Chita Rivera

Chita Rivera

Acting
Born 1933-01-23 Died 2024-01-30 Washington, D.C., USA 59 credits Tony Awards 2 Drama League Award 1 Kennedy Center Honors 1 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1 John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement 1

Awards

Won 2 Tony Awards

Tony Awards 2 won · 6 nominated

  • 2015 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • 2006 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • 1993 Best Actress in a Musical Won Kiss of the Spider Woman
  • 1986 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • 1984 Best Actress in a Musical Won The Rink
  • 1983 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • 1981 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • 1976 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated

Drama League Award 1 won

  • — Drama League Award Won

Kennedy Center Honors 1 won

  • — Kennedy Center Honors Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical 1 won

  • — Outstanding Actress in a Musical Won

John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement 1 won

  • 2015 Lifetime Achievement Won

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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.
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Filmography
Acting 56 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · Self
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
1998 · ★ 6.9 · Lenore
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · ★ 7.7 · Self, Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1963 · ★ 7.8 · Mrs. Dame
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
2020 · Self
Dinah!
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Katy (voice)
Live from Lincoln Center
Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Chita Rivera
The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace
1964 · Self - Singer / Dancer
Chicago
Chicago
2002 · ★ 7.1 · Nickie
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971 · Connie Richardson, Conni Richardson
tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · ★ 7.6 · "Sunday" Legend #13
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020 · Self
The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show
1963 · Self
Sweet Charity
Sweet Charity
1969 · ★ 6.9 · Nickie
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · ★ 4.3 · Our Guests at Heartland
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!
1985 · From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life
2018 · Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019 · Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973 · Josie Hopper
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014 · Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018 · Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021 · Self
Kalamazoo?
Kalamazoo?
2006 · Giannina
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Self
Studio One Forever
Studio One Forever
2024 · Self
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997 · Self (archive footage)
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001 · Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018 · Broadway Diva
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977 · Gingerbread Lady
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 · Self - Performer
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022 · Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996 · Self
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996 · Self
Mayflower Madam
Mayflower Madam
1987 · Risa Dickstein
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020 · Self
Pippin
Pippin
1981 · Fastrada
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016 · Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020 · Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023 · Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 · Self
Amy's Victory Dance
Amy's Victory Dance
2020 · Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019 · Self
Other credits 3 credits
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · ★ 8.2
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969
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