Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse's biography

Tula Ellice Finklea is 87 years old actor born at Amarillo. Cyd was born on Tuesday 8th of March 1921. She is often nicknamed as Felia Siderova (for the Ballet Russe, 1936-1938), Maria Istomina (for the Ballet Russe, 1939), Lily Norwood (for the movie industry, 1943-1945). According to year of birth 1921 she belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 8th of March means Cyd is Pisces. Pisces is a Watery Sign. They are very intuitive people. They are empathic, emotional and highly spiritual in nature.

Cyd is native english speaker. Cyd is white american. Cyd is citizen of United States of America. She is methodist. Her primary profession is to be actor. You can know Cyd also as ballet dancer, stage actor, television actor. She is recently known as film actor.

Cyd Charisse's family

Cyd Charisse's ex husband

Tony Martin

Cyd Charisse and Tony Martin have been together since 1948 for 60 years. He is known as actor. Cyd´s ex husband was born on Thursday 25th of December 1913 in San Francisco. Cyd´s ex husband died on Friday 27th of July 2012 in West Los Angeles. Tony Martin was 91 years old, when this happened.

Cyd Charisse's schools

We found 1 school Cyd attended. Name of the school: Hollywood Professional School.

Detailed informations about her schools

Cyd studied high school - Hollywood Professional School, Los Angeles, CA.

Cyd Charisse's career

Her main focus is to be actor. She is famous thanks to Singin in the Rain (1952).

Is Cyd Charisse gay ?

Cyd is known to be straight.

How did Cyd Charisse die

Cyd died on on Monday 16th of June 2008 when he was 87 years old at Los Angeles. Cyd Charisses death was caused by complications from a heart attack). It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Cyd Charisse's Awards

• She was awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 2006 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington, DC, for her services to dance.
• She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1601 Vine St. on February 8, 1960.

What else you don't know about Cyd Charisse ?

Cyd´s middle name is Ellice.

What Cyd Charisse has done for a first time

• First started taking lessons at the encouragement of her father, Ernest. She was frail and sickly at the time and had a bout with polio. Dance lessons were encouraged to build up her strength and she took to it quickly.
• She was given her first speaking part in The Harvey Girls by George Stdney.

Cyd Charisse's quotes

• [on explaining why she never tapped on-screen] I was pulled up as a ballet dancer and I wasn't used to pounding the floor with bent knees.
• The censors were always there when I was on the set. When I was held up, in a lift [in Deep in My Heart (1954)], they were up on ladders to see if I was properly covered.
• Fred [Astaire] moved like glass. Physically, it was easy to dance with him. It was not as demanding on me. I didn't need the same vitality and strength.
• If I had to give up either acting or dancing, I'd choose to keep dancing.
• [When Gene Kelly asked what she would like engraved on her gravestone] People sometimes had a problem placing her face, but they never forgot her pins.
• [on how her husband could always tell whether she'd been dancing with Kelly or Astaire that day] If I was black and blue, it was Gene. And if it was Fred, I didn't have a scratch.
• [on being asked why the fascination with Marilyn Monroe has never wavered] Well, because she stays in your memory. You know, I don't think anyone ever knew anyone like Marilyn, really. I've never known another girl like Marilyn Monroe.
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Cyd Charisse's height, weight, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Cyd Charisse looks. We will focus on her height, weight, body shape, eye color and hair color. She is tall as 5' 5½" (166 cm). Cyd weights 115lbs (52 kg). Body build is athletic. Her eyes are tinted brown - dark. Cyd´s hair is shade of black.