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Cyd Charisse
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Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s.
Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut.
Known For
Frasier
1993
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Love Boat
1977
Hawaii Five-O
1968
The Oscars
1953
Singin' in the Rain
1952
Party Girl
1958
Brigadoon
1954
Silk Stockings
1957
The Band Wagon
1953
That's Entertainment!
1974
The Harvey Girls
1946
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
Warlords of Atlantis
1978
Tension
1949
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
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