
Chita Rivera
Known for: Acting
Born: January 23, 1933
Died: January 30, 2024
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

Studio One Forever
2024

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015

Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020

Amy's Victory Dance
2020

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020

Sweet Charity
1969

Pippin
1981

Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021

From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016

Kalamazoo?
2006

Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019

Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003

Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011

Mayflower Madam
1987
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005

Chicago
2002

Every Act of Life
2018

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Will & Grace
1998

The Hollywood Palace
1964

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Judy Garland Show
1963

The Outer Limits
1963

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995

Live from Lincoln Center
1976

The Carol Burnett Show
1967

tick, tick... BOOM!
2021

Stars in the House
2020

Great Performances
1971

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020

Dinah!
1974

Tony Awards
1956

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971

That's Dancing!
1985

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

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978

Night of 100 Stars III
1990

Night of 100 Stars II
1985