Rita Moreno
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.
Fotos
Películas (117)
The Good Life
2026 · Self
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025 · Self
Clemente
2025 · Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024 · Self
The Prank
2024 · Mrs. Wheeler
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024 · Self
Family Switch
2023 · Angelica
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Fast X
2023 · Abuelita
80 for Brady
2023 · Maura
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022 · Narrator (voice)
Santa Bootcamp
2022 · Belle
My Father's Dragon
2022 · Mrs. McClaren (voice)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022 · Self
Still Working 9 to 5
2022 · Self
The Stories of West Side Story
2022 · Self
West Side Story
2021 · Valentina, Executive Producer
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021 · Self
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
2021 · Gertrude St. John (voice)
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021 · Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021 · Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019 · Self
Torch
2018 · Aunt Francine
Every Act of Life
2018 · Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016 · Self
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
2016 · Self
Remember Me
2016 · Nanna
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015 · Self
A Gift of Miracles
2015 · Beverly Davis
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2014 · Ida Barksdale
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014 · Self - Actress
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014 · Self
Rio 2
2014 · Aunt Mimi (voice)
Nicky Deuce
2013 · Tutti
The Day Of The Dead
2011
I Know a Woman Like That
2009 · Self
Celebrity Habla
2009 · Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009 · Self
When Medicine Got It Wrong
2009 · Narrator
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009 · Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008 · Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006 · Self
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006 · Self
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
2005 · Narrator (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 · Self
King of the Corner
2004 · Inez
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Self (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
2003 · Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
Casa de los Babys
2003 · Señora Muñoz
West Side Memories
2003 · Self
Open House
2003 · Lydia Fitch
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Self
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Piñero
2001 · Miguel's Mother
When It Was a Game 3
2000 · Passage Narrator (voice)
Blue Moon
2000 · Maggie Cavallo
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999 · Rita Kapkovic Landale
Resurrection
1999 · Mimi
Carlo's Wake
1999 · Angela Torello
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998 · Belle Abromowitz
The Spree
1998 · Irma Kelly
The Wharf Rat
1996 · Mom
Angus
1995 · Madame Rulenska
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
1995 · Self
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995 · Self
I Like It Like That
1994 · Rosaria Linares
Italian Movie
1994 · Isabella
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994 · Self
Age Isn't Everything
1991 · Rita
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
1989 · Self
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989 · Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986 · Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Revue
1985 · Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982 · Self
Working
1982 · Waitress
Portrait of a Showgirl
1982 · Rosella DeLeon
The Four Seasons
1981 · Claudia Zimmer
Evita Peron
1981 · Renata Riguel
Happy Birthday, Gemini
1980 · Lucille Pompi
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Self
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979 · Nina
The Boss' Son
1978 · Esther Rose
The Ritz
1976 · Googie Gomez
Out to Lunch
1974 · Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
Carnal Knowledge
1971 · Louise
Voice of La Raza
1971 · Self
Marlowe
1969 · Dolores Gonzáles
Popi
1969 · Lupe
The Night of the Following Day
1969 · Blonde
Cry of Battle
1963 · Sisa
Samar
1962 · Woman Convict
West Side Story
1961 · Anita
Summer and Smoke
1961 · Rosa Zacharias
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1960
This Rebel Breed
1960 · Lola Montalvo
The Deerslayer
1957 · Hetty Hutter
The Vagabond King
1956 · Huguette
The King and I
1956 · Tuptim
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956 · Sandra Roberts
Seven Cities of Gold
1955 · Ula
Untamed
1955 · Julia
Garden of Evil
1954 · Cantina Singer
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954 · Honey Bear
Jivaro
1954 · Maroa
El Alaméin
1953 · Jara
Latin Lovers
1953 · Christina
Fort Vengeance
1953 · Bridget Fitzgibbon
The Ring
1952 · Lucy Gomez
Cattle Town
1952 · Queli
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Zelda Zanders
The Fabulous Senorita
1952 · Manuela Rodríguez
Pagan Love Song
1950 · Terru
The Toast of New Orleans
1950 · Tina
So Young, So Bad
1950 · Dolores Guererro
Theirs
Series (104)
Hollywood Squares
2025 · Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Maya and the Three
2021 · Ah Puch (voice)
Stars in the House
2020 · Self
Green Eggs and Ham
2019 · Dookess (voice)
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · Self - Guest
El programa de Kelly Clarkson
2019 · Self
Bless This Mess
2019 · Theresa
Carmen Sandiego
2019 · Cookie Booker (voice)
One Day at a Time
2017 · Lydia Riera
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Self
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
Nina's World
2015 · Abuelita
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Grace and Frankie
2015 · Lucy Chambers
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Jane the Virgin
2014 · Liliana De La Vega
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Getting On
2013 · Sister Lily Claire
Welcome to the Family
2013 · Lita
Happily Divorced
2011 · Dori Newman
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
In Plain Sight
2008 · Rita Ramirez
Cane
2007 · Amalia Duque
Ugly Betty
2006 · Aunt Mirta
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
Wanted
2005 · Mrs. Kelly
Anatomía según Grey
2005 · Gayle McColl
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 · Mildred Quintana
The Handler
2003
George Lopez
2002 · Luisa Diaz
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Frances Goren
El guardián
2001 · Caroline Novack
Strong Medicine
2000 · Lydia
La Ley y el Orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales
1999 · Mildred Quintana
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
Oz
1997 · Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
Women of the House
1995 · Self
The Cosby Mysteries
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Amanda Revere
The Magic School Bus
1994 · Dr. Carmina Skeledon (voice)
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
1994 · Carmen Sandiego (voice)
Burke's Law
1994 · Jackie Lodge
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
The Nanny
1993 · Mrs. Wickervich Stone
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Hearts Afire
1992 · Senator Rhonda Hall
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Rita Moreno
Top of the Heap
1991 · Alixandra Stone
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990 · Ella Salvador (voice)
B.L. Stryker
1989 · Kimberly Baskin
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
The Golden Girls
1985 · Renee Corliss
The Cosby Show
1984 · Mrs. Granger
Miami Vice
1984 · Congresswoman Madelyn Woods
9 to 5
1982 · Violet Newstead
American Playhouse
1982 · Waitress
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Marti Caine Show
1979
Vacaciones en el mar
1977 · Gladys Gordon
Lanigan's Rabbi
1977 · Millie Hillman
The Captain and Tennille
1976 · Self - Guest
The Muppet Show
1976 · Self - Special Guest Star
On the Rocks
1975
Dinah!
1974 · Self
The Rockford Files
1974 · Rita Capkovic
The Electric Company
1971 · Carmela
Medical Center
1969 · Lydia Neal
60 Minutes
1968 · Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest
Seaway
1965 · Annabelle
Run for Your Life
1965 · Anita
Burke's Law
1963 · Margaret Cowls
Miss USA
1963 · Self - Judge
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Inez Sanders
Cimarron City
1958
Trackdown
1957 · Tina
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Maria Ferrari
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Linda
Playhouse 90
1956 · Rita
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Winner, Self - Presenter
Matinee Theater
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Sonseeahray
The Millionaire
1955 · Alicia Conception Osante Williams
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Chulita
Climax!
1954 · Irene, Maria, Denise Cardoza, Francesca
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Princess Michal
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · Telegram delivery girl
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Serene Crane
Cavalcade of America
1952
China Smith
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Lit-Lit
Ford Theatre
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee