Chita Rivera
Acting
Born: 1933-01-23 · Washington, D.C., USA
Died: 2024-01-30
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 (30)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
Self
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
Self (archive footage)
Studio One Forever
2024
Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
"Sunday" Legend #13
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
Self
Amy's Victory Dance
2020
Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019
Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
Self
Every Act of Life
2018
Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
Broadway Diva
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
Self
Kalamazoo?
2006
Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Chicago
2002
Nickie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
Self
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
Self (archive footage)
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Self
📺 TV Shows (18)
Stars in the House
2020
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Self
Will & Grace
1998
Lenore
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Katy (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
Self
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
Chita Rivera
Dinah!
1974
Self
Great Performances
1971
Self
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
Conni Richardson
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Hollywood Palace
1964
Self - Singer / Dancer
The Judy Garland Show
1963
Self
The Outer Limits
1963
Mrs. Dame
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Self
Tony Awards
1956
Self - Performer
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Self