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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Character:Self
Release Date:28/11/2025
Clemente
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2025
Jim Henson Idea Man
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/2024
The Prank
Character:Mrs. Wheeler
Release Date:15/03/2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:14/02/2024
Family Switch
Character:Angelica
Release Date:30/11/2023
Fast X
Character:Abuelita
Release Date:17/05/2023
80 for Brady
Character:Maura
Release Date:03/02/2023
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/12/2022
Santa Bootcamp
Character:Belle
Release Date:05/12/2022
My Father's Dragon
Character:Mrs. McClaren (voice)
Release Date:04/11/2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/2022
Still Working 9 to 5
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2022
The Stories of West Side Story
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2022
West Side Story
Character:Valentina
Release Date:08/12/2021
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2021
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Character:Gertrude St. John (voice)
Release Date:30/09/2021
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Character:Self
Release Date:18/06/2021
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Character:Self
Release Date:14/05/2019
Torch
Character:Aunt Francine
Release Date:08/10/2018
Every Act of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:23/04/2018
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2016
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/2016
Remember Me
Character:Nanna
Release Date:05/03/2016
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2015
A Gift of Miracles
Character:Beverly Davis
Release Date:15/02/2015
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
Character:
Release Date:31/12/2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Character:Ida Barksdale
Release Date:12/12/2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Character:Self - Actress
Release Date:20/09/2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Character:Self
Release Date:10/08/2014
Rio 2
Character:Aunt Mimi (voice)
Release Date:19/03/2014
Nicky Deuce
Character:Tutti
Release Date:27/05/2013
The Day Of The Dead
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2011
I Know a Woman Like That
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/2009
Celebrity Habla
Character:Self
Release Date:25/09/2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2008
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Character:Self
Release Date:11/03/2006
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/03/2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2004
King of the Corner
Character:Inez
Release Date:08/06/2004
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:24/02/2004
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Character:Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
Release Date:30/09/2003
Casa de los Babys
Character:Señora Muñoz
Release Date:19/09/2003
West Side Memories
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2003
Open House
Character:Lydia Fitch
Release Date:16/02/2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Character:
Release Date:06/06/2002
Piñero
Character:Miguel's Mother
Release Date:05/10/2001
When It Was a Game 3
Character:Passage Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/07/2000
Blue Moon
Character:Maggie Cavallo
Release Date:16/01/2000
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Character:Rita Kapkovic Landale
Release Date:20/04/1999
Resurrection
Character:Mimi
Release Date:15/03/1999
Carlo's Wake
Character:Angela Torello
Release Date:01/01/1999
Slums of Beverly Hills
Character:Belle Abromowitz
Release Date:14/08/1998
The Spree
Character:Irma Kelly
Release Date:18/04/1998
The Wharf Rat
Character:Mom
Release Date:11/03/1996
Angus
Character:Madame Rulenska
Release Date:15/09/1995
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Character:Self
Release Date:13/04/1995
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
I Like It Like That
Character:Rosaria Linares
Release Date:14/10/1994
Italian Movie
Character:Isabella
Release Date:01/09/1994
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/1994
Age Isn't Everything
Character:Rita
Release Date:02/01/1991
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
Character:Self
Release Date:08/08/1989
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/1989
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/01/1986
The Muppet Revue
Character:Self
Release Date:16/04/1985
Working
Character:Waitress
Release Date:13/04/1982
Portrait of a Showgirl
Character:Rosella DeLeon
Release Date:09/04/1982
The Four Seasons
Character:Claudia Zimmer
Release Date:22/05/1981
Evita Peron
Character:Renata Riguel
Release Date:23/02/1981
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Character:Lucille Pompi
Release Date:03/05/1980
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/1979
Anatomy of a Seduction
Character:Nina
Release Date:08/05/1979
The Boss' Son
Character:Esther Rose
Release Date:02/10/1978
The Ritz
Character:Googie Gomez
Release Date:12/08/1976
Out to Lunch
Character:Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
Release Date:10/12/1974
Carnal Knowledge
Character:Louise
Release Date:30/06/1971
Voice of La Raza
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1971
Marlowe
Character:Dolores Gonzáles
Release Date:19/09/1969
Popi
Character:Lupe
Release Date:27/05/1969
The Night of the Following Day
Character:Blonde
Release Date:10/01/1969
Cry of Battle
Character:Sisa
Release Date:09/10/1963
Samar
Character:Woman Convict
Release Date:11/04/1962
West Side Story
Character:Anita
Release Date:13/12/1961
Summer and Smoke
Character:Rosa Zacharias
Release Date:16/11/1961
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
Character:
Release Date:28/12/1960
This Rebel Breed
Character:Lola Montalvo
Release Date:19/03/1960
The Deerslayer
Character:Hetty Hutter
Release Date:10/09/1957
The Vagabond King
Character:Huguette
Release Date:28/08/1956
The King and I
Character:Tuptim
Release Date:29/06/1956
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Character:Sandra Roberts
Release Date:11/01/1956
Seven Cities of Gold
Character:Ula
Release Date:07/10/1955
Untamed
Character:Julia
Release Date:01/03/1955
Garden of Evil
Character:Cantina Singer
Release Date:09/07/1954
The Yellow Tomahawk
Character:Honey Bear
Release Date:01/05/1954
Jivaro
Character:Maroa
Release Date:12/02/1954
El Alaméin
Character:Jara
Release Date:03/12/1953
Latin Lovers
Character:Christina
Release Date:12/08/1953
Fort Vengeance
Character:Bridget Fitzgibbon
Release Date:28/03/1953
The Ring
Character:Lucy Gomez
Release Date:26/09/1952
Cattle Town
Character:Queli
Release Date:06/09/1952
Singin' in the Rain
Character:Zelda Zanders
Release Date:10/04/1952
The Fabulous Senorita
Character:Manuela Rodríguez
Release Date:31/03/1952
Pagan Love Song
Character:Terru
Release Date:26/12/1950
The Toast of New Orleans
Character:Tina
Release Date:24/08/1950
So Young, So Bad
Character:Dolores Guererro
Release Date:20/05/1950
Television Appearances
Hollywood Squares
Character:Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Maya and the Three
Character:Ah Puch (voice)
Stars in the House
Character:Self
Green Eggs and Ham
Character:Dookess (voice)
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Bless This Mess
Character:Theresa
One Day at a Time
Character:Lydia Riera
The $100,000 Pyramid
Character:Self
To Tell the Truth
Character:Self - Panelist
Nina's World
Character:Abuelita
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Grace and Frankie
Character:Lucy Chambers
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Jane the Virgin
Character:Liliana De La Vega
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Getting On
Character:Sister Lily Claire
Welcome to the Family
Character:Lita
Happily Divorced
Character:Dori Newman
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
In Plain Sight
Character:Rita Ramirez
Cane
Character:Amalia Duque
Ugly Betty
Character:Aunt Mirta
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
Wanted
Character:Mrs. Kelly
Grey's Anatomy
Character:Gayle McColl
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Character:Mildred Quintana
The Handler
Character:
George Lopez
Character:Luisa Diaz
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Frances Goren
The Guardian
Character:Caroline Novack
Strong Medicine
Character:Lydia
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Mildred Quintana
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Oz
Character:Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
Women of the House
Character:Self
The Cosby Mysteries
Character:
Touched by an Angel
Character:Amanda Revere
The Magic School Bus
Character:Dr. Carmina Skeledon (voice)
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
Character:Carmen Sandiego (voice)
Burke's Law
Character:Jackie Lodge
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
The Nanny
Character:Mrs. Wickervich Stone
Hearts Afire
Character:Senator Rhonda Hall
The Larry Sanders Show
Character:Rita Moreno
Top of the Heap
Character:Alixandra Stone
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Character:Ella Salvador (voice)
B.L. Stryker
Character:Kimberly Baskin
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
The Golden Girls
Character:Renee Corliss
The Cosby Show
Character:Mrs. Granger
Miami Vice
Character:Congresswoman Madelyn Woods
9 to 5
Character:Violet Newstead
Trapper John, M.D.
Character:
The Marti Caine Show
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Gladys Gordon
Lanigan's Rabbi
Character:Millie Hillman
The Captain and Tennille
Character:Self
The Muppet Show
Character:Self - Special Guest Star
On the Rocks
Character:
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Rockford Files
Character:Rita Capkovic
The Electric Company
Character:Carmela
Medical Center
Character:Lydia Neal
60 Minutes
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest
Seaway
Character:Annabelle
Run for Your Life
Character:Anita
Burke's Law
Character:Margaret Cowls
Miss USA
Character:Self - Judge
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Bourbon Street Beat
Character:
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Inez Sanders
Cimarron City
Character:
Trackdown
Character:Tina
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Maria Ferrari
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Linda
Playhouse 90
Character:Rita
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Matinee Theater
Character:
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Sonseeahray
The Millionaire
Character:Alicia Conception Osante Williams
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Chulita
Climax!
Character:Irene
Climax!
Character:Maria
Climax!
Character:Denise Cardoza
Climax!
Character:Francesca
The Oscars
Character:Self
General Electric Theater
Character:
General Electric Theater
Character:Princess Michal
The Abbott and Costello Show
Character:Telegram delivery girl
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Serene Crane
Cavalcade of America
Character:
China Smith
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Lit-Lit
Ford Theatre
Character:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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