Chita Rivera
Acting • Born 1933-01-23 – Died 2024-01-30
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
59 credits
Chicago
Movie • 2002
Nickie
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Movie • 2020
Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
Movie • 2021
"Sunday" Legend #13
Sweet Charity
Movie • 1969
Nickie
Pippin
Movie • 1981
Fastrada
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Movie • 1978
Our Guests at Heartland
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Movie • 2022
Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Movie • 2023
Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Movie • 2021
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie • 2005
Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Studio One Forever
Movie • 2024
Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie • 2003
Self
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Movie • 1973
Josie Hopper
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Movie • 2011
Self
Kalamazoo?
Movie • 2006
Giannina
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Movie • 1977
Gingerbread Lady
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Movie • 2001
Self
Amy's Victory Dance
Movie • 2020
Self
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Movie • 1973
Night of 100 Stars III
Movie • 1990
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Movie • 2025
Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Movie • 2015
Self
Mayflower Madam
Movie • 1987
Risa Dickstein
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Movie • 2016
Self
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
Movie • 2014
Broadway Diva
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Movie • 2018
Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Movie • 2019
Self
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Movie • 1996
Self
Every Act of Life
Movie • 2018
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Movie • 2003
Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
Movie • 1985
From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Movie • 2018
Broadway Diva
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Movie • 2020
Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Movie • 2019
Self
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
Movie • 1969
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Movie • 1996
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Movie • 2014
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie • 2021
Self
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Movie • 1984
Self - Performer
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Lenore
The Hollywood Palace
TV • 1964
Self - Singer / Dancer
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV • 1956
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Judy Garland Show
TV • 1963
Self
The Outer Limits
TV • 1963
Mrs. Dame
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Katy (voice)
Live from Lincoln Center
TV • 1976
Chita Rivera
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
TV • 1967
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
TV • 2020
Self
Dinah!
TV • 1974
Self