Celebrity Name : Cyd Charisse

Celebrity Real Name : Tula Finklea

Date of Birth : March 8, 1921

Birth Location : Amarillo, Texas

Biography :
Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea on March 8, 1921) is an American dancer and actress. She was born in Amarillo, Texas, and reputedly, the name “Cyd” was a nickname taken from a sibling trying to say “Sis.”
Charisse celebrated on-screen pairings with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. Her work includes two of the most acclaimed dance sequences in musical cinema, the “Broadway Melody Ballet” sequence from the movie Singin’ in the Rain and the “Girl Hunt Ballet” from The Band Wagon. She appeared more recently in Janet Jackson’s “Alright” music video. Charisse’s singing voice was usually dubbed in her musical film appearances, most often by India Adams.
Charisse has been married to singer Tony Martin since 1948, more than 50 years, perhaps something of an achievement for a Hollywood marriage. Charisse was previously married to Nico Charisse from 1939 to 1947. She has two sons, Nico “Nicky” Charisse from her first marriage and Tony Martin Jr. from her second. Her niece is actress Nana Visitor. Her daughter-in-law is Liv Lindeland, who was Playboy Magazine’s Playmate of the Month in January 1971 and featured as Playmate of the Year for 1971 in the January 1972 issue.
She wrote a joint biography with Martin (and Dick Kleiner) called The Two of Us (1976). She is featured in the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records under “Most Valuable Legs,” since a $5 million insurance policy was accepted on her legs in 1952. She beat the previous record holder Betty Grable.
When in her 60s, she produced a workout video. Now in her 80s, Charisse still makes occasional appearances in documentaries on Hollywood musicals.[wikipedia]