Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera

1933-01-23 – 2024-01-30 (age 91) Washington, D.C., USA
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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.

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Known For

Chicago
Chicago

2002

as Nickie

tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

as "Sunday" Legend #13

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

as Our Guests at Heartland

Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity

1969

as Nickie

Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars III
Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life

2018

as Self

Bathtubs Over Broadway
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders

1973

as Josie Hopper

Studio One Forever
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)

That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)

Mayflower Madam
Mayflower Madam

1987

as Risa Dickstein

Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Pippin
Pippin

1981

as Fastrada