Cyd Charisse

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Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress renowned for her dazzling, technically precise performances in classic Hollywood musicals of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dancer
film actress
human
stage actress
television actress
awardReceived National Medal of Arts
birthName Tula Ellice Finklea
burialPlace Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles
surface form: Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-03-08
dateOfDeath 2008-06-17
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
ethnicGroup American of Scottish descent
eyeColor green
familyName Finklea
genre musical film
givenName Tula
hairColor dark brown
honouredIn Hollywood Walk of Fame
languageSpoken English
movementSpecialty ballet
jazz dance
name Cyd Charisse self-link
notableFor technically precise dance performances
notableScene Singin' in the Rain
surface form: Broadway Melody Ballet in Singin' in the Rain

Dancing in the Dark
surface form: Dancing in the Dark number in The Band Wagon
notableWork Brigadoon
It's Always Fair Weather
surface form: It’s Always Fair Weather

Silk Stockings
Singin' in the Rain
The Band Wagon
numberOfChildren 2
occupation actress
dancer
placeOfBirth Amarillo, Texas
surface form: Amarillo, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
religion Baptist
residence Beverly Hills, California, United States
sexOrGender female
spouse Nico Charisse
Tony Martin
workedWith Fred Astaire
Gene Kelly
yearsActive 1940s–1990s

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Singin' in the Rain castMember Cyd Charisse
The Harvey Girls featuresPerformer Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse name Cyd Charisse self-link
Silk Stockings starring Cyd Charisse
The Band Wagon starring Cyd Charisse
Fred Astaire workedWith Cyd Charisse