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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 23, 1933
Died
January 30, 2024
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Also Known As
- Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
Chita Rivera
0.4 Popularity
Biography
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.
Known For
7.6
Self
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
7.8
Self
Studio One Forever
2024
2.0
Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
0.0
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
7.5
Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
7.6
"Sunday" Legend #13
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
0.0
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
5.2
Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
0.0
Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
0.0
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Credits
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
2025
7.6
Studio One Forever
as Self
2024
7.8
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
as Self
2023
2.0
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
as Self
2022
0.0
Something's Coming: West Side Story
as Self
2021
7.5
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #13
2021
7.6
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
0.0
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
as Self
2020
5.2
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
as Self
2020
0.0
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
0.0
Amy's Victory Dance
as Self
2020
0.0
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
0.0
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self
2019
5.0
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
as Self
2019
7.3
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Broadway Diva
2018
1.0
Every Act of Life
as Self
2018
7.0
Bathtubs Over Broadway
as Herself
2018
8.1
🎬
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
2016
8.0
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self
2015
0.0
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
as Broadway Diva
2014
5.3
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
as Self
2014
7.3
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
2011
0.0
Kalamazoo?
as Giannina
2006
0.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2005
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
2003
6.1
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
7.0
Chicago
as Nickie
2002
7.1
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
as Self
2001
5.0
Will & Grace
as Lenore
1998
6.8
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
as Self (archive footage)
1997
0.0
🎬
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
as Self
1996
0.0
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
as Self
1996
7.0
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Katy (voice)
1995
6.0
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
4.0
Mayflower Madam
as Risa Dickstein
1987
3.8
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
8.0
That's Dancing!
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
1985
7.0
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
0.0
Pippin
as Fastrada
1981
7.6
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Our Guests at Heartland
1978
4.3
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Gingerbread Lady
1977
0.0
Live from Lincoln Center
as Chita Rivera
1976
8.6
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Josie Hopper
1973
6.9
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
0.0
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.3
Sweet Charity
as Nickie
1969
6.9
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969
0.0
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1967
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
7.7
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer / Dancer
1964
4.5
The Judy Garland Show
as Self
1963
8.0
The Outer Limits
as Mrs. Dame
1963
7.8
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
5.1
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8