Cyd Charisse
Acting
Biography
Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cyd Charisse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: March 8, 1922
Place of Birth: Amarillo, Texas, USA
Known For
Christmas with Crosby & Kate
The holidays just wouldn't be the holidays without Mr. White Christmas himself - Bing Crosby. His seemingly effortless, easygoing singing style and good humor made him an audience favorite for generations. In this rare episode of the Hollywood Palace, first telecast in 1966, der Bingle is joined by dancer Cyd Charisse, comedian Bob Newhart, the Crosby family, and Kate "God Bless America" Smith. Bing lends his smooth style to such favorites as the Christmas Waltz, Silver Bells, The twelve days of Christmas, Do you hear what I hear, and of course, White Christmas. Kate Smith belts out Christmas Eve in my home town and there's a special Crosby-Kate medley of catchy Christmas carols.
Singin' in the Rain
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson. It took place on September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001. In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired the concerts as a two-hour special in honour of Michael Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer (his first solo single, "Got to Be There", was recorded in 1971). The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive ever; the best seats cost $5,000 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.
Frasier
After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.
Something's Got to Give
Remake of "My Favorite Wife," unfinished because of star Marilyn Monroe's firing, rehiring, and sudden August 1962 death.
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and developed different cinematique techniques, such as brilliantly shot dancing sequences.
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
That's Entertainment!
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
The Band Wagon
A Broadway artiste turns a faded film star's comeback vehicle into an artsy flop.
Filmography
as Self
as Self - Hostess
as Self
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
as Amanda Richardson
as Polly (voice)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
as Mrs. Allison
as Barbara Carlisle
as Myrna Montclair
as Ethel Woodley
as Sheilah Croft
as Atsil
as Eve Mills
as President's Girl 4
as (archive footage)
as Self
as (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Various Characters
as Self
as Alicia Warren
as Louise Henderson
as Herself
as Sarita
as Shelley North
as Self - Dancer
as Self ("Something's Got to Give") (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Carlotta
as Bianca Russell Arden
as The Widow
as Baroness Sandra
as Self
as Vicki Gaye
as Charlotte King
as Ninotchka Yoschenko
as Self
as Maria Corvier
as Self
as Jackie Leighton
as Performer in The Desert Song
as Fiona Campbell
as Model (uncredited)
as Gabrielle Gerard
as Lola de Torrano
as Self
as Dancer
as Indian girl
as Manuella de Vasquez
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Rosa Senta
as Mary Chanler
as Margo Grant
as Dancer
as Self
as Yvonne Torro
as Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
as Conchita
as Dance Specialty
as Rena Fairchild
as Deborah Andrews
as Ballerina (segment "Beauty")
as Ballerina (uncredited)
as Dancer in Don Loper Number (uncredited)
as Galina Ulanova - Ballerina (uncredited)
as Lily
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)