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Chita Rivera

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What becomes a legend? Broadway's Chita Rivera deservedly earned her status with a limitless talent, an incredible endurance and longevity, perhaps a bit of luck in the gene pool, long and gorgeous gams, lots of pizzazz, and that certain something that has made her a crowd favorite for five decades... See full bio »

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Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Hide HideActress (15 titles)
2011 Submissions Only (TV series)
Gladys Franklin
– Yore So Bad (2011) … Gladys Franklin
 
2006 Kalamazoo?
Giannina
 
2005 Will & Grace (TV series)
Lenore
– Dance Cards & Greeting Cards (2005) … Lenore
 
2002 Chicago
Nickie
 
1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Katy
– Thumbelina (1997) … Katy (voice)
 
1987 Mayflower Madam (TV movie)
Risa Dickstein
 
1982 One Life to Live (TV series)
Melody Rambo
 
1981 Pippin: His Life and Times (TV movie)
Fastrada
 
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
 
1977 Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (TV movie)
Gingerbread Lady (segment "Hansel and Gretel")
 
1973-1974 The New Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Connie Richardson
– Commercial Housewives (1974) … Connie Richardson
– Lt. Preston of the 4th Cavalry (1974) … Connie Richardson
– He Who Steals My Friends (1973) … Connie Richardson
– I'll Cry Today (1973) … Connie Richardson
– Dick in Deutsch (1973) … Connie Richardson
See all 8 episodes »
 
1973 Kojak (TV series)
Josie Hopper
– The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) … Josie Hopper
 
1971 Rolf Harris Show (TV series)
Singer
– Episode #1.4 (1971) … Singer
 
1969 Sweet Charity
Nickie
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Mrs. Dame
– The Bellero Shield (1964) … Mrs. Dame
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (16 titles)
2011 So You Think You Can Dance Canada (TV series)
– Top 16 Performance (2011) (performer: "Kiss of the Spider Woman")
 
1985-2004 Great Performances (TV series)
– Broadway's Lost Treasures II (2004) (performer: A medley from "Sweet Charity")
– Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) (performer: "All That Jazz" and "Nowadays")
– My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) (performer: "Rosie", "How Lucky Can You Get?")
– The Best of Broadway (1985) (performer: "Shriners' Ballet", "Little Old New York")
 
1998 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary) (performer: "New York, New York")
 
1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
– Thumbelina (1997) (performer: "One Cool Numba")
 
1993 The 47th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "Where You Are")
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary) (performer: "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This")
 
1984 The 38th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie) (performer: "Wallflower")
 
1984 Gala of Stars 1984 (TV movie) (performer: "The Apple Doesn't Fall")
 
1981 Pippin: His Life and Times (TV movie) (performer: "Spread a Little Sunshine")
 
1979 De Mike Burstyn show (TV series)
– Episode #1.5 (1979) (performer: "America", "All that Jazz", "Rio de Janeiro", "Can't stop dancing", "That's Entertainment/Tradition/America")
 
1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) (performer: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag")
 
1975 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV series)
– Episode dated 8 November 1975 (1975) (performer: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag")
 
1975 Dinah! (TV series)
– Episode #2.40 (1975) (performer: "Nowadays", "Cabaret")
 
1969 Sweet Charity (performer: "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This" - uncredited)
 
1960 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
– Episode #14.6 (1960) (performer: "Spanish Rose")
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.12 (1958) (performer: "A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman" - uncredited, "Blue Moon" - uncredited, "I've Got the World on a String" - uncredited, "The Gold Diggers' Song We're in the Money" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (97 titles)
2013 Last of the Showmen (filming)
Herself (rumored)
 
2013 Move (documentary) (filming)
Herself
 
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2012 Show Stopper: The Theatrical Life of Garth Drabinsky (documentary)
Herself
 
2012 Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (2009) … Herself
 
2009 Mr. Prince (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2008 Kiss of the Spider Woman - Making the Musical (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2008 The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 February 2008 (2008) … Herself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Performance by Leading Actress in a Musical & Presenter
 
2005 Today (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 December 2005 (2005) … Herself
 
2005 The 59th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2005 Party Planner with David Tutera (TV series)
Herself
– Broadway Legend's Soiree (2005) … Herself
 
2005 Character Studies (TV series)
Herself
 
2005 From Stage to Screen: The History of Chicago (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Herself / Velma Kelly (in 'Chicago')
– Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) … Herself/Velma Kelly (in 'Chicago')
 
2004 The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Choreography
 
2003 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1985-2003 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
– Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) … Herself (also archive footage)
– My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) … Herself
– The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Opening Night Gala (1998) … Herself
– Celebrating Gershwin: 'S Wonderful (1987) … Herself
– Broadway Sings: The Music of Jule Styne (1987) … Herself
See all 6 episodes »
 
2003 The 57th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Musical
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Herself
 
2003 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 24 April 2003 (2003) … Herself - Guest
 
2002 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV movie)
Herself - Honoree
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Liza Minnelli (2002) … Herself
 
1997-2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself / Himself
– Episode dated 24 June 2002 (2002) … Herself
– Episode dated 20 September 2000 (2000) … Herself
– Episode dated 15 August 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
2002 The 56th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
2001 America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 31 July 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
1995-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around (2000) … Herself
– Sammy Davis Jr.: Mr. Entertainment (1995) … Herself
 
1999 The 53rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1998 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997 Barrymore (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.8 (1997) … Herself
 
1997 The 51st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1997 The 42nd Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1996 A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1994 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself
 
1993 The 47th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer & Winner: Best Actress in a Musical
 
1990 America's Dance Honors (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (TV special)
Herself
 
1988 The 42nd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1987 A Show of Concern: The Heart of America Responds (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1987 This Is Your Life (TV special)
Herself
 
1986 The 40th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter & Performer
 
1985 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV special)
Herself
 
1985 The 39th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter & Performer
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 The 38th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Actress in a Musical/Presenter & Performer
 
1984 Gala of Stars 1984 (TV movie)
Herself
 
1978-1984 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 February 1984 (1984) … Herself
– Episode dated 14 September 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1984 The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1983 He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1982 Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (TV movie)
Herself
 
1980 Macy's 54th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV movie)
Herself
 
1980 Horas doradas (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 May 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1979 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special)
Herself - Honoree
 
1979 V.I.P. Night on Broadway Benefit (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1979 De Mike Burstyn show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1979) … Herself
 
1978 The Bobby Vinton Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 November 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1978 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 March 1978 (1978) … Herself
 
1978 The Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1978) … Herself
 
1976 The George Burns Special (TV special)
Herself
 
1976 The Stars and Stripes Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
1967-1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 11 February 1972 (1972) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 December 1968 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #5.203 (1967) … Herself
 
1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Musical
 
1976 Captain Kangaroo (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 27 January 1976 (1976) … Herself
 
1975 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.48 (1975) … Herself
– Episode #2.40 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 Sammy and Company (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 November 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV series)
Herself / Velma Kelly
– Episode dated 8 November 1975 (1975) … Herself / Velma Kelly
 
1969-1971 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.22 (1971) … Herself
– Episode #2.17 (1969) … Herself
 
1970 Playboy After Dark (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 15 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.26 (1969) … Herself
 
1968-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.186 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #3.175 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #2.170 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #2.107 (1968) … Herself
– Episode #2.105 (1968) … Herself
 
1969 That's Life (TV series)
Herself
– Gloria Does Her Thing (1969) … Herself
 
1965-1968 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Dancer / Herself - Singer
– Episode #6.8 (1968) … Herself - Singer/Dancer
– Episode #3.25 (1966) … Herself - Singer/Dancer
– Episode #3.8 (1965) … Herself - Singer/Dancer
 
1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.5 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Woody Woodbury Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 March 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1966 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 29 April 1966 (1966) … Herself
– Episode dated 21 April 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1965 ABC's Nightlife (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 June 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1965 The Entertainers (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 16 January 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1964 On Broadway Tonight (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 9 September 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 Blackpool Night Out (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1964) … Herself
 
1960-1964 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.26 (1964) … Herself
– Episode #6.20 (1964) … Herself
– Episode #6.14 (1963) … Herself
– Episode #3.2 (1960) … Herself
 
1964 The Judy Garland Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.17 (1964) … Herself
 
1963 Arthur Godfrey and the Sounds of New York (TV movie)
Herself
 
1960-1962 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Singer / Herself - Musical Comedy Star
– Episode #15.38 (1962) … Singer
– Episode #14.6 (1960) … Singer
– Episode #13.35 (1960) … Herself - Musical Comedy Star
 
1960 The Revlon Revue (TV series)
Herself
– Variety: The World of Show Biz (1960) … Herself
– Tiptoe Through TV (1960) … Herself
 
1959 Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.33 (1959) … Herself
 
1958 The Voice of Firestone (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #10.4 (1958) … Herself
 
1958 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.12 (1958) … Herself
 
1957 General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
1956 Caesar's Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 October 1956 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 Tonight! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.258 (1956) … Herself
 
1956 Max Liebman Presents: The Maurice Chevalier Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
1955 Frankie Laine Time (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (1955) … Herself
– Episode #1.4 (1955) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2007 De par en par (TV series)
 
2007 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2006 El camino de Antonio Banderas (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1997-2005 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Herself (clip from "Sweet Charity")
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(July 2002): Plays Bernarda Alba in "The House of Bernarda Alba" by Federico García Lorca, adapted by Chay Yew (Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, CA). See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Chita O'Hara | Conchita O'Hara

Height:

5' 3½" (1.61 m)
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Personal Quote:

I don't see the camaraderie [on Broadway] as much anymore. Everyone wants to be a soloist before really learning how to relate. When you can relate to the person next to you without words and be alive, when you can keep the energy and interest going, it is magical. See more »

Trivia:

Played "Rosie" in the original Broadway production of "Bye Bye Birdie" (early 1960s), opposite Dick Van Dyke ("Albert"), in a cast which also included Paul Lynde, Michael J. Pollard, and Richard Gautier. See more »

Trademark:

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Star Sign:

Aquarius