Cyd Charisse
Actor, Film actor
1922 – 2008
Who was Cyd Charisse?
Cyd Charisse was an American actress and dancer.
After recovering from polio as a child, and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually focused on her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain, The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings. She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut.
In her later years, she discussed the history of the Hollywood musical in documentaries, and participated in That's Entertainment! III in 1994. She was awarded the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities in 2006.
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- Born
- Mar 8, 1922
Amarillo - Also known as
- Tula Ellice Finklea
- Lily Norwood
- Felia Siderova
- Maria Istomina
- Parents
- Spouses
- Tony Martin
(1948/05/15 - 2008/06/17) - Nico Charise
(1939/08/12 - 1947/02/17)
- Tony Martin
- Children
- Religion
- United Methodist Church
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Los Angeles
- Amarillo
- Died
- Jun 17, 2008
Los Angeles - Resting place
- Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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