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Chita Rivera
Born: 1933-01-23 in 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 London.
Rated Filmography (31)
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Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
9.0
Kalamazoo?
2006
9.0
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
8.1
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
8.0
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
7.8
Studio One Forever
2024
7.7
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
7.6
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
7.5
Pippin
1981
7.4
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
7.3
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019
7.3
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
7.2
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
7.1
Chicago
2002
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
7.0
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
6.9
Sweet Charity
1969
6.9
That's Dancing!
1985
6.8
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
6.5
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
6.4
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
6.4
Every Act of Life
2018
5.2
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
5.0
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
4.3
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
4.3
Mayflower Madam
1987
4.3
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
2.0
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
1.0
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018