Chita Rivera
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.
Filmography
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
as Self
Studio One Forever
2024
as Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
as Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
as Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
as Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as "Sunday" Legend #13
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
as Self
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020
as Self
Amy's Victory Dance
2020
as Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
as Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019
as Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
as Broadway Diva
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
as Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
as Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
as Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self
Kalamazoo?
2006
as Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003
as Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self