Chita Rivera
Born: 1933-01-23
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., USA
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.
Known For
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997★ 0.0
Chicago
2002★ 7.1
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021★ 7.6
Kalamazoo?
2006★ 0.0
Mayflower Madam
1987★ 3.2
Sweet Charity
1969★ 6.9
Pippin
1981★ 7.5
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978★ 4.3
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977★ 0.0
Studio One Forever
2024★ 7.8
That's Dancing!
1985★ 7.0
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973★ 7.4
Night of 100 Stars II
1985★ 8.0
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014★ 7.3
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025★ 8.0
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996★ 7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003★ 7.0
Night of 100 Stars III
1990★ 4.0
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021★ 7.5
Every Act of Life
2018★ 6.4
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018★ 1.0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021★ 0.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003★ 6.1
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001★ 5.0
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019★ 5.0
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018★ 8.1
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973★ 0.0
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015★ 0.0
Waiting in the Wings: The Musical
2014★ 4.9
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025★ 0.0
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016★ 8.0
Amy's Victory Dance
2020★ 0.0
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022★ 0.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005★ 7.2
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020★ 5.2
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984★ 0.0
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023★ 2.0
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011★ 0.0
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969★ 0.0
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020★ 0.0
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019★ 7.3