Rose Portillo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 7, 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.
Known For
Filmography
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Movie · as Local Leader
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Movie · as Lidia Garcia
Peak Season
Movie
That's Amor
Movie · as Julietta
Zootopia+
TV · as Additional Voice Talent (voice) · 3 eps
Encanto
Movie · as Señora Guzmán (voice)
Seis Manos
TV · as (voice) · 4 eps
Undone
TV · as Speech Teacher · 1 ep
The Rookie
TV · as Emilia Lopez · 2 eps
Marvel's Runaways
TV · as Eileen · 1 ep
Fathers and Sons
Movie · as Nurse
Numb3rs
TV · as Woman · 1 ep
NCIS
TV · as Sheriff Jo · 1 ep
After the SIlence
Movie · as Lisa, Sanctuary Woman
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Movie · as Florentina
Sliders
TV · as Sister Celine · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as María Parades · 1 ep
Party of Five
TV · as Detective Lopez, Dr. Aguilar · 2 eps
Palomino
Movie · as Donna
Home Improvement
TV · as Woman #2 · 1 ep
Capital News
TV · as Officer Bates · 1 ep
Eisenhower and Lutz
TV · as Millie Zamora · 13 eps
The Mean Season
Movie · as Kathy Vasquez
Best Kept Secrets
Movie · as Mrs. Zepeta
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Maria · 1 ep
Seguin
Movie · as Gertudis
Victims
Movie · as Pilar Galloway
Cagney & Lacey
TV · as Ana / Rhonda Gallegos · 5 eps
American Playhouse
TV · as Gertrudis · 1 ep
Newhart
TV · as Norma · 1 ep
Zoot Suit
Movie · as Della
Born to the Wind
TV · as Star Fire · 1 ep
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Movie · as Spanish Girl
Panic in Echo Park
Movie