Chita Rivera
Department: Acting
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
Chicago
2002
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Sweet Charity
1969
Pippin
1981
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
Studio One Forever
2024
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
Kalamazoo?
2006
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
Amy's Victory Dance
2020
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
Mayflower Madam
1987
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
Every Act of Life
2018
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
That's Dancing!
1985
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Will & Grace
1998
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Judy Garland Show
1963
The Outer Limits
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Stars in the House
2020
Great Performances
1971
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
Dinah!
1974
Tony Awards
1956