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Chita Rivera 01/23/1933 , (91 years old) in Washington, D.C., USA

Known for department

Acting

Biography

Chita Rivera (January 23, 1933 - January 30, 2024) was an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for creating roles in musical theatre hits such as Anita in "West Side Story," Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdie," Velma in "Chicago" and Aurora in "Kiss of the Spider Woman." She received 2 Tony Awards (from a record 10 nominations), a Kennedy Center Honor and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

poster Chicago (2002)

Nickie

poster tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

"Sunday" Legend #13

poster Sweet Charity (1969)

Nickie

poster Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

Our Guests at Heartland

poster Mayflower Madam (1987)

Risa Dickstein

poster Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

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poster That's Dancing! (1985)

From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

poster Pippin (1981)

Fastrada

poster Every Act of Life (2018)

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poster Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)

Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")

poster Waiting in the Wings: The Musical (2014)

Broadway Diva

poster Kalamazoo? (2006)

Giannina

poster My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001)

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poster Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)

Herself

poster Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)

Spider Woman / Aurora (segment "Kiss Of The Spider Woman")

poster Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021)

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poster Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)

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poster Private Screenings: Robert Osborne (2014)

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poster Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting (2018)

Broadway Diva

poster A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (1996)

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poster The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)

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poster Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)

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poster Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977)

Gingerbread Lady

poster Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019)

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poster From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma (1969)

poster The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997)

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poster Chita: A Legendary Celebration (2020)

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poster West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic (2016)

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poster Reopening: The Broadway Revival (2022)

poster Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019)

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