Chita Rivera
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 23, 1933
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Died
- January 30, 2024
Biography
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.
Movies with Chita Rivera
- Chicago 2002 · ★ 7.1
- tick, tick... BOOM! 2021 · ★ 7.6
- Sweet Charity 1969 · ★ 6.9
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 · ★ 4.4
- Bathtubs Over Broadway 2018 · ★ 8.3
- Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story 2025 · ★ 7.7
- That's Dancing! 1985 · ★ 6.8
- Something's Coming: West Side Story 2021 · ★ 7.4
- Pippin 1981 · ★ 7.4
- Every Act of Life 2018 · ★ 6.4
- The Marcus-Nelson Murders 1973 · ★ 7.6
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003 · ★ 7.0
- Broadway's Lost Treasures 2003 · ★ 6.5
- Mayflower Madam 1987 · ★ 4.3
- The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story 1996 · ★ 7.2
- Studio One Forever 2024 · ★ 7.8
- Night of 100 Stars II 1985 · ★ 6.8
- Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance 2020 · ★ 5.2
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards 2005 · ★ 7.2
- Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back 2019 · ★ 5.0
- Night of 100 Stars III 1990 · ★ 4.3
- West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic 2016 · ★ 8.0
- Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon 2019 · ★ 7.3
- My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs 2001 · ★ 6.5
- Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting 2018 · ★ 1.0
- Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best 2023 · ★ 2.0
- Kalamazoo? 2006 · ★ 9.0
- Once Upon a Brothers Grimm 1977 · ★ 9.0
- The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle 1997 · ★ 7.0
- Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration 2025 · ★ 10.0
- Reopening: The Broadway Revival 2022
- A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy 2011
- Amy's Victory Dance 2020
- Sondheim: A Musical Tribute 1973
- Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do 2015
- A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury 1996
- Chita: A Legendary Celebration 2020
- From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma 1969
- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021
- The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team 1984