Chita Rivera: movies and TV shows
Chita Rivera has 61 credits in the archive: 41 films and 20 TV series, from 1948 to 2025. Highest rated: Live from Lincoln Center (8.7/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2025 · busiest year: 2020 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story | Self | Film | 7.6 | 92 |
| 2025 | Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 92 |
| 2024 | Studio One Forever | Self | Film | 7.8 | 91 |
| 2023 | Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best | Self | Film | 2.0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Reopening: The Broadway Revival | Self | Film | — | 89 |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! | "Sunday" Legend #13 | Film | 7.6 | 88 |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | Film | — | 88 |
| 2021 | Something's Coming: West Side Story | Self | Film | 7.5 | 88 |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self | TV | — | 87 |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | Self | TV | 10.0 | 87 |
| 2020 | Chita: A Legendary Celebration | Self | Film | — | 87 |
| 2020 | Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance | Self | Film | 5.2 | 87 |
| 2020 | Amy's Victory Dance | Self | Film | — | 87 |
| 2019 | Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back | Self | Film | 5.0 | 86 |
| 2019 | Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon | Self | Film | 7.3 | 86 |
| 2018 | Every Act of Life | Self | Film | 6.4 | 85 |
| 2018 | Bathtubs Over Broadway | Self | Film | 8.1 | 85 |
| 2018 | Waiting in the Wings: Still Waiting | Broadway Diva | Film | 1.0 | 85 |
| 2016 | West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic | Self | Film | 8.0 | 83 |
| 2015 | Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do | Self | Film | — | 82 |
| 2014 | Private Screenings: Robert Osborne | Self | Film | 7.3 | 81 |
| 2011 | A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2006 | Kalamazoo? | Giannina | Film | 9.0 | 73 |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Spider Woman / Aurora ("Kiss Of The Spider Woman") (arch. foot.) | Film | 7.2 | 72 |
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasures | Host (segment "Record Breakers") / Velma Kelly (segment "Chicago") | Film | 6.4 | 70 |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2002 | Chicago | Nickie | Film | 7.1 | 69 |
| 2001 | My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs | Self | Film | 6.5 | 68 |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Lenore | TV | 6.9 | 65 |
| 1997 | The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 64 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | TV | 8.2 | 63 | |
| 1996 | The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story | Self | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1996 | A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury | Self | Film | — | 63 |
| 1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Katy (voice) | TV | 6.3 | 62 |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III | Self | Film | 4.0 | 57 |
| 1987 | Mayflower Madam | Risa Dickstein | Film | 4.3 | 54 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1984 | The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team | Self - Performer | Film | — | 51 |
| 1981 | Pippin | Fastrada | Film | 7.5 | 48 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors | Self | TV | 7.4 | 45 |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Our Guests at Heartland | Film | 4.4 | 45 |
| 1977 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Gingerbread Lady | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1976 | Live from Lincoln Center | Chita Rivera | TV | 8.7 | 43 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1973 | The Marcus-Nelson Murders | Josie Hopper | Film | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1973 | Sondheim: A Musical Tribute | Film | — | 40 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Connie Richardson | TV | 5.2 | 38 |
| 1971 | The New Dick Van Dyke Show | Conni Richardson | TV | 5.2 | 38 |
| 1969 | Sweet Charity | Nickie | Film | 6.9 | 36 |
| 1969 | From Stage to Screen---A Director's Dilemma | Film | — | 36 | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Various Characters | TV | 7.7 | 34 |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Singer / Dancer | TV | 5.0 | 31 |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Mrs. Dame | TV | 7.8 | 30 |
| 1963 | The Judy Garland Show | Self | TV | 8.2 | 30 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 28 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 23 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 23 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 15 |