Chita Rivera

Birthday: 1933-01-23
Deathday: 2024-01-30
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2021-11-11 tick, tick... BOOM! "Sunday" Legend #13
2018-06-09 Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting Broadway Diva
2014-04-01 Waiting in the Wings: The Musical Broadway Diva
2006-04-07 Kalamazoo? Giannina
2005-08-07 Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2003-08-10 Broadway's Lost Treasures Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
2002-12-10 Chicago Nickie
1987-11-15 Mayflower Madam Risa Dickstein
1984-01-29 The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1981-01-01 Pippin Fastrada
1978-07-24 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Our Guests at Heartland
1977-11-23 Once Upon a Brothers Grimm Gingerbread Lady
1973-03-08 The Marcus-Nelson Murders Josie Hopper
1973-01-01 Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1969-02-25 Sweet Charity Nickie
1969-01-01 From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma