Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse is an American dancer and actress. She was born "Tula Ellice Finklea" on March 8, 1921, in Amarillo, Texas. Reputedly, the name ?Cyd? was a nickname resulting from the inability of a sibling to pronounce the word ?Sis?.

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American - Dancer - Actress - March 8 - 1921 - Amarillo, Texas

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Charisse had celebrated on-screen pairings with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Her body of work includes two of the most acclaimed dance sequences in musical cinema, the ?Broadway Melody Ballet? sequence from the movie Singin' in the Rain (movie) and the "Girl Hunt Ballet" from The Band Wagon. Younger fans might remember her from her appearance in Janet Jackson's "Alright" music video.

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Fred Astaire - Gene Kelly - Musical - Cinema - Singin' in the Rain (movie) - The Band Wagon - Janet Jackson

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Ms. Charisse has been married to singer Tony Martin for more than 50 years, an almost unheard of milestone for a Hollywood marriage.

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Tony Martin - Hollywood

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She has a son, Nico Charisse, by her first marriage. Her niece is actress Nana Visitor.

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NOTE: She is often thought to be and incorrectly described as Jewish, possibly because of her birthname - although she is in fact not Jewish at all; however, her husband, Tony Martin, is Jewish.

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Jewish - Tony Martin

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