Chita Rivera
Acting
1933-01-23 · 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 · Movie
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · Movie
Studio One Forever
2024 · Movie
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023 · Movie
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022 · Movie
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021 · Movie
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Movie
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020 · Movie
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020 · Movie
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Series
Amy's Victory Dance
2020 · Movie
Stars in the House
2020 · Series
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019 · Movie
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019 · Movie
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018 · Movie
Every Act of Life
2018 · Movie
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018 · Movie
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016 · Movie
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Movie
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014 · Movie
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 · Movie
Kalamazoo?
2006 · Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Movie
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Movie
Chicago
2002 · Movie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001 · Movie
Will & Grace
1998 · Series
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997 · Movie
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996 · Movie
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Series
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Movie
Mayflower Madam
1987 · Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
That's Dancing!
1985 · Movie
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 · Movie
Pippin
1981 · Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Series
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · Movie
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977 · Movie
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Series
Dinah!
1974 · Series
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 · Movie
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973 · Movie
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · Series
Great Performances
1971 · Series
Sweet Charity
1969 · Movie
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969 · Movie
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Series
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Series
The Judy Garland Show
1963 · Series
The Outer Limits
1963 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Series
Tony Awards
1956 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series