
Chita Rivera
Actress
Born: January 23, 1933 (91 years old)
Died: January 30, 2024
Place of birth: Washington, D.C., USA
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 (23)
- Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018, ★ 8.1)
- Live from Lincoln Center (1976, ★ 8.6)
- Chicago (2002, ★ 7.1)
- tick, tick... BOOM! (2021, ★ 7.6)
- Sweet Charity (1969, ★ 6.9)
- Pippin (1981, ★ 7.5)
- Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021, ★ 7.5)
- Studio One Forever (2024, ★ 7.8)
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003, ★ 7)
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973, ★ 7.4)
- Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2025, ★ 7.9)
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978, ★ 7.4)
- The Outer Limits (1963, ★ 7.8)
- The Carol Burnett Show (1967, ★ 7.7)
- Every Act of Life (2018, ★ 6.4)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003, ★ 6.1)
- That's Dancing! (1985, ★ 7)
- The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996, ★ 7)
- Will & Grace (1998, ★ 6.9)
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995, ★ 6)
- Great Performances (1971, ★ 5.8)
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978, ★ 4.3)
- Mayflower Madam (1987, ★ 3.2)