
Chita Rivera
Acting
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.
TV Shows(18)

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020

Stars in the House
Self
2020

Will & Grace
Lenore
1998

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Katy (voice)
1995

The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978

Live from Lincoln Center
Chita Rivera
1976

Dinah!
Self
1974

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Connie Richardson
1971

Great Performances
Self
1971

The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967

The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer / Dancer
1964

The Judy Garland Show
Self
1963

The Outer Limits
Mrs. Dame
1963

The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Movies(41)

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self (archive footage)
2025

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self
2025

Studio One Forever
Self
2024

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
2023

Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
2022

Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
2021

tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #13
2021

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Self
2020

Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Self
2020

Amy's Victory Dance
Self
2020

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self
2019

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Self
2019

Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Broadway Diva
2018

Every Act of Life
Self
2018

Bathtubs Over Broadway
Self
2018

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
2016

Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self
2015

Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
Self
2014

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
2011

Kalamazoo?
Giannina
2006

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures
Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003

Chicago
Nickie
2002

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Self
2001

The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Self (archive footage)
1997
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Self
1996

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Self
1996

Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990

Mayflower Madam
Risa Dickstein
1987

Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985

That's Dancing!
From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
1985

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
1984

Pippin
Fastrada
1981

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
1978

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Gingerbread Lady
1977

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Josie Hopper
1973

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973

Sweet Charity
Nickie
1969

From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969