Rose Portillo

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Rose Portillo is an accomplished American actress/writer/director/educator and visual artist whose stage and film career began with a lead role in Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' (original L.A. and Broadway productions and the film). She played the role of Mother in the critically acclaimed 2017 revival, starring Demián Bichir. She was Associate Director of About Productions, now celebrating 24 years of creating original Theaterworks and founded the company's Young Theaterworks, which serves students in Continuation/Options High Schools primarily in East Los Angeles. Since appearing in Theresa Chavez's solo play, L.A. Real, she has directly partnered with Chavez (the company's Artistic Director) on at least 10 critically acclaimed productions.

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2026
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Movie Local Leader
2025
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
Movie Lidia Garcia
2024
Peak Season
Movie
2022
Zootopia+
TV show Additional Voice Talent (voice)
2022
That's Amor
Movie Julietta
2021
Encanto
Movie Señora Guzmán (voice)
2019
Seis Manos
TV show (voice)
2019
Undone
TV show Speech Teacher
2018
The Rookie
TV show Emilia Lopez
2017
Marvel's Runaways
TV show Eileen
2005
Fathers and Sons
Movie Nurse
2005
Numb3rs
TV show Woman
2003
NCIS
TV show Sheriff Jo
1996
After the SIlence
Movie Lisa, Sanctuary Woman
1995
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Movie Florentina
1995
Sliders
TV show Sister Celine