Deceased

When Did Chita Rivera Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asDolores Conchita Figueroa del RiveroGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn23/01/1933Born inWashington, D.C., USADied30/01/2024Died inNew York CityWikidataQ450918 ↗Buried atSaint Anthony's Church CemeteryTMDb#17639 ↗

Dolores Conchita Figueroa del Rivero, known professionally as Chita Rivera, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Rivera received numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, and a Drama League Award. She was the first Latina and the first Latino American to receive a Kennedy Center Honor in 2002, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. She won the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2018.

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Filmography39 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StoryMovie	Self	92
2025	Dick Van Dyke: 100th CelebrationMovie	Self (archive footage)	92
2023	Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's BestMovie	Self	90
2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeMovie	Self	88
2021	Something's Coming: West Side StoryMovie	Self	88
2021	tick, tick... BOOM!Movie	"Sunday" Legend #13	88
2020	Stars in the HouseSeries	Self	87
2020	Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceMovie	Self	87
2019	Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackMovie	Self	86
2018	Waiting in the Wings: Still WaitingMovie	Broadway Diva	85
2018	Every Act of LifeMovie	Self	85
2016	West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicMovie	Self	83
2014	Private Screenings: Robert OsborneMovie	Self	81
2011	A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacyMovie	Self	78
2003	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereMovie	Self	70
2003	Broadway's Lost TreasuresMovie	Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago")	70
2002	ChicagoMovie	Nickie	69
1998	Will & GraceSeries	Lenore	65
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	63
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries	Katy (voice)	62
1990	Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie	Self	57
1985	That's Dancing!Movie	From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)	52
1985	Night of 100 Stars IIMovie	Self	52
1981	PippinMovie	Fastrada	48
1978	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandMovie	Our Guests at Heartland	45
1978	The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries	Self	45
1977	Once Upon a Brothers GrimmMovie	Gingerbread Lady	44
1976	Live from Lincoln CenterSeries	Chita Rivera	43
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	41
1973	Sondheim: A Musical TributeMovie	—	40
1971	The New Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries	Connie Richardson	38
1969	Sweet CharityMovie	Nickie	36
1967	The Carol Burnett ShowSeries	Self - Guest / Various Characters	34
1964	The Hollywood PalaceSeries	Self - Singer / Dancer	31
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Mrs. Dame	30
1963	The Judy Garland ShowSeries	Self	30
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	28
1956	The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries	Self	23
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	15