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Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

ActingBorn December 11, 1931 (age 94)Humacao, Puerto Rico

Biography

Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Noted for her work across different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television, and theater projects throughout her extensive career spanning over seven decades. Her work includes supporting roles in the classic musical films Singin' in the Rain (1952), The King and I (1956), and the 1961 and 2021 film adaptations of West Side Story. Her other notable films include Popi (1969), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Four Seasons (1981), I Like It Like That (1994) and the cult film Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). She is also known for her work on television including the children's television series The Electric Company (1971–1977), and as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo on the HBO series Oz (1997–2003). She voiced the titular role of in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? from 1994 to 1999. She also gained acclaim for her roles in Jane the Virgin (2015–2019) and the revival of Norman Lear's One Day at a Time (2017–2020). In theater, she is best known for her role as Googie Gomez in the 1975 musical The Ritz. Among her numerous accolades, Moreno is one of a few performers to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT). She is also one of 24 people who have achieved what is called the Triple Crown of Acting, with individual competitive Academy, Emmy and Tony awards for acting. In 2004, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor bestowed upon her by George W. Bush. In 2009, President Barack Obama presented her with the National Medal of Arts. In 2013, she received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2015, she was awarded a Kennedy Center Honor for her contribution to American culture through performing arts. She was awarded the Peabody Award in 2019. Her life was profiled in the 2021 documentary Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.

Filmography

2025
Clemente

as Self

Movie
2025TV
2024Movie
2024
The Prank

as Mrs. Wheeler

Movie
2023
Family Switch

as Angelica

Movie
2023
Fast X

as Abuelita

Movie
2023
80 for Brady

as Maura

Movie
2022Movie
2022Movie
2022
My Father's Dragon

as Mrs. McClaren (voice)

Movie
2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

TV
2022Movie
2021
West Side Story

as Valentina

Movie
2021
Maya and the Three

as Ah Puch (voice)

TV
2021
Curious George: Cape Ahoy

as Gertrude St. John (voice)

Movie
2020TV
2019
Green Eggs and Ham

as Dookess (voice)

TV
2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

TV
2019
Bless This Mess

as Theresa

TV
2018
Torch

as Aunt Francine

Movie
2018Movie
2017
One Day at a Time

as Lydia Riera

TV
2016
To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

TV
2016
Remember Me

as Nanna

Movie
2015
Nina's World

as Abuelita

TV
2015
Grace and Frankie

as Lucy Chambers

TV
2015
A Gift of Miracles

as Beverly Davis

Movie
2014Movie
2014
Jane the Virgin

as Liliana De La Vega

TV
2014Movie
2014
Rio 2

as Aunt Mimi (voice)

Movie
2014TV
2013
Getting On

as Sister Lily Claire

TV
2013
Nicky Deuce

as Tutti

Movie
2011
Happily Divorced

as Dori Newman

TV
2009Movie
2009Movie
2009Movie
2008
In Plain Sight

as Rita Ramirez

TV
2007
Cane

as Amalia Duque

TV
2006
Ugly Betty

as Aunt Mirta

TV
2006Movie
2005TV
2005
Wanted 2005

as Mrs. Kelly

TV
2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Gayle McColl

TV
2005Movie
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Mildred Quintana

TV
2004Movie
2003
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)

Movie
2003
Casa de los Babys

as Señora Muñoz

Movie
2003Movie
2003
Open House

as Lydia Fitch

Movie
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

TV
2002
George Lopez

as Luisa Diaz

TV
2001
Piñero

as Miguel's Mother

Movie
2001TV
2001
The Guardian

as Caroline Novack

TV
2000TV
2000
When It Was a Game 3

as Passage Narrator (voice)

Movie
2000
Blue Moon

as Maggie Cavallo

Movie
1999TV
1999Movie
1999Movie
1999
Carlo's Wake

as Angela Torello

Movie
1998
Slums of Beverly Hills

as Belle Abromowitz

Movie
1998
The Spree

as Irma Kelly

Movie
1997
The View

as Self - Guest

TV
1997
Oz

as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

TV
1996Movie
1995
Angus

as Madame Rulenska

Movie
1995TV
1994
I Like It Like That

as Rosaria Linares

Movie
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Amanda Revere

TV
1994
The Magic School Bus

as Dr. Carmina Skeledon (voice)

TV
1994
Italian Movie

as Isabella

Movie
1994
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

as Carmen Sandiego (voice)

TV
1994
Burke's Law

as Jackie Lodge

TV
1993TV
1993
The Nanny

as Mrs. Wickervich Stone

TV
1992
Hearts Afire

as Senator Rhonda Hall

TV
1992TV
1991
Top of the Heap

as Alixandra Stone

TV
1991Movie
1990
Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Ella Salvador (voice)

TV
1989
B.L. Stryker

as Kimberly Baskin

TV
1988TV
1986Movie
1985
The Golden Girls

as Renee Corliss

TV
1985Movie
1984
The Cosby Show

as Mrs. Granger

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Congresswoman Madelyn Woods

TV
1982
Working

as Waitress

Movie
1982
Portrait of a Showgirl

as Rosella DeLeon

Movie
1982
9 to 5

as Violet Newstead

TV
1981
The Four Seasons

as Claudia Zimmer

Movie
1981
Evita Peron

as Renata Riguel

Movie
1980
Happy Birthday, Gemini

as Lucille Pompi

Movie
1979Movie
1979Movie
1978
The Boss' Son

as Esther Rose

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Gladys Gordon

TV
1977
Lanigan's Rabbi

as Millie Hillman

TV
1976TV
1976
The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

TV
1976
The Ritz

as Googie Gomez

Movie
1974
Out to Lunch

as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer

Movie
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1974
The Rockford Files

as Rita Capkovic

TV
1971TV
1971Movie
1971Movie
1969
Medical Center

as Lydia Neal

TV
1969
Marlowe

as Dolores Gonzáles

Movie
1969
Popi

as Lupe

Movie
1968
60 Minutes

as Self

TV
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1965
Seaway

as Annabelle

TV
1965TV
1963Movie
1963
Burke's Law

as Margaret Cowls

TV
1963
Miss USA

as Self - Judge

TV
1962
Samar

as Woman Convict

Movie
1961Movie
1961
Summer and Smoke

as Rosa Zacharias

Movie
1960
This Rebel Breed

as Lola Montalvo

Movie
1959
Adventures in Paradise

as Inez Sanders

TV
1957
Trackdown

as Tina

TV
1957
The Deerslayer

as Hetty Hutter

Movie
1956TV
1956Movie
1956Movie
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1956Movie
1955Movie
1955TV
1955
Untamed

as Julia

Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Alicia Conception Osante Williams

TV
1954
Climax!

as Irene

TV
1954
Climax!

as Maria

TV
1954
Climax!

as Denise Cardoza

TV
1954
Climax!

as Francesca

TV
1954
Garden of Evil

as Cantina Singer

Movie
1954
The Yellow Tomahawk

as Honey Bear

Movie
1954
Jivaro

as Maroa

Movie
1953Movie
1953
Latin Lovers

as Christina

Movie
1953
Fort Vengeance

as Bridget Fitzgibbon

Movie
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1953
General Electric Theater

as Princess Michal

TV
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show

as Telegram delivery girl

TV
1952TV
1952
The Ring

as Lucy Gomez

Movie
1952
Cattle Town

as Queli

Movie
1952
Singin' in the Rain

as Zelda Zanders

Movie
1952
The Fabulous Senorita

as Manuela Rodríguez

Movie
1950Movie
1950Movie
1950
So Young, So Bad

as Dolores Guererro

Movie
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayDecember 11, 1931
Place of BirthHumacao, Puerto Rico
Popularity1.2