
Rita Moreno
Born December 11, 1931 · 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 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.
Movies

Fast X

Singin' in the Rain

Rio 2

West Side Story

Family Switch

West Side Story

80 for Brady

Jim Henson Idea Man

My Father's Dragon

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

Carnal Knowledge

Still Working 9 to 5

The King and I

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

Slums of Beverly Hills

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Every Act of Life

Garden of Evil

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Curious George: Cape Ahoy

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Marlowe

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Summer and Smoke

Piñero

Paul Newman: The Restless

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

The Four Seasons

A Gift of Miracles

I Like It Like That

The Ritz

The Toast of New Orleans

The Prank

Casa de los Babys

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Angus

The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

The Night of the Following Day

The Stories of West Side Story

Portrait of a Showgirl

Age Isn't Everything

Seven Cities of Gold

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

Untamed

The Latin Explosion: A New America

The Vagabond King

King of the Corner

Something's Coming: West Side Story

Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

De Puerto Rico para el mundo

Anatomy of a Seduction

Remember Me

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Out to Lunch

So Young, So Bad

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

Best Ever Muppet Moments

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

Torch

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Evita Peron

The Yellow Tomahawk

Voice of La Raza

The Wharf Rat

Theirs

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

Santa Bootcamp

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

Nicky Deuce

Fort Vengeance

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Samar

Working

Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

The Boss' Son

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

Open House

Blue Moon

Jivaro

The Spree

The Muppet Revue

The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

Happy Birthday, Gemini

Italian Movie

Latin Lovers

The Deerslayer

Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
TV Shows

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Grey's Anatomy

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Mike Douglas Show

The View

The Jennifer Hudson Show

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Sherri

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Love Boat

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

American Playhouse

Golden Globe Awards

The Merv Griffin Show

Touched by an Angel

Miami Vice

The Nanny

Strong Medicine

The Tamron Hall Show

The Dick Cavett Show

The Rockford Files

Jane the Virgin

60 Minutes

Tony Awards

The Cosby Show

The Golden Girls

Climax!

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Matinee Theater

Intimate Portrait

The Carol Burnett Show

Oz

The Guardian

Grace and Frankie

Medical Center

Stars in the House

Dinah!

Ugly Betty

The Larry Sanders Show

Burke's Law

Run for Your Life

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Oscars

Trapper John, M.D.

In Plain Sight

The Electric Company

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

The $100,000 Pyramid

To Tell the Truth

The Ford Television Theatre

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Adventures in Paradise

Miss USA

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Green Eggs and Ham

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Millionaire

Trackdown

Burke's Law

The Magic School Bus

Playhouse 90

The Muppet Show

One Day at a Time

Hearts Afire

Hollywood Squares

Cavalcade of America

George Lopez

Getting On

Carmen Sandiego

The Wonderful World of Disney

9 to 5

Cane

Maya and the Three

Bourbon Street Beat

Wanted

The Handler

Bless This Mess

The Captain and Tennille

B.L. Stryker

Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

Women of the House

Happily Divorced

Welcome to the Family

China Smith

The Marti Caine Show

Nina's World

The Cosby Mysteries

Seaway

Cimarron City

General Electric Theater

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