Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
23 gennaio 1933
Died
30 gennaio 2024
Place of birth
Washington, D.C., USA
Also known as
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
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.
Conosciuto per
8.0
Film
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
2016
5.0
Film
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self
2019
8.1
Film
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Self
2018
7.7
Film
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self
2025
7.5
Film
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
2021
7.8
Film
Studio One Forever
Self
2024
7.3
Film
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Self
2019
5.2
Film
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Self
2020
1.0
Film
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Broadway Diva
2018
10.0
Film
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self (archive footage)
2025
2.0
Film
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
2023
Acting credits 11 titles
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
as Self
7.7
2025
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
as Self (archive footage)
10.0
2025
Studio One Forever
as Self
7.8
2024
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
as Self
2.0
2023
Something's Coming: West Side Story
as Self
7.5
2021
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
as Self
5.2
2020
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
as Self
7.3
2019
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self
5.0
2019
Bathtubs Over Broadway
as Self
8.1
2018
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
as Broadway Diva
1.0
2018
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
8.0
2016