
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

The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · tv

Will & Grace
1998 · tv

Great Performances
1971 · tv

Tony Awards
1956 · tv

The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · tv

The Outer Limits
1963 · tv

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

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · tv

Stars in the House
2020 · tv

Dinah!
1974 · tv

Chicago
2002 · movie

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · tv

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · tv

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · tv

Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · tv

tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · movie

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · tv

The Hollywood Palace
1964 · tv

Sweet Charity
1969 · movie

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

The Judy Garland Show
1963 · tv

Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · movie

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · movie

That's Dancing!
1985 · movie

Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · movie

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 · movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · movie

E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · tv

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · movie

Every Act of Life
2018 · movie