Chita Rivera
Known for
Acting
Born
January 23, 1933
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA
Died
January 30, 2024 (aged 91)
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.
Best known work
Chicago
2002
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Will & Grace
1998
The Outer Limits
1963
Sweet Charity
1969
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
Great Performances
1971Filmography
2025
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebrationas Self (archive footage)
2025
2024
Studio One Foreveras Self
2023
2022
2021
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!as "Sunday" Legend #13
2021
2020
2020
2020
2020
Amy's Victory Danceas Self
2020
2019
2019
2018
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waitingas Broadway Diva
2018
Every Act of Lifeas Self
2018
Bathtubs Over Broadwayas Self
2016
2015
2011
2006
Kalamazoo?as Giannina
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasuresas Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
2003