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.
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Self
Clemente
Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self
The Prank
Mrs. Wheeler
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Self
Family Switch
Angelica
Fast X
Abuelita
80 for Brady
Maura
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Narrator (voice)
Santa Bootcamp
Belle
My Father's Dragon
Mrs. McClaren (voice)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
Still Working 9 to 5
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The Stories of West Side Story
Self
West Side Story
Valentina
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Gertrude St. John (voice)
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
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Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
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Torch
Aunt Francine
Every Act of Life
Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
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De Puerto Rico para el mundo
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Remember Me
Nanna
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Self
A Gift of Miracles
Beverly Davis
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Ida Barksdale
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actress
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
Rio 2
Aunt Mimi (voice)
Nicky Deuce
Tutti
The Day Of The Dead
I Know a Woman Like That
Self
Celebrity Habla
Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Self
When Medicine Got It Wrong
Narrator
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Narrator (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
King of the Corner
Inez
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Self (voice)
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
Casa de los Babys
Señora Muñoz
West Side Memories
Self
Open House
Lydia Fitch
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Piñero
Miguel's Mother
When It Was a Game 3
Passage Narrator (voice)
Blue Moon
Maggie Cavallo
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Rita Kapkovic Landale
Resurrection
Mimi
Carlo's Wake
Angela Torello
Slums of Beverly Hills
Belle Abromowitz
The Spree
Irma Kelly
The Wharf Rat
Mom
Angus
Madame Rulenska
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Self
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
I Like It Like That
Rosaria Linares
Italian Movie
Isabella
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Age Isn't Everything
Rita
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
Self
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
The Muppet Revue
Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Working
Waitress
Portrait of a Showgirl
Rosella DeLeon
The Four Seasons
Claudia Zimmer
Evita Peron
Renata Riguel
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Lucille Pompi
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Anatomy of a Seduction
Nina
The Boss' Son
Esther Rose
The Ritz
Googie Gomez
Out to Lunch
Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
Carnal Knowledge
Louise
Voice of La Raza
Self
Marlowe
Dolores Gonzáles
Popi
Lupe
The Night of the Following Day
Blonde
Cry of Battle
Sisa
Samar
Woman Convict
West Side Story
Anita
Summer and Smoke
Rosa Zacharias
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
This Rebel Breed
Lola Montalvo
The Deerslayer
Hetty Hutter
The Vagabond King
Huguette
The King and I
Tuptim
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Sandra Roberts
Seven Cities of Gold
Ula
Untamed
Julia
Garden of Evil
Cantina Singer
The Yellow Tomahawk
Honey Bear
Jivaro
Maroa
El Alaméin
Jara
Latin Lovers
Christina
Fort Vengeance
Bridget Fitzgibbon
The Ring
Lucy Gomez
Cattle Town
Queli
Singin' in the Rain
Zelda Zanders
The Fabulous Senorita
Manuela Rodríguez
Pagan Love Song
Terru
The Toast of New Orleans
Tina
So Young, So Bad
Dolores Guererro