1952Winner
Best Performance
Singin' in the Rain
Cyd Charisse
Actor
Amarillo, Texas, USA
March 8, 1922
Biography
Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1966Nominee
Best Performance
The Silencers
1953Nominee
Best Performance
The Band Wagon
Career Highlights
1958Highlight
Best Performance
Party Girl
1954Highlight
Best Performance
Brigadoon
Video
Singin' in the Rain
The Band Wagon
Party Girl