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Rita Moreno
0 FOLLOWERS • 73 CREDITS • DEC 11, 1931 • 92
Biography
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.
Known For
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Grey's Anatomy
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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General Electric Theater
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Touched by an Angel
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Tony Awards
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Climax!
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
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The Oscars
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The Rockford Files
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Burke's Law
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The Nanny
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Medical Center
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The Carol Burnett Show
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The $100,000 Pyramid
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Grace and Frankie
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60 Minutes
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Miami Vice
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Trapper John, M.D.
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Jane the Virgin
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The Muppet Show
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The Golden Girls
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The Millionaire
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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Matinee Theater
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The 20th Century Fox Hour
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Playhouse 90
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Hearts Afire
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The Larry Sanders Show
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The Guardian
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The Cosby Show
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The Handler
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The Magic School Bus
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Trackdown
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Ugly Betty
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Cimarron City
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Welcome to the Family
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Wanted
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Lanigan's Rabbi
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Run for Your Life
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Maya and the Three
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Fast X
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Rio 2
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Oz
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West Side Story
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Singin' in the Rain
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Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
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Celebrity Habla
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Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
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Jivaro
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Open House
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Family Switch
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Jim Henson Idea Man
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The Wharf Rat
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Cane
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West Side Story
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The Cosby Mysteries
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The Vagabond King
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80 for Brady
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Anatomy of a Seduction
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Green Eggs and Ham
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Summer and Smoke
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Resurrection
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One Day at a Time
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Production Credits
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