CYDCHARISSE

Cyd Charisse

Cyd Charisse was an American actress and dancer. After recovering from polio as a child, and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually focused on her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain, The Band Wagon and Silk Stockings . She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s, but continued acting in film and television, and in 1992 made her Broadway debut.

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