Acting

Chita Rivera

Born 1933-01-23 · Washington, D.C., USA

Died 2024-01-30

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.

Credits

Newest first

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
2025
Studio One Forever
as Self
2024
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
as Self
2023
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
as Self
2022
Something's Coming: West Side Story
as Self
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
as "Sunday" Legend #13
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self
2021
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
as Self
2020
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
as Self
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
Amy's Victory Dance
as Self
2020
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self
2019
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
as Self
2019
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Broadway Diva
2018
Every Act of Life
as Self
2018
Bathtubs Over Broadway
as Self
2018
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
2016
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self
2015
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
2011
Kalamazoo?
as Giannina
2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
2003
Chicago
as Nickie
2002
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
as Self
2001
Will & Grace
as Lenore
1998
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
as Self (archive footage)
1997
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
as Self
1996
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
as Self
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Katy (voice)
1995
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
Mayflower Madam
as Risa Dickstein
1987
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1985
That's Dancing!
as From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
1985
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
1984
Pippin
as Fastrada
1981
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Our Guests at Heartland
1978
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
as Gingerbread Lady
1977
Live from Lincoln Center
as Chita Rivera
1976
Dinah!
as Self
1974
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
as Josie Hopper
1973
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Connie Richardson
1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
as Conni Richardson
1971
Great Performances
as Self
1971
Sweet Charity
as Nickie
1969
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer / Dancer
1964
The Judy Garland Show
as Self
1963
The Outer Limits
as Mrs. Dame
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948