
Chita Rivera
Acting
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.
Known For

1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · tv

1956
Tony Awards
1956 · tv

1971
Great Performances
1971 · tv

1998
Will & Grace
1998 · tv

1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · tv

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · tv

1963
The Outer Limits
1963 · tv

2020
Stars in the House
2020 · tv

1974
Dinah!
1974 · tv

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · tv

1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · tv

1964
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · tv

1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · tv

1976
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · tv

1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · tv

2002
Chicago
2002 · movie

2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · tv

1963
The Judy Garland Show
1963 · tv

1996
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · tv

2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · movie

1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · movie

1969
Sweet Charity
1969 · movie

1985
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · movie

2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · movie

1990
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · movie

2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · movie

2018
Every Act of Life
2018 · movie

2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · movie

2018
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018 · movie

1973
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 · movie