	71
18	2003	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There	Self	70
19	2003	Broadway's Lost Treasures	Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")	61
20	2005	Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards	Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)	72
21	2006	Kalamazoo?	Giannina	0
22	2011	A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy	Self	0
23	2014	Private Screenings: Robert Osborne	Self	73
24	2014	Waiting in the Wings: The Musical	Broadway Diva	53
25	2015	Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do	Self	0
26	2016	West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic	Self	80
27	2018	Bathtubs Over Broadway	Herself	81
28	2018	Every Act of Life	Self	70
29	2018	Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting	Broadway Diva	10
30	2019	Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon	Self	73
31	2019	Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back	Self	50
32	2020	Amy's Victory Dance	Self	0
33	2020	Chita: A Legendary Celebration	Self	0
34	2020	Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance	Self	52
35	2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Self	0
36	2021	tick, tick... BOOM!	"Sunday" Legend #13	76
37	2021	Something's Coming: West Side Story	Self	75
38	2022	Reopening: The Broadway Revival	Self	0
39	2023	Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best	Self	20
40	2024	Studio One Forever	Self	78
41	2025	Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story	Self	76

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
2	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Performer	51
3	1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	Self	60
4	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
5	1963	The Outer Limits	Mrs. Dame	78
6	1963	The Judy Garland Show	Self	80
7	1964	The Hollywood Palace	Self - Singer / Dancer	45
8	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self	77
9	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest / Various Characters	77
10	1971	Great Performances	Self	53
11	1974	Dinah!	Self	67
12	1976	Live from Lincoln Center	Chita Rivera	86
13	1978	The Kennedy Center Honors	Self	74
14	1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Katy (voice)	60
15	1996	E! True Hollywood Story		81
16	1998	Will & Grace	Lenore	69
17	2020	Stars in the House	Self	0
18	2020	Bottomless Brunch at Colman's	Self	0