Rita Moreno
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
217
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-12-11 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Acting

2025

Hollywood Squares as Self

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man as Self

2024

The Prank as Mrs. Wheeler

2024

Clemente as Self

2023

Fast X as Abuelita

2023

Family Switch as Angelica

2023

80 for Brady as Maura

2023

Paul Newman: The Restless as Self (archive footage)

2022

Sherri as Self - Guest

2022

My Father's Dragon as Mrs. McClaren (voice)

2022

Santa Bootcamp as Belle

2021

Maya and the Three as Ah Puch (voice)

2021

West Side Story as Valentina

2021

Curious George: Cape Ahoy as Gertrude St. John (voice)

2020

Stars in the House as Self

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Not available

2019

Tamron Hall as Self - Guest

2019

Green Eggs and Ham as Dookess (voice)

2019

Bless This Mess as Theresa

2018

Every Act of Life as Self

2018

Torch as Aunt Francine

2017

One Day at a Time as Lydia Riera

2016

To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist

2016

Remember Me as Nanna

2015

Grace and Frankie as Lucy Chambers

2015

Nina's World as Abuelita

2015

A Gift of Miracles as Beverly Davis

2014

Jane the Virgin as Liliana De La Vega

2014

Rio 2 as Aunt Mimi (voice)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2014

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks as Ida Barksdale

2013

Nicky Deuce as Tutti

2011

Happily Divorced as Dori Newman

2011

The Day Of The Dead as Not available

2009

Celebrity Habla as Self

2007

Cane as Amalia Duque

2006

Ugly Betty as Aunt Mirta

2005

Grey's Anatomy as Gayle McColl

2005

The Reichen Show as Self

2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Mildred Quintana

2005

Wanted as Not available

2005

The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo as Narrator (voice)

2004

King of the Corner as Inez

2003

The Handler as Not available

2003

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)

2003

Casa de los Babys as Señora Muñoz

2003

Open House as Lydia Fitch

2003

West Side Memories as Self

2002

George Lopez as Luisa Diaz

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Frances Goren

2001

The Guardian as Caroline Novack

2001

Piñero as Miguel's Mother

2000

Strong Medicine as Lydia

2000

When It Was a Game 3 as Passage Narrator (voice)

2000

Blue Moon as Maggie Cavallo

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Mildred Quintana

1999

Resurrection as Mimi

1999

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads as Rita Kapkovic Landale

1999

Carlo's Wake as Angela Torello

1998

Slums of Beverly Hills as Belle Abromowitz

1998

The Spree as Irma Kelly

1997

The View as Self - Guest

1997

Oz as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

1996

The Wharf Rat as Mom

1995

Women of the House as Self

1995

Angus as Madame Rulenska

1994

Touched by an Angel as Amanda Revere

1994

The Magic School Bus as (voice)

1994

Burke's Law as Jackie Lodge

1994

Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? as Carmen Sandiego (voice)

1994

The Cosby Mysteries as Not available

1994

I Like It Like That as Rosaria Linares

1994

Italian Movie as Isabella

1993

The Nanny as Mrs. Wickervich Stone

1993

Intimate Portrait as Self

1992

The Larry Sanders Show as Not available

1992

Hearts Afire as Senator Rhonda Hall

1991

Top of the Heap as Alixandra Stone

1990

Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Ella Salvador (voice)

1989

B.L. Stryker as Kimberly Baskin

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)

1985

The Golden Girls as Renee Corliss

1985

The Muppet Revue as Self

1984

The Cosby Show as Mrs. Granger

1984

Miami Vice as Not available

1982

9 to 5 as Violet Newstead

1982

Working as Waitress

1982

Portrait of a Showgirl as Rosella DeLeon

1981

The Four Seasons as Claudia Zimmer

1981

Evita Peron as Renata Riguel

1980

Happy Birthday, Gemini as Lucille Pompi

1979

Trapper John, M.D. as Not available

1979

The Marti Caine Show as Not available

1978

The Boss' Son as Esther Rose

1977

The Love Boat as Gladys Gordon

1977

Lanigan's Rabbi as Not available

1976

The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star

1976

The Ritz as Googie Gomez

1975

On the Rocks as Not available

1974

The Rockford Files as Rita Capkovic

1974

Dinah! as Self

1974

Out to Lunch as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer

1971

The Electric Company as Carmela

1971

Carnal Knowledge as Louise

1971

Voice of La Raza as Self

1969

Medical Center as Lydia Neal

1969

Marlowe as Dolores Gonzáles

1969

Popi as Lupe

1968

60 Minutes as Self

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1967

The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest

1965

Run for Your Life as Anita

1965

Seaway as Annabelle

1963

Burke's Law as Margaret Cowls

1963

Miss USA as Self - Judge

1963

Cry of Battle as Sisa

1962

Samar as Woman Convict

1961

West Side Story as Anita

1961

Summer and Smoke as Rosa Zacharias

1960

This Rebel Breed as Lola Montalvo

1960

Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig as Not available

1959

Adventures in Paradise as Inez Sanders

1959

Bourbon Street Beat as Not available

1958

Cimarron City as Not available

1957

Trackdown as Tina

1957

The Deerslayer as Hetty Hutter

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Winner

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

1956

Playhouse 90 as Rita

1956

The King and I as Tuptim

1956

The Vagabond King as Huguette

1956

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts as Sandra Roberts

1955

Matinee Theater as Not available

1955

The Millionaire as Alicia Conception Osante Williams

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour as Sonseeahray

1955

Untamed as Julia

1954

Climax! as Irene

1954

Climax! as Maria

1954

Climax! as Denise Cardoza

1954

Climax! as Francesca

1954

Garden of Evil as Cantina Singer

1954

The Yellow Tomahawk as Honey Bear

1954

Jivaro as Maroa

1953

The Oscars as Self

1953

General Electric Theater as Not available

1953

General Electric Theater as Princess Michal

1953

Fort Vengeance as Bridget Fitzgibbon

1953

El Alaméin as Jara

1953

Latin Lovers as Christina

1952

The Abbott and Costello Show as Telegram delivery girl

1952

Cavalcade of America as Not available

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Serene Crane

1952

China Smith as Not available

1952

Singin' in the Rain as Zelda Zanders

1952

The Ring as Lucy Gomez

1952

Cattle Town as Queli

1952

The Fabulous Senorita as Manuela Rodríguez

1950

So Young, So Bad as Dolores Guererro

1950

Pagan Love Song as Terru

1948

Ford Theatre as Not available

1944

Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee

NaN

Theirs as Not available
Crew

2021

West Side Story Executive Producer