Cyd Charisse

Tula Ellice Funklea
1922 -
American born Amarillo, Texas

Height 5' 9" (1.75 m) . Cyd Charisse was born to be a dancer. She spent her early childhood taking ballet lessons and joined the Ballet Russe at 13. In 1939 she married Nico Charise, her ex-dance teacher. In 1943 she appeared in her first film, Something to Shout About (1943), billed as Lily Norwood. The same year she played a Russian dancer in Mission to Moscow (1943), directed by Michael Curtiz. In 1945 she was hired to dance with Fred Astaire in Ziegfeld Follies (1946), and that uncredited appearance got her a seven-year contract with MGM. She appeared in a number of musicals over the next few years, but it was Singin' in the Rain (1952) with Gene Kelly that made her a star. That was quickly followed by her great performance in The Band Wagon (1953). As the 1960s dawned, musicals faded from the screen, as did her career. She made appearances on television and performed in a nightclub revue with her second husband, singer Tony Martin. Spouse Tony Martin (15 May 1948 - present) 2 children, Nico Charise (12 August 1939 - 1947) (divorced) 1 child.

Satin and Silk (2003) , "Frasier" (1995) , "Burke's Law" (1995) , "Día es un día, Un"(1990) ,Swimsuit (1989) , Visioni private (1989) , "Crazy Like a Fox" (1986) , "Murder, She Wrote" (1985) , Sentimental Journey (1984) , "Glitter" (1984) , "The Fall Guy" (1984) ,"Fantasy Island" (1983) , Portrait of an Escort (1980) , "The Love Boat" (1979) , "Hawaii Five-O" (1978) , Warlords of Atlantis (1978) , Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) , "Medical Center" (1975) , Maroc 7 (1967) , The Silencers (1966) , Segreto del vestito rosso, Il (1965) , Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) , Something's Got to Give (1962) , "Checkmate" (1961) , Five Golden Hours (1961) , 1-2-3-4 ou Les Collants noirs (1960) , Party Girl (1958) , Twilight for the Gods (1958) , Silk Stockings (1957) , "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" (1956) , Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956) , It's Always Fair Weather (1955) , Deep in My Heart (1954) , Brigadoon (1954) , Easy to Love (1953) , The Band Wagon (1953) , Sombrero (1953) , The Wild North (1952) , Singin' in the Rain (1952) , Mark of the Renegade (1951) , Tension (1950) , East Side, West Side (1949) , Words and Music (1948) , The Kissing Bandit (1948) , On an Island with You (1948) , The Unfinished Dance (1947) , Fiesta (1947) , Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) , Three Wise Fools (1946) , Ziegfeld Follies (1946) , The Harvey Girls (1946) , This Love of Mine (1944) , Thousands Cheer (1943) , Mission to Moscow (1943) , Something to Shout About (1943)