Biography
Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores AlverÃo 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.
Filmography
all 195
Movies 109
TV Shows 86
self 57
Voice 6
Narrator 4
Producer 1
The Prank (2024)
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (2024)
Family Switch (2023)
Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
Fast X (2023)
80 for Brady (2023)
Princess Power (2023)
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
Santa Bootcamp (2022)
My Father's Dragon (2022)
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Sherri (2022)
Still Working 9 to 5 (2022)
The Stories of West Side Story (2022)
West Side Story (2021)
Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021)
Maya and the Three (2021)
Curious George: Cape Ahoy (2021)
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score (2021)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)
Torch (2018)
Every Act of Life (2018)
One Day at a Time (2017)
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic (2016)
De Puerto Rico para el mundo (2016)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
Remember Me (2016)
The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015)
Nina's World (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Cuba: The Forgotten Revolution (2015)
A Gift of Miracles (2015)
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors (2014)
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
Jane the Virgin (2014)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women (2014)
Rio 2 (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
And the Oscar Goes To... (2014)
Welcome to the Family (2013)
Latino Americans (2013)
Nicky Deuce (2013)
Happily Divorced (2011)
The Day Of The Dead (2011)
I Know a Woman Like That (2009)
Celebrity Habla (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
When Medicine Got It Wrong (2009)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (2008)
Cane (2007)
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (2006)
Ugly Betty (2006)
Best Ever Muppet Moments (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
Wanted (2005)
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo (2005)
Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005)
King of the Corner (2004)
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004)
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (2003)
The Handler (2003)
Casa de los Babys (2003)
West Side Memories (2003)
Open House (2003)
George Lopez (2002)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
The Guardian (2001)
When It Was a Game 3 (2000)
Blue Moon (2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999)
Resurrection (1999)
Carlo's Wake (1999)
Slums of Beverly Hills (1998)
The Spree (1998)
The View (1997)
Oz (1997)
The Wharf Rat (1996)
Angus (1995)
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business (1995)
Women of the House (1995)
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)
I Like It Like That (1994)
The Magic School Bus (1994)
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? (1994)
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994)
The Cosby Mysteries (1994)
Burke's Law (1994)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
The Nanny (1993)
Italian Movie (1993)
Raw Toonage (1992)
Hearts Afire (1992)
The Larry Sanders Show (1992)
Top of the Heap (1991)
Age Isn't Everything (1991)
Rita Moreno: Now You Can! (1989)
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular (1989)
B.L. Stryker (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
The Golden Girls (1985)
The Muppet Revue (1985)
The Cosby Show (1984)
Miami Vice (1984)
Working (1982)
Portrait of a Showgirl (1982)
Nine to Five (1982)
The Four Seasons (1981)
Evita Peron (1981)
Happy Birthday, Gemini (1980)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
Anatomy of a Seduction (1979)
The Marti Caine Show (1979)
The Boss' Son (1978)
To Say the Least (1977)
Lanigan's Rabbi (1977)
The Captain and Tennille (1976)
The Muppet Show (1976)
The Ritz (1976)
On the Rocks (1975)
Out to Lunch (1974)
The Rockford Files (1974)
The Electric Company (1971)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Voice of La Raza (1971)
Medical Center (1969)
Marlowe (1969)
Popi (1969)
The Night of the Following Day (1969)
60 Minutes (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Call My Bluff (1965)
Cry of Battle (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Samar (1962)
West Side Story (1961)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Summer and Smoke (1961)
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig (1960)
This Rebel Breed (1960)
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Cimarron City (1958)
Trackdown (1957)
The Deerslayer (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Playhouse 90 (1956)
The Vagabond King (1956)
The King and I (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
Matinee Theater (1955)
Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Untamed (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Climax! (1954)
Garden of Evil (1954)
The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
Jivaro (1954)
El Alaméin (1953)
Latin Lovers (1953)
Fort Vengeance (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
The Ford Television Theatre (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
The Ring (1952)
Cattle Town (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Fabulous Senorita (1952)
China Smith (1952)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
Pagan Love Song (1950)
The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
So Young, So Bad (1950)
Ford Theatre (1948)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
Whew!
Theirs
The Jim Nabors Show
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1931-12-11 (92 years old)
Birth NameRita Moreno
Birth PlaceHumacao, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRosa Dolores AlverÃo
AwardsBBC 100 Women, Library of Congress Living Legend, Grammy Award for Best Album for Children, Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Kennedy Center Honors, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Congressional Gold Medal, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play, Library of Congress, California Hall of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program, National Medal of Arts, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, Presidential Medal of Freedom
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