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Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno

Acting December 11, 1931 (94 years old) Humacao, Puerto Rico

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.

Movies 117

Fast X 7.0

Fast X

as Abuelita

2023
Singin' in the Rain 8.1

Singin' in the Rain

as Zelda Zanders

1952
Rio 2 6.5

Rio 2

as Aunt Mimi (voice)

2014
West Side Story 6.9

West Side Story

as Valentina

2021
West Side Story 7.2

West Side Story

as Anita

1961
Family Switch 6.4

Family Switch

as Angelica

2023
The King and I 7.1

The King and I

as Tuptim

1956
Carnal Knowledge 6.6

Carnal Knowledge

as Louise

1971
My Father's Dragon 7.0

My Father's Dragon

as Mrs. McClaren (voice)

2022
80 for Brady 6.2

80 for Brady

as Maura

2023
Jim Henson Idea Man 7.8

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self

2024
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico 7.3

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)

2003
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 6.8

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

as Narrator (voice)

2022
Marlowe 6.2

Marlowe

as Dolores Gonzáles

1969
Garden of Evil 6.3

Garden of Evil

as Cantina Singer

1954
The Four Seasons 6.3

The Four Seasons

as Claudia Zimmer

1981
Slums of Beverly Hills 6.3

Slums of Beverly Hills

as Belle Abromowitz

1998
The Muppets Go Hollywood 6.2

The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self

1979
The Ritz 6.0

The Ritz

as Googie Gomez

1976
Curious George: Cape Ahoy 4.7

Curious George: Cape Ahoy

as Gertrude St. John (voice)

2021
I Like It Like That 6.3

I Like It Like That

as Rosaria Linares

1994
The Prank 5.6

The Prank

as Mrs. Wheeler

2024
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It 7.4

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

as Self

2021
A Gift of Miracles 5.8

A Gift of Miracles

as Beverly Davis

2015
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 8.0

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

as Self

2008
Untamed 5.9

Untamed

as Julia

1955
Angus 6.6

Angus

as Madame Rulenska

1995
The Toast of New Orleans 5.2

The Toast of New Orleans

as Tina

1950
Every Act of Life 6.4

Every Act of Life

as Self

2018
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter 8.0

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

as Self

2022
Summer and Smoke 6.6

Summer and Smoke

as Rosa Zacharias

1961
Casa de los Babys 5.6

Casa de los Babys

as Señora Muñoz

2003
So Young, So Bad 5.2

So Young, So Bad

as Dolores Guererro

1950
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 7.2

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

as Self - Actress

2014
Santa Bootcamp 6.3

Santa Bootcamp

as Belle

2022
Seven Cities of Gold 5.7

Seven Cities of Gold

as Ula

1955
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories 7.7

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

as Self

2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies 8.3

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

as Self

2004
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert 9.0

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

as Self

2024
Paul Newman: The Restless 7.5

Paul Newman: The Restless

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Samar 7.0

Samar

as Woman Convict

1962
The Night of the Following Day 5.9

The Night of the Following Day

as Blonde

1969
The Latin Explosion: A New America 8.0

The Latin Explosion: A New America

as Self

2015
Piñero 6.1

Piñero

as Miguel's Mother

2001
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score 9.2

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

as Self

2021
Portrait of a Showgirl 8.7

Portrait of a Showgirl

as Rosella DeLeon

1982
King of the Corner 5.9

King of the Corner

as Inez

2004
The Spree 5.4

The Spree

as Irma Kelly

1998
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music 5.0

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

as Self

2025
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate 5.4

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

as Self

2019
The Yellow Tomahawk 6.6

The Yellow Tomahawk

as Honey Bear

1954
Jivaro 5.2

Jivaro

as Maroa

1954
The Boss' Son 10.0

The Boss' Son

as Esther Rose

1978
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women 6.5

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

as Self

2014
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema 6.5

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

2002
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks 2.8

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

as Ida Barksdale

2014
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 6.0

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

as Self

1982
Something's Coming: West Side Story 7.4

Something's Coming: West Side Story

as Self

2021
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

as Self

2019
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic 8.0

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

as Self

2016
Resurrection 5.7

Resurrection

as Mimi

1999
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

as Self

2009
Clemente 9.0

Clemente

as Self

2025
The Deerslayer 6.1

The Deerslayer

as Hetty Hutter

1957
The Stories of West Side Story 7.3

The Stories of West Side Story

as Self

2022
Anatomy of a Seduction 5.2

Anatomy of a Seduction

as Nina

1979
This Rebel Breed 6.8

This Rebel Breed

as Lola Montalvo

1960
Nicky Deuce 6.3

Nicky Deuce

as Tutti

2013
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business 7.4

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

as Self

1995
Torch 6.3

Torch

as Aunt Francine

2018
Best Ever Muppet Moments 6.0

Best Ever Muppet Moments

as Self

2006
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 6.1

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

as Self (archive footage)

1986
Still Working 9 to 5 10.0

Still Working 9 to 5

as Self

2022
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits 7.0

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

as Self

2006
The Vagabond King 6.1

The Vagabond King

as Huguette

1956
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

1960
Fort Vengeance 6.4

Fort Vengeance

as Bridget Fitzgibbon

1953
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads 7.0

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

as Rita Kapkovic Landale

1999
Pagan Love Song 5.2

Pagan Love Song

as Terru

1950
Out to Lunch 8.0

Out to Lunch

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

1974
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

as Self

2009
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts 5.8

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

as Sandra Roberts

1956
Cry of Battle 4.8

Cry of Battle

as Sisa

1963
De Puerto Rico para el mundo 1.5

De Puerto Rico para el mundo

as Self

2016
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo 6.3

The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

as Narrator (voice)

2005
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl 9.0

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

as Self

1994
Remember Me

Remember Me

as Nanna

2016
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular

1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular

as Self

1989
El Alaméin 8.0

El Alaméin

as Jara

1953
Blue Moon 7.5

Blue Moon

as Maggie Cavallo

2000
Popi 6.3

Popi

as Lupe

1969
The Wharf Rat 5.3

The Wharf Rat

as Mom

1996
Happy Birthday, Gemini 3.9

Happy Birthday, Gemini

as Lucille Pompi

1980
The Good Life

The Good Life

as Self

2026
Working 4.8

Working

as Waitress

1982
Voice of La Raza 8.0

Voice of La Raza

as Self

1971
Italian Movie 7.0

Italian Movie

as Isabella

1994
Theirs

Theirs

The Fabulous Senorita 6.5

The Fabulous Senorita

as Manuela Rodríguez

1952
The Ring 5.1

The Ring

as Lucy Gomez

1952
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me 8.0

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

as Self (voice)

2004
Age Isn't Everything 2.7

Age Isn't Everything

as Rita

1991
Evita Peron

Evita Peron

as Renata Riguel

1981
When It Was a Game 3 9.5

When It Was a Game 3

as Passage Narrator (voice)

2000
The Day Of The Dead

The Day Of The Dead

2011
Carlo's Wake 10.0

Carlo's Wake

as Angela Torello

1999
Latin Lovers 4.6

Latin Lovers

as Christina

1953
Cattle Town 7.6

Cattle Town

as Queli

1952
Open House 6.0

Open House

as Lydia Fitch

2003
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King 8.5

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

as Self

1995
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!

Rita Moreno: Now You Can!

as Self

1989
Celebrity Habla

Celebrity Habla

as Self

2009
I Know a Woman Like That 7.0

I Know a Woman Like That

as Self

2009
West Side Memories 9.0

West Side Memories

as Self

2003
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

2014
The Muppet Revue 10.0

The Muppet Revue

as Self

1985
When Medicine Got It Wrong

When Medicine Got It Wrong

as Narrator

2009

TV Shows 109

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Mildred Quintana

1999
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Kelly Clarkson Show 6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2019
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
Grey's Anatomy 8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Gayle McColl

2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Frances Goren

2001
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
The Jennifer Hudson Show 5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

2022
Sherri 2.6

Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
The Tamron Hall Show 4.7

The Tamron Hall Show

as Self - Guest

2019
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
60 Minutes 6.6

60 Minutes

as Self

1968
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 7.7

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self - Guest

2014
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Gladys Gordon

1977
The Nanny 8.0

The Nanny

as Mrs. Wickervich Stone

1993
Matinee Theater 5.3

Matinee Theater

1955
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
The Dick Cavett Show 6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
The Cosby Show 7.0

The Cosby Show

as Mrs. Granger

1984
Miami Vice 7.5

Miami Vice

as Congresswoman Madelyn Woods

1984
The Rockford Files 7.6

The Rockford Files

as Rita Capkovic

1974
Jane the Virgin 7.9

Jane the Virgin

as Liliana De La Vega

2014
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Intimate Portrait 4.5

Intimate Portrait

as Self

1993
The Golden Girls 7.6

The Golden Girls

as Renee Corliss

1985
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Amanda Revere

1994
The Carol Burnett Show 7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
Climax! 3.8

Climax!

as Irene

1954
Climax! 3.8

Climax!

as Maria

1954
Climax! 3.8

Climax!

as Denise Cardoza

1954
Climax! 3.8

Climax!

as Francesca

1954
Strong Medicine 7.4

Strong Medicine

as Lydia

2000
American Playhouse 6.6

American Playhouse

as Waitress

1982
Oz 8.0

Oz

as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

1997
Grace and Frankie 7.7

Grace and Frankie

as Lucy Chambers

2015
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Linda

1956
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2014
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Medical Center 6.4

Medical Center

as Lydia Neal

1969
The Electric Company 7.4

The Electric Company

as Carmela

1971
Ugly Betty 6.4

Ugly Betty

as Aunt Mirta

2006
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
The Guardian 7.0

The Guardian

as Caroline Novack

2001
Trapper John, M.D. 6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
The Larry Sanders Show 7.8

The Larry Sanders Show

as Rita Moreno

1992
Captain Planet and the Planeteers 7.0

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

as Ella Salvador (voice)

1990
Burke's Law 6.2

Burke's Law

as Margaret Cowls

1963
Run for Your Life 7.1

Run for Your Life

as Anita

1965
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

as Self

2020
In Plain Sight 7.0

In Plain Sight

as Rita Ramirez

2008
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Reichen Show 4.8

The Reichen Show

as Self

2005
The $100,000 Pyramid 7.0

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

2016
The Muppet Show 8.0

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

1976
To Tell the Truth 5.8

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

2016
Miss USA 6.0

Miss USA

as Self - Judge

1963
The Ford Television Theatre 7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

as Serene Crane

1952
The Magic School Bus 7.7

The Magic School Bus

as Dr. Carmina Skeledon (voice)

1994
Adventures in Paradise 6.1

Adventures in Paradise

as Inez Sanders

1959
The Millionaire 5.8

The Millionaire

as Alicia Conception Osante Williams

1955
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 6.8

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

as Maria Ferrari

1957
One Day at a Time 7.7

One Day at a Time

as Lydia Riera

2017
Trackdown 6.9

Trackdown

as Tina

1957
Green Eggs and Ham 8.0

Green Eggs and Ham

as Dookess (voice)

2019
The 20th Century Fox Hour 6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Sonseeahray

1955
The Abbott and Costello Show 7.2

The Abbott and Costello Show

as Telegram delivery girl

1952
Playhouse 90 7.5

Playhouse 90

as Rita

1956
The Wonderful World of Disney 7.9

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Chulita

1954
Hollywood Squares 4.4

Hollywood Squares

as Self

2025
Carmen Sandiego 8.0

Carmen Sandiego

as Cookie Booker (voice)

2019
Law & Order: Trial by Jury 8.1

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Mildred Quintana

2005
Hearts Afire 7.6

Hearts Afire

as Senator Rhonda Hall

1992
9 to 5 7.2

9 to 5

as Violet Newstead

1982
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? 7.3

Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

as Carmen Sandiego (voice)

1994
Cavalcade of America 4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952
Maya and the Three 7.9

Maya and the Three

as Ah Puch (voice)

2021
Burke's Law 6.8

Burke's Law

as Jackie Lodge

1994
Getting On 6.4

Getting On

as Sister Lily Claire

2013
George Lopez 7.5

George Lopez

as Luisa Diaz

2002
Bless This Mess 6.1

Bless This Mess

as Theresa

2019
Nina's World 6.0

Nina's World

as Abuelita

2015
Bourbon Street Beat 6.0

Bourbon Street Beat

1959
Wanted 7.4

Wanted

as Mrs. Kelly

2005
Ford Theatre 8.0

Ford Theatre

1948
Cane 5.8

Cane

as Amalia Duque

2007
Happily Divorced 6.0

Happily Divorced

as Dori Newman

2011
The Handler 6.5

The Handler

2003
China Smith

China Smith

1952
The Captain and Tennille 7.5

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

1976
B.L. Stryker 6.1

B.L. Stryker

as Kimberly Baskin

1989
Cimarron City 6.3

Cimarron City

1958
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

1953
General Electric Theater 6.8

General Electric Theater

as Princess Michal

1953
Women of the House 7.2

Women of the House

as Self

1995
Top of the Heap 6.7

Top of the Heap

as Alixandra Stone

1991
Seaway 6.0

Seaway

as Annabelle

1965
On the Rocks 6.0

On the Rocks

1975
The Marti Caine Show

The Marti Caine Show

1979
The Cosby Mysteries 6.0

The Cosby Mysteries

1994
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Lit-Lit

1951
Welcome to the Family 5.4

Welcome to the Family

as Lita

2013
Lanigan's Rabbi 6.5

Lanigan's Rabbi

as Millie Hillman

1977

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