Rita Moreno
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1931 (age 94)
- Birthplace
- 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.
Known For
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Filmography
Theirs
Movie
The Good Life
Movie · as Self
Clemente
Movie · as Self
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Movie · as Self
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Prank
Movie · as Mrs. Wheeler
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Movie · as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
Movie · as Self
80 for Brady
Movie · as Maura
Family Switch
Movie · as Angelica
Fast X
Movie · as Abuelita
Paul Newman: The Restless
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Stories of West Side Story
Movie · as Self
My Father's Dragon
Movie · as Mrs. McClaren (voice)
Santa Bootcamp
Movie · as Belle
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Movie · as Self
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Still Working 9 to 5
Movie · as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Movie · as Self
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Movie · as Gertrude St. John (voice)
West Side Story
Movie · as Valentina
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Movie · as Self
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Movie · as Self
Maya and the Three
TV · as Ah Puch (voice) · 9 eps
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Movie · as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie · as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Green Eggs and Ham
TV · as Dookess (voice) · 7 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bless This Mess
TV · as Theresa · 3 eps
Carmen Sandiego
TV · as Cookie Booker (voice) · 3 eps
Torch
Movie · as Aunt Francine
Every Act of Life
Movie · as Self
One Day at a Time
TV · as Lydia Riera · 46 eps
Remember Me
Movie · as Nanna
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
Movie · as Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Movie · as Self
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 1 ep
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 3 eps
A Gift of Miracles
Movie · as Beverly Davis
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Movie · as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Nina's World
TV · as Abuelita · 104 eps
Grace and Frankie
TV · as Lucy Chambers · 1 ep
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
Movie
Rio 2
Movie · as Aunt Mimi (voice)
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Movie · as Ida Barksdale
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Movie · as Self - Actress
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Movie · as Self
Jane the Virgin
TV · as Liliana De La Vega · 4 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Nicky Deuce
Movie · as Tutti
Welcome to the Family
TV · as Lita · 1 ep
Getting On
TV · as Sister Lily Claire · 1 ep
The Day Of The Dead
Movie
Happily Divorced
TV · as Dori Newman · 34 eps
I Know a Woman Like That
Movie · as Self
Celebrity Habla
Movie · as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie · as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Movie · as Self
When Medicine Got It Wrong
Movie · as Narrator
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Movie · as Self
In Plain Sight
TV · as Rita Ramirez · 1 ep
Cane
TV · as Amalia Duque · 13 eps
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Movie · as Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Movie · as Self
Ugly Betty
TV · as Aunt Mirta · 1 ep
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
TV · as Mildred Quintana · 1 ep
Wanted
TV · as Mrs. Kelly · 1 ep
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Gayle McColl · 1 ep
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Movie · as Self (voice)
King of the Corner
Movie · as Inez
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Movie · as Self
Casa de los Babys
Movie · as Señora Muñoz
Open House
Movie · as Lydia Fitch
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Movie · as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
West Side Memories
Movie · as Self
The Handler
TV · 1 ep
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie · as Self
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Movie
George Lopez
TV · as Luisa Diaz · 1 ep
Piñero
Movie · as Miguel's Mother
The Guardian
TV · as Caroline Novack · 3 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Frances Goren · 3 eps
Blue Moon
Movie · as Maggie Cavallo
When It Was a Game 3
Movie · as Passage Narrator (voice)
Strong Medicine
TV · as Lydia · 1 ep
Carlo's Wake
Movie · as Angela Torello
Resurrection
Movie · as Mimi
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Movie · as Rita Kapkovic Landale
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Mildred Quintana · 1 ep
Slums of Beverly Hills
Movie · as Belle Abromowitz
The Spree
Movie · as Irma Kelly
Oz
TV · as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo · 56 eps
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Wharf Rat
Movie · as Mom
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Movie · as Self
Angus
Movie · as Madame Rulenska
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Movie · as Self
Women of the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I Like It Like That
Movie · as Rosaria Linares
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie · as Self
Italian Movie
Movie · as Isabella
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
TV · as Carmen Sandiego (voice) · 40 eps
The Cosby Mysteries
TV · 18 eps
The Magic School Bus
TV · as Dr. Carmina Skeledon (voice) · 1 ep
Burke's Law
TV · as Jackie Lodge · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Amanda Revere · 1 ep
The Nanny
TV · as Mrs. Wickervich Stone · 1 ep
Intimate Portrait
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Larry Sanders Show
TV · as Rita Moreno · 1 ep
Hearts Afire
TV · as Senator Rhonda Hall · 1 ep
Age Isn't Everything
Movie · as Rita
Top of the Heap
TV · as Alixandra Stone · 7 eps
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
TV · as Ella Salvador (voice) · 1 ep
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Movie · as Self
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
Movie · as Self
B.L. Stryker
TV · as Kimberly Baskin · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Revue
Movie · as Self
The Golden Girls
TV · as Renee Corliss · 1 ep
Miami Vice
TV · as Congresswoman Madelyn Woods · 1 ep
The Cosby Show
TV · as Mrs. Granger · 1 ep
Portrait of a Showgirl
Movie · as Rosella DeLeon
Working
Movie · as Waitress
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Movie · as Self
9 to 5
TV · as Violet Newstead · 33 eps
American Playhouse
TV · as Waitress · 1 ep
The Four Seasons
Movie · as Claudia Zimmer
Evita Peron
Movie · as Renata Riguel
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Movie · as Lucille Pompi
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self
Anatomy of a Seduction
Movie · as Nina
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
The Marti Caine Show
TV · 1 ep
The Boss' Son
Movie · as Esther Rose
Lanigan's Rabbi
TV · as Millie Hillman · 1 ep
The Love Boat
TV · as Gladys Gordon · 2 eps
The Ritz
Movie · as Googie Gomez
The Captain and Tennille
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep
On the Rocks
TV · 1 ep
Out to Lunch
Movie · as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
The Rockford Files
TV · as Rita Capkovic · 3 eps
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Carnal Knowledge
Movie · as Louise
Voice of La Raza
Movie · as Self
The Electric Company
TV · as Carmela · 780 eps
Marlowe
Movie · as Dolores Gonzáles
The Night of the Following Day
Movie · as Blonde
Popi
Movie · as Lupe
Medical Center
TV · as Lydia Neal · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
60 Minutes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Run for Your Life
TV · as Anita · 1 ep
Seaway
TV · as Annabelle · 1 ep
Cry of Battle
Movie · as Sisa
Burke's Law
TV · as Margaret Cowls · 1 ep
Miss USA
TV · as Self - Judge · 1 ep
Samar
Movie · as Woman Convict
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
West Side Story
Movie · as Anita
Summer and Smoke
Movie · as Rosa Zacharias
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
This Rebel Breed
Movie · as Lola Montalvo
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
Movie
Bourbon Street Beat
TV · 1 ep
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Inez Sanders · 1 ep
Cimarron City
TV · 1 ep
The Deerslayer
Movie · as Hetty Hutter
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Maria Ferrari · 1 ep
Trackdown
TV · as Tina · 1 ep
The King and I
Movie · as Tuptim
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Movie · as Sandra Roberts
The Vagabond King
Movie · as Huguette
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Linda · 1 ep
Playhouse 90
TV · as Rita · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Winner, Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Untamed
Movie · as Julia
Seven Cities of Gold
Movie · as Ula
The Millionaire
TV · as Alicia Conception Osante Williams · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Sonseeahray · 1 ep
Garden of Evil
Movie · as Cantina Singer
Jivaro
Movie · as Maroa
The Yellow Tomahawk
Movie · as Honey Bear
Climax!
TV · as Irene, Maria, Denise Cardoza, Francesca · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Chulita · 2 eps
Latin Lovers
Movie · as Christina
Fort Vengeance
Movie · as Bridget Fitzgibbon
El Alaméin
Movie · as Jara
General Electric Theater
TV · as Princess Michal · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Singin' in the Rain
Movie · as Zelda Zanders
The Ring
Movie · as Lucy Gomez
Cattle Town
Movie · as Queli
The Fabulous Senorita
Movie · as Manuela Rodríguez
China Smith
TV · 1 ep
Cavalcade of America
TV · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Serene Crane · 1 ep
The Abbott and Costello Show
TV · as Telegram delivery girl · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Lit-Lit · 1 ep
So Young, So Bad
Movie · as Dolores Guererro
Pagan Love Song
Movie · as Terru
The Toast of New Orleans
Movie · as Tina
Ford Theatre
TV · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep