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