Cyd Charisse, who brought sizzle and sophistication to dance in such classic movie musicals as “Singin' in the Rain" and “Silk Stockings." She was 86. Cyd Charisse, dancer starred in movie musicals ...

Cyd Charisse, 86, an actress and dancer whose mile-long legs made her a memorable partner with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire in several top musicals of the 1950s, died June 17 at Cedars-Sinai Medical ...

LOS ANGELES -- Cyd Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday. She was 86.

Musical star Cyd Charisse has died of a heart attack, aged 87. The actress-dancer passed away in hospital in LA after falling ill on Monday, her publicist said. Charisse was best known for dancing ...

In this Sept. 17, 2004 file photo actress Cyd Charisse, is shown with her husband Tony Martin in Los Angeles. Charisse, the long-legged Texas beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and ...

LOS ANGELES — Cyd Charisse, the long-legged beauty who danced with the Ballet Russe as a teenager and starred in MGM musicals with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, died Tuesday.

Dancer and movie star Cyd Charisse died of cardiac arrest Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, her longtime business manager Stan Schneider disclosed. She was 86. Though only ...