Chita Rivera

Acting

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 59

Movies (41)

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
2025
Self (archive footage)
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
Self
Studio One Forever
2024
Self
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
"Sunday" Legend #13
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
Self
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
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
2018
Broadway Diva
Every Act of Life
2018
Self
Bathtubs Over Broadway
2018
Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
Self
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
Self
Private Screenings: Robert Osborne
2014
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
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
Self
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997
Self (archive footage)
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
Self
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
1996
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Self