Actor
Chita Rivera
93 years · Washington, D.C., USA · 39 films
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 for
Filmography 39
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025 · Self
Studio One Forever
2024 · Self
On Plex
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023 · Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022 · Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021 · Self
On Disney Plus
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · "Sunday" Legend #13
On Netflix
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020 · Self
On Plex
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
2020 · Self
Amy's Victory Dance
2020 · Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019 · Self
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019 · Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018 · Self
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018 · Broadway Diva
Every Act of Life
2018 · Self
On Tubi TV
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016 · Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 · Self
Kalamazoo?
2006 · Giannina
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
Chicago
2002 · Nickie
On Kanopy