Rita Moreno

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 154

Gender Female

Birthday 1931-12-11 (90 years old)

Place of Birth Humacao, Puerto Rico

Also Known As

Rosa Dolores Alverío

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Rita Moreno

Biography

Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the first and only Hispanic person and one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony and at the time the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award.

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Acting

—		My Father's Dragon
—		80 For Brady

2022		Still Working 9 to 5 as Self
2022		The Prank as Mrs. Wheeler

2021		P FKN R
2021		West Side Story as Valentina
2021		Something's Coming: West Side Story as Self
2021		Maya and the Three (9 episodes) as Ah Puch (voice)
2021		Curious George: Cape Ahoy as Gertrude St. John(voice)
2021		Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021		Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
2021		The Stories of West Side Story the Steven Spielberg Film

2019		Green Eggs and Ham (7 episodes) as Dookess (voice)
2019		Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Herself
2019		Tamron Hall (1 episode) as Self - Guest
2019		Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

2018		Torch as Aunt Francine
2018		Every Act of Life as Self

2017

(46 episodes) as Lydia

2016		West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016		De Puerto Rico para el mundo as Self
2016		To Tell the Truth (3 episodes) as Self
2016		Remember Me as Nanna

2015		The Latin Explosion: A New America as Herself
2015		Nina's World (37 episodes) as Abuelita
2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 episode)
2015		A Gift of Miracles as Beverly Davis

2014		Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks as Ida Barksdale
2014		Jane the Virgin (3 episodes) as Liliana De La Vega
2014		Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Actress
2014		Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women as Self
2014		Rio 2 as Aunt Mimi (voice)
2014		And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)

2013

as Tutti

2011

(34 episodes) as Dori Newman

2008

as Herself

2007

(13 episodes) as Amalia Duque

2006		The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits as Self
2006		Ugly Betty (1 episode) as Aunt Mirta
2006		Best Ever Muppet Moments as Herself

2005		The Reichen Show (1 episode) as Self
2005		Wanted (1 episode)
2005		The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo as Narrator (voice)
2005		Law & Order: Trial by Jury (1 episode) as Mildred Quintana

2004

as Inez

2003		Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
2003		The Handler (1 episode)
2003		Casa de los Babys as Señora Muñoz
2003		West Side Memories as Self

2002

(1 episode)

2001		Law & Order: Criminal Intent (3 episodes) as Frances Goren
2001		The Guardian (3 episodes)

2000

as Maggie Cavallo

1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) as Mildred Quintana
1999		The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads as Rita Kapkovic Landale
1999		Resurrection as Mimi

1998		Slums of Beverly Hills as Belle Abromowitz
1998		The Spree as Irma Kelly
1998		AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert Wise as Self

1997		The View (1 episode) as Self - Guest
1997		Oz (56 episodes) as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

1996

as Mom

1995		Angus as Madame Rulenska
1995		Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business as Herself
1995		Women of the House (1 episode)
1995		Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King as Self

1994		I Like It Like That as Rosaria Linares
1994		Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl as Herself
1994		Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? (40 episodes) as Carmen Sandiego
1994		The Cosby Mysteries (18 episodes)

1993		The Nanny (1 episode) as Mrs. Wickervich Stone
1993		Bonkers (2 episodes)
1993		Italian Movie as Isabella

1992

(1 episode)

1991		Top of the Heap (7 episodes) as Alixandra Stone
1991		Age Isn't Everything as Rita

1989		1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular as Herself
1989		B.L. Stryker (2 episodes)

1988

(1 episode) as Self - Guest

1985

(1 episode) as Renee Corliss

1984		The Cosby Show (1 episode)
1984		Miami Vice (1 episode)

1982		Working as Waitress
1982		Portrait of a Showgirl as Rosella DeLeon
1982		Nine to Five (84 episodes) as Violet Newstead

1981		The Four Seasons as Claudia Zimmer
1981		Evita Peron as Renata Riguel

1980

as Lucille Pompi

1979		Trapper John, M.D. (1 episode)
1979		The Muppets Go Hollywood as Herself
1979		Anatomy of a Seduction as Nina
1979		The Marti Caine Show (1 episode)

1978

as Esther Rose

1977

(1 episode)

1976		The Captain and Tennille (1 episode)
1976		The Muppet Show (1 episode) as Self - Special Guest Star
1976		The Ritz as Googie Gomez

1975

(1 episode)

1974		Out to Lunch as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
1974		The Rockford Files (3 episodes) as Rita Capkovic

1971		The Electric Company (781 episodes) as Carmela
1971		Carnal Knowledge as Louise
1971		Voice of La Raza as Herself

1969		Medical Center (1 episode)
1969		Marlowe as Dolores Gonzáles
1969		Popi as Lupe
1969		The Night of the Following Day as Blonde

1968

(1 episode) as Self - Guest

1967

(1 episode)

1965

(1 episode) as Anita

1963		Cry of Battle as Sisa
1963		Burke's Law (1 episode) as Margaret Cowls

1962

(1 episode)

1961		West Side Story as Anita
1961		Summer and Smoke as Rosa Zacharias

1960		Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1960		Alas, Babylon as Rita
1960		This Rebel Breed as Lola Montalvo

1959		Adventures in Paradise (1 episode) as Inez Sanders
1959		Bourbon Street Beat (1 episode)

1958

(1 episode)

1957		Trackdown (1 episode)
1957		The Deerslayer as Hetty Hutter
1957		Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1 episode) as Maria Ferrari

1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1 episode) as Linda
1956		The Vagabond King as Huguette
1956		The King and I as Tuptim
1956		The Lieutenant Wore Skirts as Sandra Roberts

1955		Matinee Theater (1 episode)
1955		Seven Cities of Gold as Ula
1955		The 20th Century Fox Hour (1 episode)
1955		Untamed as Julia
1955		The Millionaire (1 episode) as Alicia Conception Osante Williams

1954		Climax! (4 episodes)
1954		Garden of Evil as Cantina Singer
1954		The Yellow Tomahawk as Honey Bear
1954		Jivaro as Maroa

1953		El Alaméin as Jara
1953		Latin Lovers as Christina
1953		Fort Vengeance as Bridget Fitzgibbon
1953		The Oscars (5 episodes) as Self
1953		General Electric Theater (1 episode) as Princess Michal (1 episode)

1952		Cavalcade of America (1 episode)
1952		The Ring as Lucy Gomez
1952		Cattle Town as Queli
1952		Singin' in the Rain as Zelda Zanders
1952		The Fabulous Senorita as Manuela Rodríguez
1952		China Smith (1 episode)

1951

(1 episode) as Lit-Lit

1950		Pagan Love Song as Terru
1950		The Toast of New Orleans as Tina
1950		So Young, So Bad as Dolores Guererro (as Rosita Moreno)

1948		Ford Theatre (1 episode)
1948		The Ed Sullivan Show (1 episode) as Self

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2021

… Executive Producer

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