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.
Known for
2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
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2025Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self (archive footage)
2024Studio One Forever
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2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
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2022Reopening: The Broadway Revival
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2021tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #13
2021Something's Coming: West Side Story
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2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
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2020Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
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2020Amy's Victory Dance
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2020Chita: A Legendary Celebration
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2019Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
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2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
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2018Bathtubs Over Broadway
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2018Every Act of Life
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2018Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Broadway Diva
2016West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
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2015Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
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2014Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
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2011A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
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2006Kalamazoo?
Giannina
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
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2003Broadway's Lost Treasures
Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")