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Chita Rivera
Actor
Born January 23, 1933Died January 30, 2024 (91 years)
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.
Chita Rivera Filmography
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! · as "sunday" Legend #13 |
| 2018 | Still Waiting in the Wings · as Broadway Diva |
| 2014 | Waiting in the Wings: The Musical · as Broadway Diva |
| 2010 | Submissions Only (TV Series) · as Gladys Franklin |
| 2006 | Kalamazoo? · as Giannina |
| 2005 | Johnny and the Sprites (TV Series) · as Queen Of All Magical Things |
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasures · as Host (segment "record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "chicago") |
| 2002 | Chicago · as Nickie |
| 2000 | Dora the Explorer (TV Series) · as The Witch |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Lenore |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV Series) · as Katy (voice) |
| 1987 | Mayflower Madam · as Risa Dickstein |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! · as From 'sweet Charity' (archive Footage) |
| 1982 | Pippin: His Life and Times · as Fastrada |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · as Our Guests At Heartland |
| 1977 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm · as Gingerbread Lady |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders · as Josie Hopper |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Connie Richardson |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity · as Nickie |
| 1968 | One Life to Live (TV Series) · as Melody Rambo (1982) |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits (TV Series) · as Mrs. Dame |
| 2025 | Starring Dick Van Dyke · as Self - Actress, Bye Bye Birdie |
| 2024 | Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple · as Self - Actress |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Studio One Forever · as Self |
| 2022 | The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Attendee |
| 2022 | The 75th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | Amy's Victory Dance · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Presenter & Film Narrator |
| 2021 | Something's Coming: West Side Story · as Self |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age · as Self |
| 2021 | The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Stars In The House (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back · as Self |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Bob Fosse: It's Showtime! · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The 72nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2018 | Every Act of Life · as Self |
| 2018 | Bathtubs Over Broadway · as Self |
| 2016 | The 70th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | The 69th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Broadway.Com Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Carol Channing: Larger Than Life · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Show People with Paul Wontorek (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Mr. Prince · as Self |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | The 59th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | Broadway: The American Musical (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The 58th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The 100 Greatest Musicals · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The 57th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee & Performer |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 2002 | The 56th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1999 | The 53rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The 51st Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1996 | Theater Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Private Screenings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | The 47th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Winner & Performer |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III · as Self |
| 1990 | |
| 1988 | The 42nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1984 | The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team · as Self - Performer |
| 1983 | He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' · as Self |
| 1981 | The 35th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee · as Self - Performer |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The Jim Nabors Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1977 | The Hollywood Greats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The 30th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center (TV Series) · as Chita Rivera |
| 1976 | Working in the Theatre (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Playboy After Dark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | That's Life (1968) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest / Various Characters |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer / Dancer |
| 1963 | The Judy Garland Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1958 | Garry Moore Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1955 | Captain Kangaroo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | Tonight at the London Palladium (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1954 | Caesar's Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | This Is Your Life (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
Move · as Self |