Acting
Chita Rivera
- Born
- January 23, 1933
- Died
- January 30, 2024
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.
Filmography
Known for
7.1Chicago
2002
5.2Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
7.6tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
6.9Sweet Charity
1969
7.5Pippin
1981
4.3Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
2.0Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
7.4Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
7.2Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
7.8Studio One Forever
2024
7.0Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
7.6The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
9.0Kalamazoo?
2006
9.0Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
6.5My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
Amy's Victory Dance
2020