Cyd Charisse- 10 X 8 Signed Photograph (Deep in My Heart) W/COA. Color cardstock photograph from, "Deep in My Heart", signed in green felt tip ink by Cyd Charisse. Some edge wear, otherwise, in good condition. Cyd Charisse (born Tula Ellice Finklea; March 8, 1921 – June 17, 2008) was an American actress and dancer. After recovering from polio as a child and studying ballet, Charisse entered films in the 1940s. Her roles usually featured her abilities as a dancer, and she was paired with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; her films include Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Band Wagon (1953), Brigadoon with Gene Kelly and Van Johnson (1954), and Silk Stockings (1957). She stopped dancing in films in the late 1950s but continued acting in film and television, and in 1991 made her Broadway debut.