Chita Rivera
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 23, 1933
- Died
- January 30, 2024
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA
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
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story 2025
as Self
Studio One Forever 2024
as Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best 2023
as Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival 2022
as Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story 2021
as Self
tick, tick... BOOM! 2021
as "Sunday" Legend #13
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021
as Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance 2020
as Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration 2020
as Self
Amy's Victory Dance 2020
as Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back 2019
as Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon 2019
as Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway 2018
as Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting 2018
as Broadway Diva
Every Act of Life 2018
as Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic 2016
as Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do 2015
as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy 2011
as Self
Kalamazoo? 2006
as Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005
as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003
as Self
Chicago 2002
as Nickie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs 2001
as Self
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle 1997
as Self (archive footage)
- A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury 1996
as Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story 1996
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III 1990
as Self
Mayflower Madam 1987
as Risa Dickstein
Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self
That's Dancing! 1985
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team 1984
as Self - Performer
Pippin 1981
as Fastrada
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978
as Our Guests at Heartland
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm 1977
as Gingerbread Lady
The Marcus-Nelson Murders 1973
as Josie Hopper
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute 1973
Actor
Sweet Charity 1969
as Nickie
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma 1969
Actor
Credits from TMDB.