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Rita Moreno


Rita Moreno

Birthday:

12/11/1931

Place of birth:

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.



Credits

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music (2025)
as Self
Clemente (2025)
as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
as Self
The Prank (2024)
as Mrs. Wheeler
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (2024)
as Self
Family Switch (2023)
as Angelica
Fast X (2023)
as Abuelita
80 for Brady (2023)
as Maura
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
as Narrator (voice)
Santa Bootcamp (2022)
as Belle
My Father's Dragon (2022)
as Mrs. McClaren (voice)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter (2022)
as Self
Still Working 9 to 5 (2022)
as Self
The Stories of West Side Story (2022)
as Self
West Side Story (2021)
as Valentina
Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021)
as Self
Curious George: Cape Ahoy (2021)
as Gertrude St. John (voice)
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score (2021)
as Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)
as Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)
as Self
Torch (2018)
as Aunt Francine
Every Act of Life (2018)
as Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic (2016)
as Self
De Puerto Rico para el mundo (2016)
as Self
Remember Me (2016)
as Nanna
The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015)
as Self
A Gift of Miracles (2015)
as Beverly Davis
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors (2014)
as
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
as Ida Barksdale
Marlon Brando, un acteur nommé désir (2014)
as Self - Actress
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
as Self
Rio 2 (2014)
as Aunt Mimi (voice)
Nicky Deuce (2013)
as Tutti
The Day Of The Dead (2011)
as
I Know a Woman Like That (2009)
as Self
Celebrity Habla (2009)
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009)
as Self
When Medicine Got It Wrong (2009)
as Narrator
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)
as Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (2006)
as Self
Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006)
as Self
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies (2004)
as Self
King of the Corner (2004)
as Inez
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004)
as Self (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (2003)
as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
Casa de los Babys (2003)
as Señora Muñoz
West Side Memories (2003)
as Self
Open House (2003)
as Lydia Fitch
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002)
as Self
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2002)
as
Piñero (2001)
as Miguel's Mother
When It Was a Game 3 (2000)
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Blue Moon (2000)
as Maggie Cavallo
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999)
as Rita Kapkovic Landale
Resurrection (1999)
as Mimi
Carlo's Wake (1999)
as Angela Torello
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
as Belle Abromowitz
The Spree (1998)
as Irma Kelly
The Wharf Rat (1996)
as Mom
Angus (1995)
as Madame Rulenska
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
as Self
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)
as Self
I Like It Like That (1994)
as Rosaria Linares
Italian Movie (1994)
as Isabella
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
as Self
Age Isn't Everything (1991)
as Rita
Rita Moreno: Now You Can! (1989)
as Self
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular (1989)
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Revue (1985)
as Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
as
Working (1982)
as Waitress
Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)
as Rosella DeLeon
The Four Seasons (1981)
as Claudia Zimmer
Evita Peron (1981)
as Renata Riguel
Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
as Lucille Pompi
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
Anatomy of a Seduction (1979)
as Nina
The Boss' Son (1978)
as Esther Rose
The Ritz (1976)
as Googie Gomez
Out to Lunch (1974)
as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
as Louise
Voice of La Raza (1971)
as Self
Marlowe (1969)
as Dolores Gonzáles
Popi (1969)
as Lupe
The Night of the Following Day (1969)
as Blonde
Cry of Battle (1963)
as Sisa
Samar (1962)
as Woman Convict
West Side Story (1961)
as Anita
Summer and Smoke (1961)
as Rosa Zacharias
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig (1960)
as
This Rebel Breed (1960)
as Lola Montalvo
The Deerslayer (1957)
as Hetty Hutter
The Vagabond King (1956)
as Huguette
The King and I (1956)
as Tuptim
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
as Sandra Roberts
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
as Ula
Untamed (1955)
as Julia
Garden of Evil (1954)
as Cantina Singer
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
as Honey Bear
Jivaro (1954)
as Maroa
El Alaméin (1953)
as Jara
Latin Lovers (1953)
as Christina
Fort Vengeance (1953)
as Bridget Fitzgibbon
The Ring (1952)
as Lucy Gomez
Cattle Town (1952)
as Queli
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
as Zelda Zanders
The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
as Manuela Rodríguez
Pagan Love Song (1950)
as Terru
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
as Tina
So Young, So Bad (1950)
as Dolores Guererro
Theirs ()
as
West Side Story (2021)
Executive Producer