Rita Moreno
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-12-11
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Clemente
Hollywood Squares
Jim Henson Idea Man
The Prank
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Family Switch
Paul Newman: The Restless
Fast X
80 for Brady
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Santa Bootcamp
My Father's Dragon
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
Still Working 9 to 5
The Stories of West Side Story
West Side Story
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Maya and the Three
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Stars in the House
Green Eggs and Ham
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
The Tamron Hall Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Bless This Mess
Carmen Sandiego
Torch
Every Act of Life
One Day at a Time
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
The $100,000 Pyramid
To Tell the Truth
Remember Me
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Nina's World
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Grace and Frankie
A Gift of Miracles
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Jane the Virgin
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Rio 2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Getting On
Welcome to the Family
Nicky Deuce
Happily Divorced
The Day Of The Dead
I Know a Woman Like That
Celebrity Habla
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
When Medicine Got It Wrong
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
In Plain Sight
Cane
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Ugly Betty
Best Ever Muppet Moments
The Reichen Show
Wanted
Grey's Anatomy
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
King of the Corner
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
The Handler
Casa de los Babys
West Side Memories
Open House
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
George Lopez
Piñero
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Guardian
Strong Medicine
When It Was a Game 3
Blue Moon
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Resurrection
Carlo's Wake
Slums of Beverly Hills
The Spree
The View
Oz
The Wharf Rat
Angus
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Women of the House
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
I Like It Like That
The Cosby Mysteries
Touched by an Angel
The Magic School Bus
Italian Movie
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
Burke's Law
Intimate Portrait
The Nanny
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Hearts Afire
The Larry Sanders Show
Top of the Heap
Age Isn't Everything
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
B.L. Stryker
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Golden Girls
The Muppet Revue
The Cosby Show
Miami Vice
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Working
Portrait of a Showgirl
9 to 5
American Playhouse
The Four Seasons
Evita Peron
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Trapper John, M.D.
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Anatomy of a Seduction
The Marti Caine Show
The Boss' Son
The Love Boat
Lanigan's Rabbi
The Captain and Tennille
The Muppet Show
The Ritz
On the Rocks
Out to Lunch
Dinah!
The Rockford Files
The Electric Company
Carnal Knowledge
Voice of La Raza
Medical Center
Marlowe
Popi
The Night of the Following Day
60 Minutes
The Dick Cavett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Seaway
Run for Your Life
Cry of Battle
Burke's Law
Miss USA
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Merv Griffin Show
Samar
West Side Story
The Mike Douglas Show
Summer and Smoke
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
This Rebel Breed
Bourbon Street Beat
Adventures in Paradise
Cimarron City
Trackdown
The Deerslayer
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Playhouse 90
The Vagabond King
The King and I
Tony Awards
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Matinee Theater
Seven Cities of Gold
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Untamed
The Millionaire
The Wonderful World of Disney
Climax!
Garden of Evil
The Yellow Tomahawk
Jivaro
El Alaméin
Latin Lovers
Fort Vengeance
The Oscars
General Electric Theater
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Ford Television Theatre
Cavalcade of America
The Ring
Cattle Town
Singin' in the Rain
The Fabulous Senorita
China Smith
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pagan Love Song
The Toast of New Orleans
So Young, So Bad
Ford Theatre
The Ed Sullivan Show
Golden Globe Awards
Theirs