Chita Rivera

Acting·Jan 23, 1933·Washington, D.C., USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration2025 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story2025 · Self	Self
Studio One Forever2024 · Self	Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best2023 · Self	Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival2022 · Self	Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story2021 · Self	Self
tick, tick... BOOM!2021 · "Sunday" Legend #13	"Sunday" Legend #13
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self	Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance2020 · Self	Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration2020 · Self	Self
Amy's Victory Dance2020 · Self	Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back2019 · Self	Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon2019 · Self	Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting2018 · Broadway Diva	Broadway Diva
Every Act of Life2018 · Self	Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway2018 · Self	Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic2016 · Self	Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do2015 · Self	Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne2014 · Self	Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy2011 · Self	Self
Kalamazoo?2006 · Giannina	Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards2005 · Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)	Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures2003 · Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")	Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · Self	Self
Chicago2002 · Nickie	Nickie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs2001 · Self	Self
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle1997 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
AA Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury1996 · Self	Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story1996 · Self	Self
Night of 100 Stars III1990 · Self	Self
Mayflower Madam1987 · Risa Dickstein	Risa Dickstein
Night of 100 Stars II1985 · Self	Self
That's Dancing!1985 · From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)	From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team1984 · Self - Performer	Self - Performer
Pippin1981 · Fastrada	Fastrada
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1978 · Our Guests at Heartland	Our Guests at Heartland
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm1977 · Gingerbread Lady	Gingerbread Lady
The Marcus-Nelson Murders1973 · Josie Hopper	Josie Hopper
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute1973 · Actor	Actor
Sweet Charity1969 · Nickie	Nickie
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma1969 · Actor	Actor