Person · Actress · Active 1939–1976
Cyd Charisse
1922–2008, Amarillo
American actress, born in Amarillo. Appeared in 30 films on this site, including Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953) and The Harvey Girls (1946). Among the 85 actors and directors Cyd Charisse shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Gene Kelly (7 films), Judy Garland (5) and Esther Williams (5).
Her films included Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957).
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Charisse had a significant role in Sombrero (1953) as well as the lead female role in The Band Wagon (1953), in which she danced with Astaire in the acclaimed "Dancing in the Dark" and "Girl Hunt Ballet" routines.
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Partners by shared films
Who Cyd Charisse made films with
Directors
- 4Vincente Minnelli directorZiegfeld Follies, The Band Wagon, Brigadoon and 1 more
- 3Stanley Donen directorSingin' in the Rain, Deep in My Heart, It's Always Fair Weather
- 2Norman Taurog directorZiegfeld Follies, Words and Music
One film together
Co-stars
- 7Gene Kelly director and actorThousands Cheer, Ziegfeld Follies, Words and Music and 4 more
- 5Judy Garland actressThousands Cheer, Ziegfeld Follies, The Harvey Girls and 2 more
- 5Esther Williams actressTill the Clouds Roll By, Fiesta, On an Island with You and 2 more
- 5Ricardo Montalbán actorFiesta, On an Island with You, The Kissing Bandit and 2 more
- 4Lena Horne actressThousands Cheer, Ziegfeld Follies, Till the Clouds Roll By and 1 more
- 3Kathryn Grayson actressThousands Cheer, Till the Clouds Roll By, The Kissing Bandit
11 more partners with two or more films
- 2Fred Astaire actorThe Band Wagon, Silk Stockings
- 2Angela Lansbury actressThe Harvey Girls, Till the Clouds Roll By
- 2Mickey Rooney actorThousands Cheer, Words and Music
- 2Mary Astor actressThousands Cheer, Fiesta
- 2Peter Lorre actorMeet Me in Las Vegas, Silk Stockings
- 2June Allyson actressThousands Cheer, Words and Music
- 2Yvonne De Carlo actressSombrero, Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
- 2Van Heflin actorTill the Clouds Roll By, East Side, West Side
- 2George Chakiris actorBrigadoon, Meet Me in Las Vegas
- 2Peter Lawford actorZiegfeld Follies, On an Island with You
- 2Jimmy Durante actorZiegfeld Follies, On an Island with You
One film together
- Mission to Moscow 1943Walter Huston, Eleanor Parker
- Something to Shout About 1943Don Ameche
- Thousands Cheer 1943Lucille Ball, Marsha Hunt, Donna Reed, Frank Morgan
- Ziegfeld Follies 1945William Powell
- The Harvey Girls 1946Kenny Baker
- Three Wise Fools 1946Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Jane Darwell
- Fiesta 1947Akim Tamiroff
- The Kissing Bandit 1948Frank Sinatra
- Words and Music 1948Janet Leigh, Perry Como
- East Side, West Side 1950Nancy Reagan, Ava Gardner, Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Gale Sondergaard
- Singin' in the Rain 1952Debbie Reynolds, Rita Moreno, Donald O'Connor
- The Wild North 1952Stewart Granger
- Easy to Love 1953Carroll Baker
- Sombrero 1953Vittorio Gassman, Pier Angeli
- The Band Wagon 1953Julie Newmar
- Brigadoon 1954Stuart Whitman
- Deep in My Heart 1954José Ferrer, Rosemary Clooney, Merle Oberon, Walter Pidgeon, Howard Keel, Jane Powell
- Meet Me in Las Vegas 1956Agnes Moorehead
- Party Girl 1958Robert Taylor, Lee J. Cobb
- Twilight for the Gods 1958Rock Hudson, Arthur Kennedy
- Five Golden Hours 1961George Sanders, Ron Moody
- Two Weeks in Another Town 1962Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, George Hamilton, Tony Randall
- The Silencers 1966Dean Martin
- Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976Zsa Zsa Gabor, Johnny Weissmuller, Art Carney, Ethel Merman, Broderick Crawford, Bruce Dern, Teri Garr, John Carradine, Dean Stockwell, Dorothy Lamour
Other regulars
Films in this guide
Best known
- Singin' in the Rain 1952actress
- The Band Wagon 1953actress
- The Harvey Girls 1946actress
- Silk Stockings 1957actress
- Ziegfeld Follies 1945actress
- Till the Clouds Roll By 1946actress
1940s
- Mission to Moscow (1943)actress
- Something to Shout About (1943)actress
- Thousands Cheer (1943)actress
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945)actress
- The Harvey Girls (1946)actress
- Three Wise Fools (1946)actress
- Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)actress
- Fiesta (1947)actress
- On an Island with You (1948)actress
- The Kissing Bandit (1948)actress
- Words and Music (1948)actress
1950s
- East Side, West Side (1950)actress
- The Mark of the Renegade (1951)actress
- Singin' in the Rain (1952)actress
- The Wild North (1952)actress
- Easy to Love (1953)actress
- Sombrero (1953)actress
- The Band Wagon (1953)actress
- Brigadoon (1954)actress
- Deep in My Heart (1954)actress
- It's Always Fair Weather (1955)actress
- Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)actress
- Silk Stockings (1957)actress
- Party Girl (1958)actress
- Twilight for the Gods (1958)actress
1960s
- Black Tights (1961)actress
- Five Golden Hours (1961)actress
- Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)actress
- The Silencers (1966)actress