Chita Rivera

Actor

Born: January 23, 1933
Died: January 30, 2024 (age 91)
From: Washington, D.C., USA

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…

Filmography (41)

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration (2025)
Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025)
Self
Studio One Forever (2024)
Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best (2023)
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival (2022)
Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021)
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tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
"Sunday" Legend #13
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020)
Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration (2020)
Self
Amy's Victory Dance (2020)
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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019)
Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019)
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Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting (2018)
Broadway Diva
Every Act of Life (2018)
Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)
Self
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)
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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's Lost Treasures (2003)
Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Self
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
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)
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