Rita Moreno
Acting
🎂 1931-12-11
Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores AlverÃo 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.
Cast credits(219)
Gayle McColl
2005
Self
2015
2019
Self
2014
Self
1962
Self
1962
Self
2014
Self - Guest
2009
Self - Guest
2022
Self
1968
Mildred Quintana
1999
Liliana De La Vega
2014
Self - Guest
1997
Self - Guest
1988
Frances Goren
2001
Self
1948
Amanda Revere
1994
1979
Self - Guest
1967
1955
Self - Guest
2019
Self
1961
Inez Sanders
1959
Anita
1965
Self - Guest
1968
Margaret Cowls
1963
Mrs. Wickervich Stone
1993
Self
2005
Ella Salvador (voice)
1990
Abuelita
2015
Carmela
1971
1992
Mrs. Granger
1984
Self - Nominee
1944
Dookess (voice)
2019
Violet Newstead
1982
Self
2020
Lydia
2000
1984
Sonseeahray
1955
Lydia Neal
1969
Self - Judge
1963
1948
Rita Capkovic
1974
Self
2014
Renee Corliss
1985
Linda
1956
Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
1997
Carmen Sandiego (voice)
1994
Tina
1957
Serene Crane
1952
Self
1993
(voice)
1994
Self - Winner
1956
Self - Presenter
1956
Lucy Chambers
2015
Gladys Gordon
1977
Irene
1954
Maria
1954
Denise Cardoza
1954
Francesca
1954
Abuelita
2023
Jackie Lodge
1994
Self
1953
Dori Newman
2011
Self
2022
Rita
1956
Rita Ramirez
2008
Lydia Riera
2017
1959
1952
Self
2016
Caroline Novack
2001
Maria Ferrari
1957
Telegram delivery girl
1952
Self - Panelist
2016
Alicia Conception Osante Williams
1955
Kimberly Baskin
1989
Self
2025
Mildred Quintana
2005
Senator Rhonda Hall
1992
Chulita
1954
1958
1975
Amalia Duque
2007
Ah Puch (voice)
2021
Aunt Mirta
2006
Annabelle
1965
Theresa
2019
2003
Lita
2013
Self
1976
Luisa Diaz
2002
1994
Sister Lily Claire
2013
Self
1974
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Mrs. Kelly
2005
1952
Alixandra Stone
1991
Aunt Mimi (voice)
2014
Maura
2023
1979
Zelda Zanders
1952
Valentina
2021
1953
Princess Michal
1953
Angelica
2023
Lit-Lit
1951
Anita
1961
Self
1995
Mrs. McClaren (voice)
2022
Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
2003
Louise
1971
Tuptim
1956
Claudia Zimmer
1981
Narrator (voice)
2022
1977
Self
2024
Self
2021
Googie Gomez
1976
Gertrude St. John (voice)
2021
Cantina Singer
1954
Mrs. Wheeler
2024
Self (archive footage)
2014
Sisa
1963
Belle Abromowitz
1998
Dolores Gonzáles
1969
Julia
1955
Self - Actress
2014
Maroa
1954
Hetty Hutter
1957
Beverly Davis
2015
Madame Rulenska
1995
Terru
1950
Waitress
1982
Tutti
2013
Self
2018
Self
2019
Rosa Zacharias
1961
Isabella
1994
Rosaria Linares
1994
Self
2006
Self
2022
Self
2024
Belle
2022
Self
2022
Ula
1955
Self
1979
Renata Riguel
1981
Self
2016
Self
2021
Nanna
2016
Self
2015
Woman Convict
1962
Miguel's Mother
2001
Lupe
1969
Self (archive footage)
1986
Rita Kapkovic Landale
1999
Self
2019
Self
2004
Narrator (voice)
2005
Self
2006
Rosella DeLeon
1982
Self
2022
Self
2016
Christina
1953
Dolores Guererro
1950
Lucy Gomez
1952
Self (voice)
2004
Passage Narrator (voice)
2000
Self
2024
Nina
1979
Inez
2004
Esther Rose
1978
Señora Muñoz
2003
Maggie Cavallo
2000
Huguette
1956
Self
2008
Blonde
1969
Ida Barksdale
2014
Aunt Francine
2018
Self
2002
Queli
1952
Lydia Fitch
2003
Rita
1991
Mom
1996
Angela Torello
1999
2002
Honey Bear
1954
Sandra Roberts
1956
Self
2021
Self (archive footage)
2023
Lucille Pompi
1980
Tina
1950
Self
2014
Manuela RodrÃguez
1952
Lola Montalvo
1960
Self
1989
Bridget Fitzgibbon
1953
Irma Kelly
1998
Self
1994
Self
2009
Self
1995
Mimi
1999
Self
2009
Jara
1953
Self
2009
1960
Self
2009
2014
Self
1985
Self
2003
Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
1974
Self
1971
2011
Self
1995
Self
1989