Rita Moreno
Acting
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.
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Filmography of
Rita Moreno
Self
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Self
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Mrs. Wheeler
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Angelica
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Abuelita
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Maura
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Narrator (voice)
... 2022
Belle
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Mrs. McClaren (voice)
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Self
... 2022
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Valentina
... 2021
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Gertrude St. John (voice)
... 2021
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Aunt Francine
... 2018
Self
... 2018
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Nanna
... 2016
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Beverly Davis
... 2015
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Ida Barksdale
... 2014
Self - Actress
... 2014
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Aunt Mimi (voice)
... 2014
Tutti
... 2013
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Self
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Narrator (voice)
... 2005
Inez
... 2004
Self (voice)
... 2004
Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
... 2003
Señora Muñoz
... 2003
Self
... 2003
Lydia Fitch
... 2003
Miguel's Mother
... 2001
Passage Narrator (voice)
... 2000
Maggie Cavallo
... 2000
Rita Kapkovic Landale
... 1999
Mimi
... 1999
Angela Torello
... 1999
Belle Abromowitz
... 1998
Irma Kelly
... 1998
Mom
... 1996
Madame Rulenska
... 1995
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Rosaria Linares
... 1994
Isabella
... 1994
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Rita
... 1991
... 1989
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Self (archive footage)
... 1986
Self
... 1985
Waitress
... 1982
Rosella DeLeon
... 1982
Claudia Zimmer
... 1981
Renata Riguel
... 1981
Lucille Pompi
... 1980
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Esther Rose
... 1978
Googie Gomez
... 1976
Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
... 1974
Louise
... 1971
Self
... 1971
Dolores Gonzáles
... 1969
Lupe
... 1969
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Sisa
... 1963
Woman Convict
... 1962
Anita
... 1961
Rosa Zacharias
... 1961
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Lola Montalvo
... 1960
Hetty Hutter
... 1957
Huguette
... 1956
Tuptim
... 1956
Sandra Roberts
... 1956
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Julia
... 1955
Cantina Singer
... 1954
Honey Bear
... 1954
Maroa
... 1954
Jara
... 1953
Christina
... 1953
Bridget Fitzgibbon
... 1953
Lucy Gomez
... 1952
Queli
... 1952
Zelda Zanders
... 1952
Manuela Rodríguez
... 1952
Terru
... 1950
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Dolores Guererro
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