Chita Rivera

★ Acting #43,692

1933 - 2024 (age 91) • Acting

Born: 1/23/1933 in Washington, D.C., USA

Died: 1/30/2024 (age 91)

Known for: Acting

Chita Rivera

★ Acting #43,692

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

Will & Grace

69%

Lenore

1998

The Outer Limits

78%

Mrs. Dame

1963

Sweet Charity

69%

Nickie

1969

E! True Hollywood Story

81%

Unknown

1996

The Carol Burnett Show

77%

Self / Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967

Bathtubs Over Broadway

81%

Self

2018

Great Performances

61%

Self

1971

The Ed Sullivan Show

68%

Self

1948

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration

100%

Self (archive footage)

2025

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

77%

Self

2025

Studio One Forever

78%

Self

2024

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

20%

Self

2023

Reopening: The Broadway Revival

Self

2022

Something's Coming: West Side Story

74%

Self

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

76%

"Sunday" Legend #13

2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

2021

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

52%

Self

2020

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

Self

2020

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

100%

Self

2020

Amy's Victory Dance

Self

2020

Stars in the House

Self

2020

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

50%

Self

2019

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon

73%

Self

2019

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting

10%

Broadway Diva

2018

Every Act of Life

64%

Self

2018

Bathtubs Over Broadway

81%

Self

2018

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

80%

Self

2016

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do

Self

2015

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne

73%

Self

2014

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

Self

2011

Kalamazoo?

90%

Giannina

2006

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

72%

Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures

64%

Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")

2003

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

70%

Self

2003

Chicago

71%

Nickie

2002

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

65%

Self

2001