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.
2025Dick Van Dyke: 100th CelebrationMovieas Self (archive footage)2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryMovieas Self
2024Studio One ForeverMovieas Self
2023Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestMovieas Self
2022Reopening: The Broadway RevivalMovieas Self2021Something's Coming: West Side StoryMovieas Self2021tick, tick... BOOM!Movieas "Sunday" Legend #13
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeMovieas Self
2020Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceMovieas Self
2020Chita: A Legendary CelebrationMovieas Self
2020Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2020Amy's Victory DanceMovieas Self
2020Stars in the HouseTV showas Self · 6 episodes
2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackMovieas Self
2019Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen VerdonMovieas Self2018Bathtubs Over BroadwayMovieas Self
2018Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingMovieas Broadway Diva2018Every Act of LifeMovieas Self
2016West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicMovieas Self
2015Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To DoMovieas Self
2011A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacyMovieas Self
2006Kalamazoo?Movieas Giannina
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsMovieas Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2003Broadway's Lost TreasuresMovieas Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereMovieas Self2002ChicagoMovieas Nickie
2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsMovieas Self1998Will & GraceTV showas Lenore · 1 episodes
1997The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle DazzleMovieas Self (archive footage)
1996The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld StoryMovieas Self1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV show1 episodes1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV showas Katy (voice) · 1 episodes
1990Night of 100 Stars IIIMovieas Self
1987Mayflower MadamMovieas Risa Dickstein
1985Night of 100 Stars IIMovieas Self1985That's Dancing!Movieas From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic TeamMovieas Self - Performer1981PippinMovieas Fastrada1978The Kennedy Center HonorsTV showas Self · 1 episodes1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandMovieas Our Guests at Heartland
1977Once Upon a Brothers GrimmMovieas Gingerbread Lady
1976Live from Lincoln CenterTV showas Chita Rivera · 1 episodes
1974Dinah!TV showas Self · 1 episodes1973The Marcus-Nelson MurdersMovieas Josie Hopper
1973Sondheim: A Musical TributeMovie
1971The New Dick Van Dyke ShowTV showas Connie Richardson · as Conni Richardson · 3 episodes1971Great PerformancesTV showas Self · 1 episodes1969Sweet CharityMovieas Nickie
1969From Stage to Screen---A Director's DilemmaMovie1967The Carol Burnett ShowTV showas Self · as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 episodes
1964The Hollywood PalaceTV showas Self - Singer / Dancer · 1 episodes
1963The Judy Garland ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes1963The Outer LimitsTV showas Mrs. Dame · 1 episodes1961The Mike Douglas ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1956Tony AwardsTV showas Self - Performer · 1 episodes1948The Ed Sullivan ShowTV showas Self · 2 episodes