



Chita Rivera
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1933-01-23
Place of birth:Washington, D.C., USA
Gender:Female
Popularity:1
Date of death2024-01-30
91Biography
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
Rating by year
- Dick Van Dyke: 100th CelebrationSelf (archive footage)2025-12-1310.01
- Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StorySelf2025-01-247.718
- Studio One ForeverSelf2024-10-187.85
- Something's Coming: West Side StorySelf2021-12-057.514
- tick, tick... BOOM!"Sunday" Legend #132021-11-117.62,314
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf2021-08-140.00
- Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceSelf2020-06-305.24
- Chita: A Legendary CelebrationSelf2020-05-290.00
- Amy's Victory DanceSelf2020-04-050.00
- Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackSelf2019-11-105.04
- Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen VerdonSelf2019-08-037.33
- Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingBroadway Diva2018-06-091.02
- Every Act of LifeSelf2018-04-236.410
- Bathtubs Over BroadwaySelf2018-04-218.126
- West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicSelf2016-12-268.03
- Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To DoSelf2015-11-060.00
- Private Screenings: Robert OsborneSelf2014-01-067.33
- A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacySelf2011-11-150.00
- Kalamazoo?Giannina2006-04-079.01
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsSpider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)2005-08-077.24
- Broadway's Lost TreasuresHost (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")2003-08-106.46
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf2003-04-037.07
- ChicagoNickie2002-12-107.12,919
- My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsSelf2001-03-066.52
- Will & GraceLenore1998-09-216.9567
- The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle DazzleSelf (archive footage)1997-12-037.01
- A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburySelf1996-11-170.00
- The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld StorySelf1996-09-277.26
- E! True Hollywood Story1996-08-218.280
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildKaty (voice)1995-03-126.311
- Night of 100 Stars IIISelf1990-05-214.02
- Mayflower MadamRisa Dickstein1987-11-154.36
- Night of 100 Stars IISelf1985-03-108.04
- That's Dancing!From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)1985-01-186.921
- The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic TeamSelf - Performer1984-01-290.00
- PippinFastrada1981-06-017.511
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandOur Guests at Heartland1978-07-214.360
- Once Upon a Brothers GrimmGingerbread Lady1977-11-239.01
- The Marcus-Nelson MurdersJosie Hopper1973-03-087.69
- Sondheim: A Musical Tribute1973-01-010.00
- The New Dick Van Dyke ShowConnie Richardson1971-09-185.25
- The New Dick Van Dyke ShowConni Richardson1971-09-185.25
- Great PerformancesSelf1971-01-286.125
- Sweet CharityNickie1969-02-256.989
- From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma1969-01-010.00
- The Carol Burnett ShowSelf1967-09-117.769
- The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters1967-09-117.769
- The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Singer / Dancer1964-01-045.05
- The Judy Garland ShowSelf1963-12-088.24
- The Outer LimitsMrs. Dame1963-09-167.8160