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| Nickname: | Cyd Charisse / Lily Norwood |
| Known for: | Singin' in the Rain / The Band Wagon / Brigadoon |
| Birth name: | Tula Ellice Finklea |
| Birthday: | 8 March 1921, Amarillo, Texas, USA |
| Height: | 5' 7½" (1.71 m) |
| Available Photos | 204 |
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Cyd Charisse in SILK STOCKINGS
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Cyd Charisse newsMovie Dancer Cyd Charisse Dies At 86
Movie dancer Cyd Charisse, an MGM ballet dancer at the height of Hollywood's golden era, has died of an apparent heart attack. She was 86.According to her rep, the dancer died early Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Charisse wooed Fred Astaire in such classic '50s musicals as "The Band Wagon" and "Silk Stockings" and Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain" and "Brigadoon." Even though she was a glamorous dancer, her coworkers adored her and often called her by her real name, Tula Finklea, from Amarillo, Texas.
Cyd Charisse Dies In Los Angeles At Age 86 (ap)
AP - Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 86.
Cyd Charisse, Last Great Hollywood Dancer, Dead At 87 (afp)
AFP - Dancer and actress Cyd Charisse, whose legs were insured for a million dollars in the heyday of the Hollywood musical, died at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, her agent said. She was 87.
Actress, Dancer Cyd Charisse Dead At 86 (reuters)
Reuters - Actress and dancer Cyd Charisse, the impossibly long-legged movie musical star who gained fame for her on-screen pairings with Hollywood dance greats Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died on Tuesday at age 86.
Actress-dancer Cyd Charisse Dies In L.a. At 86 (ap)
AP - Cyd Charisse, the long-legged beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86.
Cyd Charisse Dead At 86
Beloved actress/dancer CYD CHARISSE has died in a Los Angeles hospital.The 86-year-old reportedly suffered a heart attack on Monday (16Jun08) and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where she died on Tuesday (17Jun08).Born Tula Ellice Finklea in Texas in 1921, Charisse studied ballet in Los Angeles and performed as Siderova in the Bellet Russes up
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