Acting
Chita Rivera
Born January 23, 1933 Died January 30, 2024 Washington, D.C., USA
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
10.0
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025·Comedy
7.7
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025·Documentary
7.8
Studio One Forever
2024·Documentary
2.0
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
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Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
7.5
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021·Documentary
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021·Drama
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021·Documentary
5.2
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020·Documentary
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Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020·Music
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Amy's Victory Dance
2020·Documentary
5.0
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019·Documentary
7.3
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019·Documentary
1.0
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018·Music
6.4
Every Act of Life
2018·Documentary
8.1
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018·Documentary
8.0
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016·Documentary
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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015·Documentary
7.3
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014·Documentary
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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011·Music
9.0
Kalamazoo?
2006·Comedy
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005·Music
6.4
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003·Music
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003·Music