Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Rita Christiani(1917-2008)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Rita Christiani was born on 22 December 1917 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. She was an actress, known for Happy Go Lucky (1943), Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946) and In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2001). She died on 23 May 2008 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
BornDecember 22, 1917
DiedMay 23, 2008(90)
BornDecember 22, 1917
DiedMay 23, 2008(90)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Photos2

View Poster
View Poster

Known for

Mary Martin in Happy Go Lucky (1943)
Happy Go Lucky
6.1
  • Rita Christiani
  • 1943
Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946)
Ritual in Transfigured Time
6.9
Short
  • Actress
  • 1946
Maya Deren in In the Mirror of Maya Deren (2001)
In the Mirror of Maya Deren
7.2
  • Self
  • 2001

Credits

IMDbPro

Actress

  • Ritual in Transfigured Time (1946)
    Ritual in Transfigured Time
    6.9
    Short
    • 1946
  • Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Jack Carson, Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, and Alexis Smith in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
    Thank Your Lucky Stars
    6.7
    • Ice Cold Katie in 'Ice Cold Katy' Number (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
    I Walked with a Zombie
    7.0
    • Friend of Melise (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Cabin in the Sky
    7.1
    • Specialty Dancer in Hell Sequence
    • Jitterbugger (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Mary Martin in Happy Go Lucky (1943)
    Happy Go Lucky
    6.1
    • Rita Christiani
    • 1943
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Morocco (1942)
    Road to Morocco
    7.0
    • Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Maureen O'Hara and Tyrone Power in The Black Swan (1942)
    The Black Swan
    6.7
    • Dancer (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Tales of Manhattan (1942)
    Tales of Manhattan
    7.3
    • Young woman in Embrace (Robeson sequence) (uncredited)
    • 1942

Soundtrack

  • Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield, Jack Carson, Eddie Cantor, Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan, Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore, and Alexis Smith in Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
    Thank Your Lucky Stars
    6.7
    • performer: "Ice Cold Katy" (1943) (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 22, 1917
    • Port of Spain, Trinidad
  • Died
    • May 23, 2008
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA(undisclosed)

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.