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Rita Moreno
Humacao, Puerto Rico
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 in…
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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.
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2025
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
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2025
Clemente
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2025
Hollywood Squares
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2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
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2024
The Prank
Movie Mrs. Wheeler
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2023
Family Switch
Movie Angelica
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2023
Paul Newman: The Restless
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2023
Fast X
Movie Abuelita
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2023
80 for Brady
Movie Maura
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2022
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Movie Narrator (voice)
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2022
Santa Bootcamp
Movie Belle
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2022
My Father's Dragon
Movie Mrs. McClaren (voice)
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2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
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2022
Still Working 9 to 5
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2022
The Stories of West Side Story
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2021
West Side Story
Movie Valentina
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2021
Something's Coming: West Side Story
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2021
Maya and the Three
TV show Ah Puch (voice)
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2021
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Movie Gertrude St. John (voice)
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2020
Stars in the House
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2019
Green Eggs and Ham
TV show Dookess (voice)
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2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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2019
Tamron Hall
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2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
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2019
Bless This Mess
TV show Theresa
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2019
Carmen Sandiego
TV show Cookie Booker (voice)
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2018
Torch
Movie Aunt Francine
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2018
Every Act of Life
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2017
One Day at a Time
TV show Lydia Riera
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2016
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
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2016
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
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2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
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2016
To Tell the Truth
TV show Self - Panelist
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2016
Remember Me
Movie Nanna
