Rita Moreno
Known for Acting · 217 credits
- Born
- 1931-12-11 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- Humacao, Puerto Rico
- Also known as
- Rosa Dolores Alverío · Rosita Moreno · ریتا مورنو · Роса Долорес Альверио Маркано
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mildred Quintana
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Gayle McColl
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Frances Goren
TV Shows (102)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mildred Quintana
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Gayle McColl
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Frances Goren
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Gladys Gordon
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Nanny
1993
as Mrs. Wickervich Stone
Miami Vice
1984
as Congresswoman Madelyn Woods
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self - Guest
The Cosby Show
1984
as Mrs. Granger
Jane the Virgin
2014
as Liliana De La Vega
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
Oz
1997
as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
Strong Medicine
2000
as Lydia
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Amanda Revere
60 Minutes
1968
as Self
The Rockford Files
1974
as Rita Capkovic
The Golden Girls
1985
as Renee Corliss
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Climax!
1954
as Irene / Maria / Denise Cardoza / Francesca
The Guardian
2001
as Caroline Novack
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner / Self - Presenter
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
Ugly Betty
2006
as Aunt Mirta
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Linda
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Lucy Chambers
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Matinee Theater
1955
Medical Center
1969
as Lydia Neal
Run for Your Life
1965
as Anita
Burke's Law
1963
as Margaret Cowls
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Rita Moreno
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Miss USA
1963
as Self - Judge
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
as Ella Salvador (voice)
The Oscars
1953
as Self
In Plain Sight
2008
as Rita Ramirez
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Inez Sanders
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Maria Ferrari
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Serene Crane
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
One Day at a Time
2017
as Lydia Riera
Playhouse 90
1956
as Rita
Movies (115)
Fast X
2023
as Abuelita
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Zelda Zanders
Rio 2
2014
as Aunt Mimi (voice)
Family Switch
2023
as Angelica
West Side Story
2021
as Valentina
West Side Story
1961
as Anita
The King and I
1956
as Tuptim
80 for Brady
2023
as Maura
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
as Self
Carnal Knowledge
1971
as Louise
Marlowe
1969
as Dolores Gonzáles
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
as Narrator (voice)
The Four Seasons
1981
as Claudia Zimmer
My Father's Dragon
2022
as Mrs. McClaren (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
2003
as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
Angus
1995
as Madame Rulenska
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
as Self
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actress
The Night of the Following Day
1969
as Blonde
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
as Belle Abromowitz
Untamed
1955
as Julia
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
2021
as Gertrude St. John (voice)
Garden of Evil
1954
as Cantina Singer
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
Evita Peron
1981
as Renata Riguel
The Vagabond King
1956
as Huguette
Latin Lovers
1953
as Christina
Nicky Deuce
2013
as Tutti
Fort Vengeance
1953
as Bridget Fitzgibbon
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
as Self
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
as Self
The Stories of West Side Story
2022
as Self
The Prank
2024
as Mrs. Wheeler
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
as Self
I Like It Like That
1994
as Rosaria Linares
The Deerslayer
1957
as Hetty Hutter
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
as Self
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
as Self
Italian Movie
1994
as Isabella
The Ritz
1976
as Googie Gomez
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2014
as Ida Barksdale
The Ring
1952
as Lucy Gomez
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015
as Self
Open House
2003
as Lydia Fitch
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
1989
as Self
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979
as Nina
Out to Lunch
1974
as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999
as Rita Kapkovic Landale
Still Working 9 to 5
2022
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
2016
as Self
Santa Bootcamp
2022
as Belle
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
2005
as Narrator (voice)
Piñero
2001
as Miguel's Mother
Casa de los Babys
2003
as Señora Muñoz
King of the Corner
2004
as Inez
Blue Moon
2000
as Maggie Cavallo
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
as Self (voice)
Samar
1962
as Woman Convict
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006
as Self
Jivaro
1954
as Maroa
Resurrection
1999
as Mimi
Portrait of a Showgirl
1982
as Rosella DeLeon
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
as Self
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
as Self
Age Isn't Everything
1991
as Rita
The Spree
1998
as Irma Kelly
Torch
2018
as Aunt Francine
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
as Self
Clemente
2025
as Self
Popi
1969
as Lupe
Pagan Love Song
1950
as Terru
Voice of La Raza
1971
as Self
Seven Cities of Gold
1955
as Ula
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
as Tina
Theirs
Happy Birthday, Gemini
1980
as Lucille Pompi
Working
1982
as Waitress
El Alaméin
1953
as Jara
The Boss' Son
1978
as Esther Rose
So Young, So Bad
1950
as Dolores Guererro
When It Was a Game 3
2000
as Passage Narrator (voice)
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
as Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
A Gift of Miracles
2015
as Beverly Davis
Remember Me
2016
as Nanna
Summer and Smoke
1961
as Rosa Zacharias
I Know a Woman Like That
2009
as Self
Cattle Town
1952
as Queli
West Side Memories
2003
as Self
Carlo's Wake
1999
as Angela Torello
Celebrity Habla
2009
as Self
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956
as Sandra Roberts
The Wharf Rat
1996
as Mom
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
as Honey Bear
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
1995
as Self
Cry of Battle
1963
as Sisa
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
2014
The Muppet Revue
1985
as Self
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1960
This Rebel Breed
1960
as Lola Montalvo
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
as Manuela Rodríguez
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
1989
as Self
The Day Of The Dead
2011
When Medicine Got It Wrong
2009
as Narrator
About 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 Knowled… With 217 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Rita Moreno has appeared in 115 films and 102 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rita Moreno Movies
- Fast X (2023) — as Abuelita
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Zelda Zanders
- Rio 2 (2014) — as Aunt Mimi (voice)
- Family Switch (2023) — as Angelica
- West Side Story (2021) — as Valentina
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