Biography
Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, known professionally as Chita Rivera, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Rivera received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and a Drama League Award. She was the first Latina and the first Latino American to receive a Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. She won the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018.
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Awards & recognition
- John Willis Award — Lifetime Achievement · 2015
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 2009
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1993
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1984
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actress in a Musical
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- Drama League Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 2015 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 2006 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1986 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1983 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1981 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actress in a Musical · 1976 · nominated
Filmography27 titles
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Studio One Forever
The Outer Limits
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
The Carol Burnett Show
tick, tick... BOOM!
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Pippin
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story
Chicago
Will & Grace
That's Dancing!
Sweet Charity
The Ed Sullivan Show
Every Act of Life
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Great Performances
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Mayflower Madam
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting
Amy's Victory Dance