Chita Rivera
Actor
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
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as "Sunday" Legend #13 2021
Sweet Charity
as Nickie 1969
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Our Guests at Heartland 1978
Bathtubs Over Broadway
as Self 2018
That's Dancing!
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage) 1985
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self 2025
Something's Coming: West Side Story
as Self 2021
Pippin
as Fastrada 1981
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
as Broadway Diva 2014
Every Act of Life
as Self 2018
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Josie Hopper 1973
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self 2003
Studio One Forever
as Self 2024
Mayflower Madam
as Risa Dickstein 1987
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago") 2003
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
as Self 1996