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Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Cyd Charisse was born to be a dancer. She spent her early childhood taking... more
Trivia:
One of the few actresses to have danced with both Fred Astaire and... more
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another
3 wins
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(24 articles)
Scenes We Love: The Band Wagon
(From Cinematical. 13 November 2009, 3:45 PM, PST)
'So You Think You Can Dance' Recap: The Frog Prince And The Lawnmower Racer
(From MTV Newsroom. 11 November 2009, 7:56 AM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 13 November 2009, 3:45 PM, PST)
'So You Think You Can Dance' Recap: The Frog Prince And The Lawnmower Racer
(From MTV Newsroom. 11 November 2009, 7:56 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Lily Norwood
Filmography
Actress:
- Meurtres à l'Empire State Building (2008) (TV) .... Vicky Adams
... aka Empire State Building Murders (USA) - "Frasier" .... Polly (1 episode, 1995)
- The Adventures of Bad Boy and Dirty Girl (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Polly - "Burke's Law" .... Amanda Richardson (1 episode, 1995)
- Who Killed the Highest Bidder? (1995) TV episode .... Amanda Richardson - Swimsuit (1989) (TV) .... Mrs. Allison
- "Crazy Like a Fox" (1 episode, 1986)
- Hyde-And-Seek (1986) TV episode - "Murder, She Wrote" .... Myrna Montclair LeRoy (1 episode, 1985)
- Widow, Weep for Me (1985) TV episode .... Myrna Montclair LeRoy - "Glitter" (2 episodes, 1984)
- In Tennis, Love Means Nothing (1984) TV episode
- Pilot (1984) TV episode - "The Fall Guy" .... Diana (1 episode, 1984)
- The Huntress (1984) TV episode .... Diana - "Fantasy Island" .... Julie Mars / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1983)
- The Butler's Affair/Roarke's Sacrifice (1983) TV episode .... Julie Mars
- The Island of Lost Women/The Flight of Great Yellow Bird (1978) TV episode .... Queen Delphia - Portrait of an Escort (1980) (TV) .... Sheilah Croft
... aka Professional Date (USA: alternative title) - "The Love Boat" .... Eve Mills (1 episode, 1979)
- Super Mom/I'll See You Again/April's Return (1979) TV episode .... Eve Mills - "Hawaii Five-O" .... Alicia Warren (1 episode, 1978)
... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
- Death Mask (1978) TV episode .... Alicia Warren - Warlords of Atlantis (1978) .... Atsil
... aka Warlords of the Deep (USA) - Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) .... President's girl #4
... aka Won Ton Ton (USA: poster title) - "Medical Center" .... Valerie (1 episode, 1975)
- No Way Home (1975) TV episode .... Valerie - Fol-de-Rol (1972) (TV) .... Various Characters
... aka Sid and Marty Krofft Present Fol-de-Rol (USA: complete title) - "The Bob Hope Show" (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 19 March 1969 (1969) TV episode - Maroc 7 (1967) .... Louise Henderson
- The Silencers (1966) .... Sarita
- Assassinio made in Italy (1965) .... Shelley North
... aka Assassination in Rome (USA)
... aka El secreto de Bill North (Spain)
... aka Il segreto del vestito rosso (Italy: alternative title) - Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) .... Carlotta
... aka 2 Weeks in Another Town (USA: poster title) - Something's Got to Give (1962) .... Bianca Russell Arden
- "Checkmate" .... Janine Caree (1 episode, 1961)
- Dance of Death (1961) TV episode .... Janine Caree - Five Golden Hours (1961) .... Baroness Sandra
... aka Cinque ore in contanti (Italy) - 1-2-3-4 ou Les Collants noirs (1960) .... The Widow
... aka Black Tights (USA)
... aka Un deux trois quatre! (France: short title) - Party Girl (1958) .... Vicki Gaye
- Twilight for the Gods (1958) .... Charlotte King
- Silk Stockings (1957) .... Ninotchka Yoschenko
- "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" (1 episode, 1956)
- Spring Holiday (1956) TV episode - Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) .... Maria Corvier
... aka Viva Las Vegas! (UK) - It's Always Fair Weather (1955) .... Jackie Leighton
- Deep in My Heart (1954) .... Specialty in 'The Desert Song'
- Brigadoon (1954) .... Fiona Campbell
- The Band Wagon (1953) .... Gabrielle Gerard
- Sombrero (1953) .... Lola de Torrano
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) .... Dancer
- The Wild North (1952) .... Indian girl
... aka The Big North (USA: alternative title) - Mark of the Renegade (1951) .... Manuella de Vasquez
- East Side, West Side (1949) .... Rosa Senta
- Tension (1949) .... Mary Chanler
- Words and Music (1948) .... Margo Grant
- The Kissing Bandit (1948) .... Dancer
- On an Island with You (1948) .... Yvonne Torro
- The Unfinished Dance (1947) .... Mlle. Ariane Bouchet
- Fiesta (1947) .... Conchita
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) .... Dance Specialty in 'Roberta'
- Three Wise Fools (1946) .... Rena Fairchild
- The Harvey Girls (1946) .... Deborah Andrews
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) .... Dance Specialty
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title) - This Love of Mine (1944) (uncredited) .... Dancer
- Thousands Cheer (1943) (uncredited) .... Dancer in Don Loper Number
- Mission to Moscow (1943) (uncredited) .... Galina Ulanova - Ballerina
- Something to Shout About (1943) (as Lily Norwood) .... Lily
Soundtrack:
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (performer: "Baby, You Knock Me Out", "The Heather on the Hill", "Two-Faced Woman", "Dance of Fury", "The Girl Hunt")
- That's Dancing! (1985) (performer: "Red Blues")
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (performer: "All of You", "Broadway Rhythm")
- That's Entertainment! (1974) (performer: "Dancing in the Dark")
... aka That's Entertainment: 50 Years of MGM (USA: alternative title) - The Silencers (1966) (performer: "The Silencers", "Santiago")
- "The Hollywood Palace" (1 episode, 1965)
- Episode #2.19 (1965) TV episode (performer: "Let's Dance" (uncredited), "Ballet Blues" (uncredited), "A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" (uncredited)) - Silk Stockings (1957) (performer: "All of You" (uncredited), "Fated to Be Mated" (uncredited), "Paris Loves Lovers" (uncredited), "Without Love" (uncredited), "It's a Chemical Reaction that's all" (uncredited), "Red Blues" (uncredited))
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) (performer: "Rehearsal Ballet", "Sleeping Beauty Ballet" (excerpt), "Frankie and Johnny", "My Lucky Charm") ("The Gal with the Yaller Shoes")
... aka Viva Las Vegas! (UK) - It's Always Fair Weather (1955) (performer: "Baby, You Knock Me Out")
- Deep in My Heart (1954) (performer: "One Alone")
- Brigadoon (1954) (performer: "Waiting for My Dearie" (uncredited), "The Heather on the Hill" (uncredited), "The Heather on the Hill" (reprise) (uncredited))
- The Band Wagon (1953) (performer: "The Beggars Waltz" (uncredited), "Dancing in the Dark" (uncredited), "You and the Night and the Music" (uncredited), "New Sun in the Sky" (uncredited), "The Girl Hunt" (uncredited)) ("That's Entertainment" (uncredited))
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) (performer: "Broadway Rhythm Ballet" (1952) (uncredited))
- Words and Music (1948) (performer: "This Can't Be Love", "On Your Toes") ("Blue Room")
- The Kissing Bandit (1948) (performer: "Dance of Fury")
- On an Island with You (1948) (performer: "The Pagan Mask" (uncredited))
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (uncredited))
- The Harvey Girls (1946) (performer: "It's a Great Big World" (uncredited), "Swing Your Partner Round and Round" (uncredited))
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) (performer: "Here's to the Girls", "There's Beauty Ev'rywhere")
... aka Ziegfeld Follies of 1946 (USA: poster title)
Thanks:
- What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V) (thanks)
Self:
- The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
- Get Aboard! The Band Wagon (2005) (V) .... Herself
- The Masters Behind the Musicals (2004) (V) .... Herself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004) (TV) .... Herself
- "Larry King Live" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 2003)
- Episode dated 5 August 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Herself - Guest - Satin and Silk (2003) (V) .... Herself / On Camera Host
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) (TV) .... Herself
- What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain' (2002) (V) .... Herself
- Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV) .... Herself
- Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days (2001) (TV) .... Herself
- Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) (TV) .... Herself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (1 episode, 1996)
- Marilyn Monroe (1996) TV episode .... Herself - Janet Jackson: Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (1996) (V) .... Herself (segment "Alright")
- Inside the Dream Factory (1995) (TV) .... Herself
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) (also archive footage) .... Herself - Co-host/Narrator
- Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994) (TV) .... Herself
- That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (1994) (V) .... Herself (interview)
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1992) (TV) .... Herself
- "MGM: When the Lion Roars" .... Herself (1 episode, 1992)
- The Lion in Winter (1992) TV episode .... Herself - America's Dance Honors (1990) (TV) .... Herself
- "Cinéma cinémas" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
- Cyd Charisse (1990) TV episode .... Herself - "Un dia és un dia" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
... aka Un día es un día (Spain: Castilian title)
- Episode #1.8 (1990) TV episode .... Herself - Janet Jackson: The Rhythm Nation Compilation (1990) (V) .... Herself (segment "Alright")
- Cyd Charisse: Easy Energy Shape-Up (1990) (V) .... Herself
- America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (1989) (TV) .... Herself
- Visioni private (1989) .... Herself
... aka Private Screening - Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Herself
- "Looks Familiar" .... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1986)
- Episode #14.7 (1986) TV episode .... Herself - Guest - The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
- The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (1985) (TV) .... Herself
... aka The Best of Gene Kelly (UK: video box title) - Sentimental Journey (1984) (TV) .... Herself
- Sentimental Journeys (1984) (TV) .... Herself
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982) (TV) .... Herself
- The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (1981) (TV) .... Herself
- Gene Kelly: An American in Pasadena (1978) (TV) .... Herself
- "Over Easy" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 29 December 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1977)
- Episode dated 31 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - "Donny and Marie" .... Herself (1 episode, 1977)
... aka The Osmond Family Show
- Episode #2.15 (1977) TV episode .... Herself - "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Herself (1 episode, 1974)
... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
- That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) TV episode .... Herself - Film Portrait (1973) .... Herself
- "The Dean Martin Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1966-1968)
... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 17 October 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself
- Episode dated 8 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - "The Bob Hope Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1968)
- Episode dated 25 September 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Herself - "The Hollywood Palace" .... Dancer / ... (8 episodes, 1964-1967)
- Episode #4.27 (1967) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Singer/Dancer
- Episode #4.14 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - Dancer
- Episode #3.29 (1966) TV episode .... Herself - Host/Dancer
- Episode #2.19 (1965) TV episode .... Herself/Hostess
- Episode #2.17 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Host/Dancer/Singer
(3 more) - The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) .... Specialty dancer
- "House Party" .... Herself (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Art Linkletter's House Party (USA: complete title)
... aka The Linkletter Show (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 19 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Herself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #7.4 (1962) TV episode .... Herself - The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Music Awards
- "Toast of the Town" .... Dancer (1 episode, 1962)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #15.30 (1962) TV episode .... Dancer - The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Cinematography Awards
- "Startime" .... Herself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Meet Cyd Charisse (1959) TV episode .... Herself - The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
- The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958) (TV) .... Herself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode dated 18 March 1956 (1956) TV episode .... Mystery Guest - "The Milton Berle Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Texaco Star Theater (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Buick-Berle Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #8.8 (1956) TV episode .... Herself - 1955 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (1955) (uncredited) .... Herself
- Easy to Love (1953) (uncredited) .... Herself - Cameo appearance
Archive Footage:
- Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) (TV) .... Herself
- 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
- 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV) .... Herself - Memorial Tribute
- The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Herself - In Memoriam
- Tough Baby: Torch Song (2008) (V) .... Herself
- A Life in Words and Music (2007) (V) .... Margo Grant
- Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (1997) (TV) .... Fiona Campbell in 'Brigadoon'
- Nylon blues (1991)
- Marilyn: Something's Got to Give (1990) (TV) .... Herself
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"American Masters"
- You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) TV episode .... Herself - That's Dancing! (1985) .... Herself (clip from "Silk Stockings")
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) .... Clip from 'Silk Stockings'
- That's Entertainment! (1974) .... Clip from 'Singin' in the Rain'
- Marilyn (1963) (uncredited) .... Herself (scene from "Something's Got to Give")
Additional Details
Other Works:
"Perry Como Special, The" (1963)
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