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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

She also got a new name, the exotic "Cyd" instead of her lifelong nickname Sid to go with her first husband's last name. "Singin' in the Rain" marked a breakthrough. When Freed was dissatisfied with ...