Rita Moreno

92, from Humacao, Puerto Rico

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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.

Timeline

2024Aged 93

  • Poster for My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Prank

    Mrs. Wheeler

2023Aged 92

  • Poster for 80 for Brady

    Maura

  • Poster for Fast X

    Abuelita

  • Poster for Paul Newman: The Restless

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Family Switch

    Angelica

2022Aged 91

  • Poster for The Stories of West Side Story

    Self

  • Poster for Still Working 9 to 5

    Self

  • Poster for Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

    Self

  • Poster for My Father's Dragon

    Mrs. McClaren (voice)

  • Poster for Santa Bootcamp

    Belle

  • Poster for Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    Narrator (voice)

2021Aged 90

  • Poster for Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

    Self

  • Poster for Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Curious George: Cape Ahoy

    Gertrude St. John(voice)

  • Poster for Something's Coming: West Side Story

    Self

  • Poster for West Side Story

    Valentina

2019Aged 88

  • Poster for Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Self

2018Aged 87

  • Poster for Every Act of Life

    Self

  • Poster for Torch

    Aunt Francine

2015Aged 84

  • Poster for A Gift of Miracles

    Beverly Davis

  • Poster for The Latin Explosion: A New America

    Self

2014Aged 83

  • Poster for And the Oscar Goes To...

    Self (archive footage)

  • Poster for Rio 2

    Aunt Mimi (voice)

  • Poster for Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Self

  • Poster for Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Self - Actress

  • Poster for Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

    Ida Barksdale

  • Poster for Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

    (Unknown)

2013Aged 82

  • Poster for Nicky Deuce

    Tutti

2011Aged 80

2009Aged 78

  • Poster for Celebrity Habla

    Self

  • Poster for I Know a Woman Like That

    Self

2008Aged 77

  • Poster for Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

    Self

2006Aged 75

  • Poster for Best Ever Muppet Moments

    Self

  • Poster for The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

    Self

2005Aged 74

  • Poster for The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

    Narrator (voice)

2004Aged 73

  • Poster for Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

    Self (voice)

  • Poster for King of the Corner

    Inez

2003Aged 72

  • Poster for Open House

    Lydia Fitch

  • Poster for West Side Memories

    Self

  • Poster for Casa de los Babys

    Señora Muñoz

  • Poster for Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

    Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)

2000Aged 69

  • Poster for Blue Moon

    Maggie Cavallo

1999Aged 68

1998Aged 67

1996Aged 65

  • Poster for The Wharf Rat

    Mom

1995Aged 64

  • Poster for Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Self

  • Poster for Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

    Herself

  • Poster for Angus

    Madame Rulenska

1994Aged 63

  • Poster for Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

    Carmen Sandiego

  • Poster for Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

    Herself

  • Poster for I Like It Like That

    Rosaria Linares

1993Aged 62

  • Poster for Italian Movie

    Isabella

1991Aged 60

  • Poster for Age Isn't Everything

    Rita

1986Aged 55

  • Poster for The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    Self (archive footage)

1985Aged 54

  • Poster for The Muppet Revue

    Self

1982Aged 51

  • Poster for Portrait of a Showgirl

    Rosella DeLeon

  • Poster for Working

    Waitress

1981Aged 50

  • Poster for Evita Peron

    Renata Riguel

  • Poster for The Four Seasons

    Claudia Zimmer

1980Aged 49

  • Poster for Happy Birthday, Gemini

    Lucille Pompi

1979Aged 48

  • Poster for Anatomy of a Seduction

    Nina

  • Poster for The Muppets Go Hollywood

    Self

1978Aged 47

  • Poster for The Boss' Son

    Esther Rose

1976Aged 45

  • Poster for The Ritz

    Googie Gomez

1974Aged 43

  • Poster for Out to Lunch

    Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer

1971Aged 40

  • Poster for Voice of La Raza

    Herself

  • Poster for Carnal Knowledge

    Louise

1969Aged 38

  • Poster for The Night of the Following Day

    Blonde

  • Poster for Popi

    Lupe

  • Poster for Marlowe

    Dolores Gonzáles

1963Aged 32

  • Poster for Cry of Battle

    Sisa

1962Aged 31

  • Poster for Samar

    Woman Convict

1961Aged 30

  • Poster for Summer and Smoke

    Rosa Zacharias

  • Poster for West Side Story

    Anita

1960Aged 29

  • Poster for This Rebel Breed

    Lola Montalvo

  • Poster for Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

    (Unknown)

1957Aged 26

  • Poster for The Deerslayer

    Hetty Hutter

1956Aged 25

  • Poster for The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

    Sandra Roberts

  • Poster for The King and I

    Tuptim

  • Poster for The Vagabond King

    Huguette

1955Aged 24

  • Poster for Untamed

    Julia

  • Poster for Seven Cities of Gold

    Ula

1954Aged 23

  • Poster for Jivaro

    Maroa

  • Poster for The Yellow Tomahawk

    Honey Bear

  • Poster for Garden of Evil

    Cantina Singer

1953Aged 22

  • Poster for Fort Vengeance

    Bridget Fitzgibbon

  • Poster for Latin Lovers

    Christina

  • Poster for El Alaméin

    Jara

1952Aged 21

  • Poster for The Fabulous Senorita

    Manuela Rodríguez

  • Poster for Singin' in the Rain

    Zelda Zanders

  • Poster for Cattle Town

    Queli

  • Poster for The Ring

    Lucy Gomez

1950Aged 19

  • Poster for So Young, So Bad

    Dolores Guererro (as Rosita Moreno)

  • Poster for The Toast of New Orleans

    Tina

  • Poster for Pagan Love Song

    Terru

Year unknown