Cast & creator
Chita Rivera
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, Great Performances, Will & Grace
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.
Also known as: Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero
40
film credits
20
television credits
60
1948–2025 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (60)
Showing 60 of 60 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Great Performances
Self
1971
Will & Grace
Lenore
1998
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
1956
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Stars in the House
Self
2020
The Outer Limits
Mrs. Dame
1963
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Katy (voice)
1995
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer / Dancer
1964
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Connie Richardson
1971The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Conni Richardson
1971
Live from Lincoln Center
Chita Rivera
1976
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
2020
The Judy Garland Show
Self
1963
Chicago
Nickie
2002
tick, tick... BOOM!
"Sunday" Legend #13
2021
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
1978
Sweet Charity
Nickie
1969
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self
2025
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Josie Hopper
1973
Every Act of Life
Self
2018A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Self
1996
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
That's Dancing!
From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)
1985
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
Self (archive footage)
1997
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Self
1996
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
2021
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Self
2015
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Broadway Diva
2018
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
1984
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Self (archive footage)
2025
Broadway's Lost Treasures
Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")
2003
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.)
2005
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Self
2018
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Gingerbread Lady
1977
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Self
2020
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
2022
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self
2019
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
2011
Studio One Forever
Self
2024
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Self
2001
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
2016
Pippin
Fastrada
1981
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Self
2023
From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma
1969
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
Self
2019
Kalamazoo?
Giannina
2006
Mayflower Madam
Risa Dickstein
1987
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Self
2020
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
Amy's Victory Dance
Self
2020