Cyd Charisse Height Weight Body Measurements Spouse
Cyd Charisse
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Birth Date
March 8, 1922
Died
June 17, 2008
Nationality
United States
Sun Sign
Pisces
Natural hair color
Dark Brown
Eye color
Dark Brown
Height
5 ft 6 in | 167.5 cm
Body Measurements
34-24-35 in | 86.5-61-89 cm
Weight
57 kg | 126 lbs
Bra Size
34B
Shoe size
7.5 US | 38 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Cyd Charisse was born in Amarillo, Texas, United States, on March 8, 1922, was an American dancer and actress.
Young Cyd Charisse first started dancing lessons at the age of six.
She made her big screen debut in drama film Escort Girl (1941) in uncredited role as Flamenco Dancer.
She got her television debut in CBS detective series Checkmate (1961) in episode "Dance of Death", in role as Janine Caree.
Cyd's breakthrough performance came as The long-legged woman in the green sequined dress in musical romantic comedy film Singin' in the Rain (1952).
She landed her Broadway debut in a musical "Grand Hotel" (1991-1992) in role as Elizaveta Grushinskaya, at Martin Beck Theatre and Gershwin Theatre.
Cyd Charisse Height and Weight
How tall was Cyd Charisse and what was her weight? Cyd Charisse's height was 5' 6" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 167.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight was 126 іn pоunds or 57 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Cyd Charisse Body Measurements
Cyd Charisse body measurements was bust-waist-hip 34-24-35 in inches or 86.5-61-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size was 34B with cup size B.
Best Movies
She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical for her role as Ninotchka Yoschenko in musical romantic comedy film Silk Stockings (1957).
She won the Laurel Award for Top Female Musical Performance for her role as Maria Corvier in musical comedy movie Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956).
East Side, West Side (1949) melodrama crime as Rosa Senta
Tension (1950) crime noir as Mary Chanler
The Band Wagon (1953) musical romantic comedy as Gabrielle Gerard
Brigadoon (1954) musical as Fiona Campbell
It's Always Fair Weather (1955) musical as Jackie Leighton
Party Girl (1958) noir as Vicki Gaye
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962) drama as Carlotta
Warlords of Atlantis (1978) adventure science fiction as Atsil
Best TV Shows
She guest starred in television series Medical Center (1975), Hawaii Five-O (1978), The Love Boat (1979), Fantasy Island (1979, 1983), The Fall Guy (1984), Glitter (1984) Murder, She Wrote (1985), Crazy Like a Fox (1986) and Burke's Law (1995).
Facts
Attended Hollywood Professional School.
Studied ballet in Los Angeles with Adolph Bolm and Bronislava Nijinska.
Had older brother, Ernest E. Finklea Jr.
She was a ballerina in Ziegfeld Follies.
She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 1601 Vine Street in 1960.
She was awarded the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities in 2006.
She was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin (2002).
Charisse died on June 17, 2008, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 86.
Spouse
She was married to:
Tony Martin (1948-2008) they had a son, Tony Martin Jr.
Nico Charisse (1939-1947) they had a son, Nico "Nicky" Charisse