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. As the 1960s dawned, musicals faded from the screen, as did her career She made appearances on television and performed in a nightclub revue with her second husband, singer tony martin Cyd charisse died at age 86 of a heart attack on june 17, 2008 in los angeles, california. Cyd charisse (born march 8, 1922, amarillo, texas, u.s.—died june 17, 2008, los angeles, california) was an american dancer and actress known for her glamorous looks and sensual technically flawless dancing in 1950s movie musicals.
Trained in classical ballet, she began dancing with the ballet russe before transitioning to hollywood in the 1940s. Cyd charisse was one of hollywood's most talented and successful dancers She was born tula ellice finklea on march 8, 1922 in amarillo, texas Her father, ernest finklea, was a jeweler During her childhood she contracted polio and began dancing as a way to get her strength back. Cyd charisse is one of hollywood's greatest dancers best known for two acclaimed dance sequences, the broadway melody ballet from the movie singin' in the rain with gene kelly and the girl hunt ballet from the band wagon.
Known for her glamor and sensuality on screen, her appearances in singin' in the rain, brigadoon and the bandwagon made her a star. Cyd charisse and fred astaire were two of the most elegant and exacting dancers of the 1950s, appearing as a famous dancing pair in a number of hollywood musicals No less of an icon than fred astaire once said about cyd charisse, when you've danced with cyd, you stay danced with. and in a sense, that was the legacy of the actress and dancer, whose sinuous style and breathtaking beauty captivated moviegoers during the 1940s and '50s in classic musicals.
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