Rita Christiani

Rita Christiani

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1917-12-22
Deathday: 2008-05-23 (90 years old)

Biography

Rita Christiani (1917-2008) was a Trinidad-born American dancer who appeared in American films during the 1940s. Christiani was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad on December 22, 1917.She danced and toured with the Katherine Dunham Company in the early 1940s. In the course of touring, Christiani met the independent avant-garde filmmaker, Maya Deren, and was given a role in Deren’s film Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946). Deren was the main character in the film and Christiani danced the role of Deren’s alter ego, their images interchanging in black and white counterpoint to the dancer Frank Westbrook. Anaïs Nin was also in the film.Footage of Christiani from this film was included in the documentary In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2002) by Martina Kudlacek.Christiani and Deren became close friends, sharing the bond of being uprooted from their native lands as children and coming to America.Her other film appearances include The Black Swan (1942) starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara, Road to Morocco (1942) starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, and the musicals Thank Your Lucky Stars (1942) and Happy Go Lucky (1943).After working in films and as a dancer, Christiani may have been a nurse in Chicago.Christiani died on May 23, 2008, in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmography

all 8

Movies 8

self 2

Katie in 'Ice Cold Katie' Number (uncredited)
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

Movie
Friend of Melise (uncredited)
I Walked with a Zombie

I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Movie
6.29
Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence / Jitterbugger (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

Movie
Dancer (uncredited)
The Black Swan

The Black Swan (1942)

Movie
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Road to Morocco

Road to Morocco (1942)

Movie
4.56

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1917-12-22

Deathday
2008-05-23 (90 years old)

Citizenships
United States of America

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