Rita Moreno
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
Acting
1952
asZelda Zanders
2023
asMaura
1961
asAnita
2023
asAngelica
1969
asDolores Gonzáles
1995
asSelf
2009
asSelf
1981
asClaudia Zimmer
1995
asMadame Rulenska
2014
as
1971
asLouise
1954
asCantina Singer
1998
asBelle Abromowitz
1976
asGoogie Gomez
1956
asTuptim
1952
asLucy Gomez
1969
asBlonde
1950
asDolores Guererro
1955
asJulia
1950
asTerru
2018
asAunt Francine
1960
asLola Montalvo
1985
asSelf
1950
asTina
2021
asSelf
2024
asMrs. Wheeler
1961
asRosa Zacharias
2023
asSelf (archive footage)
2022
asSelf
2021
asGertrude St. John (voice)
1957
asHetty Hutter
1956
asSandra Roberts
1999
asAngela Torello
1954
asMaroa
1979
asSelf
1963
asSisa
1989
asSelf
1989
asSelf
1955
asUla
2022
asMrs. McClaren (voice)
1954
asHoney Bear
1952
asQueli
2014
asAunt Mimi (voice)
2003
asSeñora Muñoz
1953
asChristina
2013
asTutti
2023
asAbuelita
2005
asNarrator (voice)
1952
asManuela Rodríguez
1991
asRita
2009
asSelf
1981
asRenata Riguel
1982
asRosella DeLeon
2004
asSelf (voice)
1962
asWoman Convict
1953
asBridget Fitzgibbon
2011
as
2022
asBelle
1956
asHuguette
2014
asIda Barksdale
1994
asRosaria Linares
2022
asSelf
2003
asLydia Fitch
2022
asNarrator (voice)
1960
as
2015
asBeverly Davis
1986
asSelf (archive footage)
2024
asSelf
1969
asLupe
as
1995
asSelf
2024
asSelf
2000
asMaggie Cavallo
2024
asSelf
2015
asSelf
1980
asLucille Pompi
2001
asMiguel's Mother
2016
asNanna
1998
asIrma Kelly
2016
asSelf
1974
asSelf / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
2016
asSelf
1979
asNina
1999
asMimi
1999
asRita Kapkovic Landale
1978
asEsther Rose
2003
asDoña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
2008
asSelf
1994
asSelf
2018
asSelf
1994
asIsabella
2021
asValentina
2014
asSelf - Actress
1982
asWaitress
1996
asMom
2019
asSelf
1953
asJara
1971
asSelf
2019
asSelf
2014
asSelf (archive footage)
2003
asSelf
2006
asSelf
2006
asSelf
2021
asSelf
2014
asSelf
2004
asInez
2022
asSelf
2021
asSelf
2009
asSelf
2009
asSelf
2002
asSelf
2004
asSelf
2000
asPassage Narrator (voice)
asMargaret Cowls
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asRenee Corliss
as
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asMrs. Granger
asMrs. Wickervich Stone
asMildred Quintana
asLuisa Diaz
asMildred Quintana
asCarmen Sandiego (voice)
asFrances Goren
as
asCarmela
asAunt Mirta
asAmalia Duque
as
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asAnita
as 
asViolet Newstead
asAlicia Conception Osante Williams
asLit-Lit
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asMaria Ferrari
asIrene
asInez Sanders
asas 
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asSelf - Guest
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
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asAlixandra Stone
asSelf - Special Guest Star
asDori Newman
asSister Peter Marie Reimondo
asLiliana De La Vega
asAh Puch (voice)
asSelf - Guest
asSelf - Guest
asSelf
as(voice)
asSelf - Winner
asPrincess Michal
asSenator Rhonda Hall
asLydia Riera
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asLinda
asSelf
asSelf
asAbuelita
asSelf
asDookess (voice)
asSelf
asSelf
as
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asSelf
asRita Capkovic
asRita
asMaria
asDenise Cardoza
asJackie Lodge
asFrancesca
asSelf - Guest
asSelf - Guest
asSelf
asGayle McColl
asSelf - Panelist
asSelf
asLita
asAnnabelle
asSelf - Guest
asLucy Chambers
asSerene Crane
asLydia
asTheresa
asKimberly Baskin
asAmanda Revere
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asJudge
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf - Presenter
asSelf - Nominee
asGladys Gordon
asLydia Neal
asTelegram delivery girl
Production
2021
asCrew
Directing
