ACTOR

Cyd Charisse

1922 - 2008

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Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1922 – June 17, 2008) was an American dancer and actress. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was often paired with Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly. Her films included Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cyd Charisse is the 1,658th most popular actor (down from 1,485th in 2019), the 3,032nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,521st in 2019) and the 808th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Cyd Charisse ranks 1,658 out of 13,578. Before her are Fess Parker, Xander Berkeley, Cheng Pei-pei, Rhys Ifans, Marie-France Pisier, and Nadira. After her are Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kate Jackson, Micheline Presle, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Maria Bello, and Ned Beatty.

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Among people born in 1922, Cyd Charisse ranks 134. Before her are Paul Scofield, Shigeru Mizuki, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Albert Lamorisse, Stephen Toulmin, and András Hegedüs. After her are Micheline Presle, Kingsley Amis, Ivry Gitlis, Taro Kagawa, Manolis Glezos, and Felicia Montealegre Bernstein. Among people deceased in 2008, Cyd Charisse ranks 89. Before her are Pak Song-chol, Dora Ratjen, Kiyosi Itô, Don S. Davis, Paul Scofield, and Anthony Minghella. After her are Manuel Marulanda, Jean Delannoy, Eva Dahlbeck, Claude Piron, Dinko Šakić, and Rubens de Falco.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cyd Charisse ranks 3,032 out of 20,380. Before her are Philip Abelson (1913), Ken Kercheval (1935), Charles H. Bennett (1943), Fess Parker (1924), Xander Berkeley (1955), and Goldust (1969). After her are John Connally (1917), Eddie Eagan (1897), Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962), Kate Jackson (1948), Charles Curtis (1860), and Maria Bello (1967).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Cyd Charisse ranks 808. Before her are Pauley Perrette (1969), June Allyson (1917), Betty Grable (1916), Ken Kercheval (1935), Fess Parker (1924), and Xander Berkeley (1955). After her are Jennifer Jason Leigh (1962), Kate Jackson (1948), Maria Bello (1967), Ned Beatty (1937), Katey Sagal (1954), and Jaclyn Smith (1945).

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