Rita Moreno
Acting
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.
Born: December 11, 1931
Place of Birth: Humacao, Puerto Rico
Known For
Filmography
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Mrs. Wheeler
as Angelica
as Abuelita
as Maura
as Narrator (voice)
as Belle
as Mrs. McClaren (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Valentina
as Ah Puch (voice)
as Gertrude St. John (voice)
as Self
as Dookess (voice)
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Theresa
as Aunt Francine
as Self
as Lydia Riera
as Self
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as Nanna
as Abuelita
as Lucy Chambers
as Beverly Davis
as Ida Barksdale
as Liliana De La Vega
as Self - Actress
as Aunt Mimi (voice)
as Sister Lily Claire
as Lita
as Tutti
as Dori Newman
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Rita Ramirez
as Amalia Duque
as Aunt Mirta
as Self
as Self
as Mrs. Kelly
as Gayle McColl
as Narrator (voice)
as Mildred Quintana
as Inez
as Self (voice)
as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
as Señora Muñoz
as Self
as Lydia Fitch
as Luisa Diaz
as Miguel's Mother
as Frances Goren
as Caroline Novack
as Lydia
as Maggie Cavallo
as Mildred Quintana
as Rita Kapkovic Landale
as Mimi
as Angela Torello
as Belle Abromowitz
as Irma Kelly
as Self - Guest
as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
as Mom
as Madame Rulenska
as Self
as Rosaria Linares
as Amanda Revere
as (voice)
as Isabella
as Carmen Sandiego (voice)
as Jackie Lodge
as Self
as Mrs. Wickervich Stone
as Senator Rhonda Hall
as Alixandra Stone
as Rita
as Ella Salvador (voice)
as Self
as Kimberly Baskin
as Self - Guest
as Self (archive footage)
as Renee Corliss
as Self
as Mrs. Granger
as Waitress
as Rosella DeLeon
as Violet Newstead
as Claudia Zimmer
as Renata Riguel
as Lucille Pompi
as Self
as Nina
as Esther Rose
as Gladys Gordon
as Self
as Self - Special Guest Star
as Googie Gomez
as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
as Self
as Rita Capkovic
as Carmela
as Louise
as Self
as Lydia Neal
as Dolores Gonzáles
as Lupe
as Blonde
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self - Guest
as Annabelle
as Anita
as Sisa
as Margaret Cowls
as Self - Judge
as Self
as Woman Convict
as Anita
as Self
as Rosa Zacharias
as Lola Montalvo
as Inez Sanders
as Tina
as Hetty Hutter
as Maria Ferrari
as Linda
as Rita
as Huguette
as Tuptim
as Self - Winner
as Self - Presenter
as Sandra Roberts
as Ula
as Sonseeahray
as Julia
as Alicia Conception Osante Williams
as Chulita
as Irene
as Maria
as Denise Cardoza
as Francesca
as Cantina Singer
as Honey Bear
as Maroa
as Jara
as Christina
as Bridget Fitzgibbon
as Self
as Princess Michal
as Telegram delivery girl
as Serene Crane
as Lucy Gomez
as Queli
as Zelda Zanders
as Manuela Rodríguez
as Lit-Lit
as Terru
as Tina
as Dolores Guererro
as Self
as Self - Nominee