Rita Moreno

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.

Nacimiento: 1931-12-11, Humacao, Puerto Rico
Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 3,6 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

West Side Story como Valentina

Conocido por

Cantando bajo la lluvia (1952) — Zelda Zanders
Fast & Furious X (2023) — Abuelita
West Side Story (Amor sin barreras) (1961) — Anita
Anatomía de Grey (2005) — Gayle McColl
Oz (1997) — Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
Río 2 (2014) — Aunt Mimi (voz)
West Side Story (2021) — Valentina
Familia revuelta (2023) — Angelica

Filmografía

Theirs
The Prank (2024) — Mrs. Wheeler
Familia revuelta (2023) — Angelica
Fast & Furious X (2023) — Abuelita
Locas por Brady (2023) — Maura
Santa Bootcamp (2022) — Belle
El dragón de papá (2022) — Mrs. McClaren (voz)
West Side Story (2021) — Valentina
Maya y los tres (2021) — Ah Puch (voz)
Curious George: Cape Ahoy (2021) — Gertrude St. John (voz)
Huevos verdes con jamón (2019) — Dookess (voz)
Bless This Mess (2019) — Theresa
Carmen Sandiego (2019) — Cookie Booker (voz)
Torch (2018) — Aunt Francine
Día a día (2017) — Lydia Riera
Remember Me (2016) — Nanna
Nina's World (2015) — Abuelita
Grace y Frankie (2015) — Lucy Chambers
Un don milagroso (2015) — Beverly Davis
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014) — Ida Barksdale
Jane the Virgin (2014) — Liliana De La Vega
Río 2 (2014) — Aunt Mimi (voz)
Getting On (2013) — Sister Lily Claire
Welcome to the Family (2013) — Lita
Nicky Deuce (2013) — Tutti
Happily Divorced (2011) — Dori Newman
The Day Of The Dead (2011)
Al descubierto (2008) — Rita Ramirez
Cane (2007) — Amalia Duque
Betty, mi fea bella (2006) — Aunt Mirta
Wanted (2005) — Mrs. Kelly
Anatomía de Grey (2005) — Gayle McColl
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) — Mildred Quintana
King of the Corner (2004) — Inez
Scooby-Doo y el monstruo de México (2003) — Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voz)
El instructor (2003)
Casa de los Babys (2003) — Señora Muñoz
Open House (2003) — Lydia Fitch
George Lopez (2002) — Luisa Diaz
Piñero (2001) — Miguel's Mother
Ley y orden: Acción criminal (2001) — Frances Goren
El guardián (2001) — Caroline Novack
Doctoras de Filadelfia (2000) — Lydia
Hechizo de luna (2000) — Maggie Cavallo
Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales (1999) — Mildred Quintana
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) — Rita Kapkovic Landale
Resurrection (1999) — Mimi
Carlo's Wake (1999) — Angela Torello
Colgados en Beverly Hills (1998) — Belle Abromowitz
The Spree (1998) — Irma Kelly
Oz (1997) — Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
The Wharf Rat (1996) — Mom
El gran peque se va de ligue (1995) — Madame Rulenska
I Like It Like That (1994) — Rosaria Linares
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
Tocados por un ángel (1994) — Amanda Revere
El Autobús Mágico (1994) — Dr. Carmina Skeledon (voz)
Italian Movie (1994) — Isabella
En busca de Carmen Sandiego (1994) — Carmen Sandiego (voz)
Burke's Law (1994) — Jackie Lodge
La niñera (1993) — Mrs. Wickervich Stone
Hearts Afire (1992) — Senator Rhonda Hall
The Larry Sanders Show (1992) — Rita Moreno
Top of the Heap (1991) — Alixandra Stone
Age Isn't Everything (1991) — Rita
El Capitán Planeta y los Planetarios (1990) — Ella Salvador (voz)
B.L. Stryker (1989) — Kimberly Baskin
Las chicas de oro (1985) — Renee Corliss
El show de Bill Cosby (1984) — Mrs. Granger
Corrupción en Miami (1984) — Congresswoman Madelyn Woods
Working (1982) — Waitress
Retrato de una bailarina (TV) (1982) — Rosella DeLeon
9 to 5 (1982) — Violet Newstead
American Playhouse (1982) — Waitress
Las cuatro estaciones (1981) — Claudia Zimmer
Evita Peron (1981) — Renata Riguel
Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980) — Lucille Pompi
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Anatomy of a Seduction (1979) — Nina
The Marti Caine Show (1979)
The Boss' Son (1978) — Esther Rose
Vacaciones en el mar (1977) — Gladys Gordon
Lanigan's Rabbi (1977) — Millie Hillman
The Ritz (1976) — Googie Gomez
On the Rocks (1975)
Los casos de Rockford (1974) — Rita Capkovic
The Electric Company (1971) — Carmela
Conocimiento carnal (1971) — Louise
Medical Center (1969) — Lydia Neal
Marlowe, detective muy privado (1969) — Dolores Gonzáles
Popi (1969) — Lupe
La noche del dia siguiente (1969) — Blonde
Seaway (1965) — Annabelle
Run for Your Life (1965) — Anita
Grito de batalla (1963) — Sisa
El agente Burke (1963) — Margaret Cowls
Samar (1962) — Woman Convict
West Side Story (Amor sin barreras) (1961) — Anita
Verano y humo (1961) — Rosa Zacharias
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig (1960)
This Rebel Breed (1960) — Lola Montalvo
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
Adventures in Paradise (1959) — Inez Sanders
Cimarron City (1958)
Trackdown (1957) — Tina
The Deerslayer (1957) — Hetty Hutter
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957) — Maria Ferrari
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956) — Linda
Playhouse 90 (1956) — Rita
El rey vagabundo (1956) — Huguette
El rey y yo (1956) — Tuptim
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956) — Sandra Roberts
Matinee Theater (1955)
Siete ciudades de oro (1955) — Ula
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) — Sonseeahray
Caravana hacia el sur (1955) — Julia
The Millionaire (1955) — Alicia Conception Osante Williams
Climax! (1954) — Irene / Maria / Denise Cardoza / Francesca
El jardín del diablo (1954) — Cantina Singer
El hacha de guerra (1954) — Honey Bear
Jívaro (1954) — Maroa
El Alaméin (1953) — Jara
Mi amor brasileño (1953) — Christina
Fort Vengeance (1953) — Bridget Fitzgibbon
General Electric Theater (1953) — Princess Michal
El Show de Abbott y Costello (1952) — Telegram delivery girl
The Ford Television Theatre (1952) — Serene Crane
Cavalcade of America (1952)
The Ring (1952) — Lucy Gomez
Cattle Town (1952) — Queli
Cantando bajo la lluvia (1952) — Zelda Zanders
The Fabulous Senorita (1952) — Manuela Rodríguez
China Smith (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) — Lit-Lit
Pagan Love Song (1950) — Terru
Las redes del amor (1950) — Tina
So Young, So Bad (1950) — Dolores Guererro
Ford Theatre (1948)