Chita Rivera
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1933-01-23 – 2024-01-30
Place of birth: 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.
Known for
Chicago
2002Nickie
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021"Sunday" Legend #13
Sweet Charity
1969Nickie
Pippin
1981Fastrada
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978Our Guests at Heartland
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Studio One Forever
2024Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003Self
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973Josie Hopper
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011Self
Kalamazoo?
2006Giannina
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977Gingerbread Lady
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001Self
Amy's Victory Dance
2020Self
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973