Person
Chita Rivera
Born 23 January 1933 Died 30 January 2024, aged 91 Washington, D.C., USA TMDB ↗
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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30age in their first credit on record (1963)
58years on screen and counting
2credits in 1973, their busiest year
22dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 88 tick, tick... BOOM!
2021as "Sunday" Legend #13
Age: 85 Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018as Broadway Diva
Age: 73 Kalamazoo?
2006as Giannina
Age: 72 Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Age: 70 Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Age: 69 Chicago
2002as Nickie
Age: 54 Mayflower Madam
1987as Risa Dickstein
Age: 51 That's Dancing!
1985as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Age: 48 Pippin
1981as Fastrada
Age: 45 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978as Our Guests at Heartland
Age: 44 Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977as Gingerbread Lady
Age: 40 The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973as Josie Hopper
Age: 39 Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
Age: 36 Sweet Charity
1969as Nickie
Age: 35 From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
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TV credits
Age: 65 Will & Grace
1998as Lenore
Age: 63 E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Age: 62 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995as Katy (voice)
Age: 43 Live from Lincoln Center
1976as Chita Rivera
Age: 38 The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971as Connie Richardson
Age: 38 The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971as Conni Richardson
Age: 30 The Outer Limits
1963as Mrs. Dame