Renée Victor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1938
- Died
- May 30, 2025 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
Biography
Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 — May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor, and singer. She was best known for her role as Abuelita in the Disney•PIXAR film Coco (2017), the recurring role of Lupita on Weeds (2005–12), and the voice of female Argonians in Bethesda Softworks' video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). Victor was the eldest of three sisters. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where she launched her career in entertainment as a singer for prominent bandleaders who spearheaded the popularity of Latin music in the U.S., including Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado. At this time, she also served as a dance instructor, teaching salsa and tango. Having met her husband in these circles, she and her husband traveled globally to perform together under the banner “Ray & Renee” — nicknamed the Latin Sonny & Cher — from 1963 to 1973. In the 1970s, Victor hosted KTLA’s Pacesetters, which highlighted the Chicano Power movement. After joining the Screen Actors Guild in 1973, she eventually transitioned to television and film work in the ’80s, scoring appearances in series like Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985) and Matlock (1987). Her film credits include The Doctor (1991), alongside William Hurt, as well as The Apostle (1997) and A Night in Old Mexico (2013), featuring close friend Robert Duvall.
Known For
Filmography
The Mealybug
Movie · as Camila Delgado
This One Is for the Neighborhood
Movie
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Movie · as La Nana
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity
Movie · as Self
With Love
TV · as Marta Delgado · 8 eps
Walker
TV · as Gloria · 1 ep
In Other Words
Movie · as Regina Aragon
Snowpiercer
TV · as Mama Grandé · 11 eps
Undone
TV · as Abuelita Fabiola · 2 eps
Victor and Valentino
TV · as Delores (voice) · 2 eps
Dead to Me
TV · as Flo Gutierrez · 3 eps
All Rise
TV · as Lupita · 2 eps
SuperFly
Movie · as Esmeralda Gonzalez
Mayans M.C.
TV · as Sister Teresa, Nun · 1 ep
A Million Little Things
TV · as Inez · 2 eps
Coco
Movie · as Abuelita (voice)
That Motherf**ker
Movie
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Movie · as Irma Arista
Saint George
TV · 1 ep
A Night in Old Mexico
Movie · as Josefina Nelly
Witches of East End
TV · as Alma · 2 eps
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Movie · as Bag Lady
Stuntmen
Movie · as Juanita Villareal
Childrens Hospital
TV · as Gladys · 1 ep
Women's Murder Club
TV · 1 ep
All You've Got
Movie · as Grandmother Rosa
Weeds
TV · as Lupita · 28 eps
Mister Sterling
TV · as Gloria Lopez · 1 ep
Never Trust a Serial Killer
Movie · as Lupe
Strong Medicine
TV · as Isabel Santana · 1 ep
My Brother the Pig
Movie · as Grandma Berta
Futurama
TV · as Pottery Bot / Abuelatron (voice) · 1 ep
The Prophecy II
Movie · as Nana
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Movie · as Grandmother
The Apostle
Movie · as Latin Translator
The Tony Danza Show
TV · as Lydia Cruz · 1 ep
Men Behaving Badly
TV · as Estelle · 1 ep
The Parent 'Hood
TV · 2 eps
ER
TV · as Florina Lopez · 6 eps
Bob
TV · 1 ep
The Doctor
Movie · as Lucy
Dolly Dearest
Movie · as Nun at the Convent
Blood Screams
Movie · as The Witch (English-language version only)
The Flight
Movie · as Maria
Matlock
TV · as Maid · 1 ep