Cyd Charisse

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Cyd Charisse: Biography

Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin
Tribute To Carol Burnette at UCLA in Los Angeles, California on April 26, 1986
UCLA
Los Angeles, California United States
April 26, 1986
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Birth Name: Tula Ellice Finklea
Birth Place: Amarillo, TX
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/08/1921, Pisces
Date of Death: 06/17/2008
Profession: Actor; dancer

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Cyd Charisse: TV Guide News

Famed MGM Dancer Cyd Charisse Is Dead | Movie News | 6/17/2008
Cyd Charisse, who was known for her dancing in classic films with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was in her mid-80s. Her publicist confirmed to press that Charisse was admitted to the hospital Monday after suffering a heart attack and did not recover.A Texas native, she got her start with the Ballet Russe, but became known as a darling of the musicals of the 1940s and '50s. Along with Rain, Charisse starred in numerous classics, including Ziegfeld Follies, The Band Wagon and Brigadoon. MGM was her home studio, and she once described it as a "fairyland," says the AP. Born as Tula Ellice Finklea, Charisse married Nico Charisse in 1939, and then Tony Martin in 1948. She has two sons, Tony Jr. and Nicky.Silk Stockings was the last of her dancing roles in films, but she continued to act in dramatic roles, making her Broadway debut in 1992. One of her more famous subsequent roles was as Dean Martin's new wife in 1962's Something's Got to Give — which... read more
FlickChick | 9/29/2005
My wife and I were having dinner recently at an Italian restaurant and the background music was Dean Martin read more
FlickChick | 11/25/2004
Question: In one of your recent columns you said that Cyd Charisse was a much more accomplished dancer than Ginger Roger read more
FlickChick | 11/11/2004
Question: There's a scene in the new Shall We Dance? of an old black-and-white dance routine on TV. Can you tell me what read more

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Cyd Charisse: TV Listings

Cyd Charisse: Credits

Title	Year	Type
That's Entertainment! Part III (Actor - Performer)	1994	Movie
Warlords Of Atlantis (Actor - Atsil)	1978	Movie
Won Ton Ton, The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (Actor)	1976	Movie
Maroc 7 (Actor - Louise Henderson)	1967	Movie
The Silencers (Actor - Sarita)	1966	Movie