Acting
Chita Rivera
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.
Filmography
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Film · 2025
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Film · 2025
Studio One Forever
Film · 2024
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Film · 2023
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Film · 2022
tick, tick... BOOM!
Film · 2021
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Film · 2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Film · 2021
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Film · 2020
Amy's Victory Dance
Film · 2020
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Film · 2020
Stars in the House
Series · 2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Series · 2020
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Film · 2019
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Film · 2019
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Film · 2018
Every Act of Life
Film · 2018
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Film · 2018
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Film · 2016
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Film · 2015
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Film · 2011
Kalamazoo?
Film · 2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Film · 2005
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film · 2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Film · 2003
Chicago
Film · 2002
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Film · 2001
Will & Grace
Series · 1998
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Film · 1997
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Film · 1996
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Film · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Series · 1995
Night of 100 Stars III
Film · 1990
Mayflower Madam
Film · 1987
Night of 100 Stars II
Film · 1985
That's Dancing!
Film · 1985
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Film · 1984
Pippin
Film · 1981
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Film · 1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
Series · 1978
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Film · 1977
Live from Lincoln Center
Series · 1976
Dinah!
Series · 1974
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Film · 1973
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Film · 1973
Great Performances
Series · 1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Series · 1971
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Series · 1971
Sweet Charity
Film · 1969
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
Film · 1969
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
The Carol Burnett Show
Series · 1967
The Hollywood Palace
Series · 1964
The Judy Garland Show
Series · 1963
The Outer Limits
Series · 1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948