Rita Moreno
Actor

Rita Moreno

5 Movies
1 TV Shows
6 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 6
Birthday December 11, 1931 (94 years old)
Place of Birth Humacao, Puerto Rico
Also Known As Rosa Dolores AlverΓ­o, Rosita Moreno , ریΨͺΨ§ Ω…ΩˆΨ±Ω†Ωˆ, Роса ДолорСс ΠΠ»ΡŒΠ²Π΅Ρ€ΠΈΠΎ ΠœΠ°Ρ€ΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΎ
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Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores AlverΓ­o 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.

Filmography (215)

Clemente 2025
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music 2025
Hollywood Squares 2025
The Prank 2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert 2024
Jim Henson Idea Man 2024
80 for Brady 2023
Family Switch 2023
Fast X 2023
The Stories of West Side Story 2022
My Father's Dragon 2022
Santa Bootcamp 2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter 2022
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 2022
Still Working 9 to 5 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show 2022
Sherri 2022
Something's Coming: West Side Story 2021
Curious George: Cape Ahoy 2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It 2021
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score 2021
Maya and the Three 2021
Stars in the House 2020
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate 2019
RaΓΊl JuliΓ‘: The World’s a Stage 2019
Tamron Hall 2019
Green Eggs and Ham 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019
Bless This Mess 2019
Torch 2018
Every Act of Life 2018
One Day at a Time 2017
Remember Me 2016
De Puerto Rico para el mundo 2016
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic 2016
The $100,000 Pyramid 2016
To Tell the Truth 2016
A Gift of Miracles 2015
The Latin Explosion: A New America 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
Nina's World 2015
Grace and Frankie 2015
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors 2014
Rio 2 2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks 2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire 2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women 2014
Jane the Virgin 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014
Nicky Deuce 2013
Welcome to the Family 2013
Getting On 2013
The Day Of The Dead 2011
Happily Divorced 2011
I Know a Woman Like That 2009
Celebrity Habla 2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression 2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's 2009
When Medicine Got It Wrong 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 2008
In Plain Sight 2008
Cane 2007
Best Ever Muppet Moments 2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits 2006
Ugly Betty 2006
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo 2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2005
Wanted 2005 2005
The Reichen Show 2005
Grey's Anatomy 2005
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me 2004
King of the Corner 2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies 2004
Casa de los Babys 2003
Open House 2003
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico 2003
West Side Memories 2003
The Handler 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories 2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema 2002
George Lopez 2002
PiΓ±ero 2001
The Guardian 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001
Blue Moon 2000
When It Was a Game 3 2000
Strong Medicine 2000
Carlo's Wake 1999
Resurrection 1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999
Slums of Beverly Hills 1998
The Spree 1998
Oz 1997
The View 1997
The Wharf Rat 1996
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King 1995
Angus 1995
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business 1995
Women of the House 1995
I Like It Like That 1994
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl 1994
Italian Movie 1994
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? 1994
The Cosby Mysteries 1994
The Magic School Bus 1994
Touched by an Angel 1994
The Nanny 1993
Intimate Portrait 1993
The Larry Sanders Show 1992
Hearts Afire 1992
Age Isn't Everything 1991
Top of the Heap 1991
Captain Planet and the Planeteers 1990
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular 1989
Rita Moreno: Now You Can! 1989
B.L. Stryker 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 1986
The Muppet Revue 1985
The Golden Girls 1985
Miami Vice 1984
The Cosby Show 1984
Portrait of a Showgirl 1982
Working 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 1982
9 to 5 1982
The Four Seasons 1981
Evita Peron 1981
Happy Birthday, Gemini 1980
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979
Anatomy of a Seduction 1979
Trapper John, M.D. 1979
The Marti Caine Show 1979
The Boss' Son 1978
Lanigan's Rabbi 1977
The Love Boat 1977
The Ritz 1976
The Captain and Tennille 1976
The Muppet Show 1976
On the Rocks 1975
Out to Lunch 1974
The Rockford Files 1974
Dinah! 1974
Carnal Knowledge 1971
Voice of La Raza 1971
The Electric Company 1971
Marlowe 1969
The Night of the Following Day 1969
Popi 1969
Medical Center 1969
The Dick Cavett Show 1968
60 Minutes 1968
The Carol Burnett Show 1967
Run for Your Life 1965
Seaway 1965
Cry of Battle 1963
Burke's Law 1963
Miss USA 1963
Samar 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962
The Merv Griffin Show 1962
West Side Story 1961
Summer and Smoke 1961
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
This Rebel Breed 1960
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig 1960
Bourbon Street Beat 1959
Adventures in Paradise 1959
Cimarron City 1958
The Deerslayer 1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1957
Trackdown 1957
The King and I 1956
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts 1956
The Vagabond King 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956
Playhouse 90 1956
Tony Awards 1956
Untamed 1955
Seven Cities of Gold 1955
The Millionaire 1955
Matinee Theater 1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955
Garden of Evil 1954
Jivaro 1954
The Yellow Tomahawk 1954
Climax! 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954
Latin Lovers 1953
Fort Vengeance 1953
El AlamΓ©in 1953
General Electric Theater 1953
The Oscars 1953
Singin' in the Rain 1952
The Ring 1952
Cattle Town 1952
The Fabulous Senorita 1952
China Smith 1952
Cavalcade of America 1952
The Ford Television Theatre 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show 1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951
So Young, So Bad 1950
Pagan Love Song 1950
The Toast of New Orleans 1950
Ford Theatre 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show 1948
Golden Globe Awards 1944
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