Cyd Charisse was born to be a dancer. She spent her early childhood taking ballet lessons and joined the Ballet Russe at 13. In 1939 she married Nico Charisse, her ex-dance teacher. In 1943 she appeared in her first film,
Something to Shout About, billed as Lily Norwood. The same year she played a Russian dancer in
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1994That's Entertainment! III
(documentary)
(performer: "Baby, You Knock Me Out" 1955 - uncredited, "The Heather on the Hill" 1947 - uncredited, "Two-Faced Woman" 1953 - uncredited, "Dance of Fury" 1948 - uncredited, "The Girl Hunt" 1952 - uncredited)
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Episode #2.18
(1965)
(performer: "Let's Dance" - uncredited, "Ballet Blues" - uncredited, "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" - uncredited)
1957Silk Stockings
(performer: "Paris Loves Lovers" - uncredited, "It's a Chemical Reaction that's all" - uncredited, "Without Love" - uncredited, "Fated to Be Mated" - uncredited, "Red Blues" - uncredited)
1956Meet Me in Las Vegas
(performer: "Rehearsal Ballet", "Sleeping Beauty Ballet" excerpt, "Frankie and Johnny", "The Gal with the Yaller Shoes", "My Lucky Charm")
1954Brigadoon
(performer: "Waiting for My Dearie" - uncredited, "The Heather on the Hill" - uncredited, "The Heather on the Hill" reprise - uncredited)
1953The Band Wagon
(performer: "The Beggars Waltz" 1931 - uncredited, "Dancing in the Dark" 1931 - uncredited, "You and the Night and the Music" 1934 - uncredited, "New Sun in the Sky" 1931 - uncredited, "The Girl Hunt" 1953 - uncredited / "That's Entertainment" 1953 - uncredited)
1952Singin' in the Rain
(performer: "Broadway Rhythm Ballet" 1952 - uncredited)
1948Words and Music
(performer: "This Can't Be Love", "On Your Toes", "Blue Room")
Fred moved like glass. Physically it was easy to dance with him. It was not as demanding on me. I didn't need the same vitality and strength.
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Trivia:
Was offered the lead role of Jo Stockton in
Funny Face but declined. The role was eventually played by Audrey Hepburn.
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