Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1/23/1933
Place of Birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Also Known As
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
Chita Rivera
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.
Known For
Chicago
as Nickie
Pippin
as Fastrada
Kalamazoo?
as Giannina
Sweet Charity
as Nickie
Mayflower Madam
as Risa Dickstein
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
Unknown Role
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #13
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Unknown Role
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Our Guests at Heartland
That's Dancing!
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Gingerbread Lady
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Josie Hopper
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
as Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
as Self