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Renée Victor
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 — May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor, and singer. She was best known for her role as Abuelita in the Disney•PIXAR film Coco (2017)…
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Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 — May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor, and singer. She was best known for her role as Abuelita in the Disney•PIXAR film Coco (2017), the recurring role of Lupita on Weeds (2005–12), and the voice of female Argonians in Bethesda Softworks' video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). Victor was the eldest of three sisters. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where she launched her career in entertainment as a singer for prominent bandleaders who spearheaded the popularity of Latin music in the U.S., including Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado. At this time, she also served as a dance instructor, teaching salsa and tango. Having met her husband in these circles, she and her husband traveled globally to perform together under the banner “Ray & Renee” — nicknamed the Latin Sonny & Cher — from 1963 to 1973. In the 1970s, Victor hosted KTLA’s Pacesetters, which highlighted the Chicano Power movement. After joining the Screen Actors Guild in 1973, she eventually transitioned to television and film work in the ’80s, scoring appearances in series like Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985) and Matlock (1987). Her film credits include The Doctor (1991), alongside William Hurt, as well as The Apostle (1997) and A Night in Old Mexico (2013), featuring close friend Robert Duvall.
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2024
The Mealybug
Movie Camila Delgado
- 2023
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2022
Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
Movie La Nana
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2021
With Love
TV show Marta Delgado
- 2021
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2021
Walker
TV show Gloria
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2020
In Other Words
Movie Regina Aragon
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2020
Snowpiercer
TV show Mama Grandé
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2019
All Rise
TV show Lupita
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2019
Undone
TV show Abuelita Fabiola
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2019
Dead to Me
TV show Flo Gutierrez
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2019
Victor and Valentino
TV show Delores (voice)
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2018
A Million Little Things
TV show Inez
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2018
Mayans M.C.
TV show
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2018
SuperFly
Movie Esmeralda Gonzalez
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2017
Coco
Movie Abuelita (voice)
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2017
That Motherf**ker
Movie
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2014
Saint George
TV show
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2014
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Movie Irma Arista
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2013
A Night in Old Mexico
Movie Josefina Nelly
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2013
Witches of East End
TV show Alma
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2009
Stuntmen
Movie Juanita Villareal
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2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Movie Bag Lady
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2008
Childrens Hospital
TV show Gladys
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2007
Women's Murder Club
TV show
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2006
All You've Got
Movie Grandmother Rosa
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2005
Weeds
TV show Lupita
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2003
Mister Sterling
TV show Gloria Lopez
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2000
Strong Medicine
TV show Isabel Santana
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1999
My Brother the Pig
Movie Grandma Berta
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1999
Futurama
TV show Pottery Bot / Abuelatron (voice)
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1998
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
Movie Grandmother
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1998
The Prophecy II
Movie Nana
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1997
The Apostle
Movie Latin Translator
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1997
The Tony Danza Show
TV show Lydia Cruz
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1996
Men Behaving Badly
TV show Estelle
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1995
The Neon Bible
Movie Choreographer
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1995
The Parent 'Hood
TV show
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1994
ER
TV show Florina Lopez
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1992
Bob
TV show
