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Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno, born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano on December 11, 1931, is an American actress, dancer, and singer who has enjoyed a career spanning eight decades. As one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, she has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT), and the Triple Crown of Acting. Moreno initially found fame in supporting roles in the musical films Singin' in the Rain and The King and I, however, her breakthrough role was Anita in West Side Story which led to her becoming the first Latin American woman to win an Academy Award. Her prolific career also stretched into television, with substantial roles in the children's series The Electric Company and HBO series Oz. She won consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for her roles in The Muppet Show and The Rockford Files. Her later career saw her acclaimed for her roles in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?, Jane the Virgin, and a Netflix revival of One Day at a Time. Moreno's life was profiled in Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano
Born: Humacao, Puerto Rico
Citizenship: American
Birthday: December 11, 1931
Occupations: Actress, Singer, Dancer
Years Active: 1943-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Leonard Gordon
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Awards and Nominations Received by Rita Moreno
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress)
West Side StoryMovies Featuring Rita Moreno
Fast X
In the Heights
My Father's Dragon
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
West Side Story
West Side Story
80 for Brady
Carnal Knowledge
Singin' in the Rain
The King and I
Remember Me
Blue Moon
Family Switch
Jim Henson Idea Man
Nicky Deuce
And the Oscar Goes To…
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
A Gift of Miracles
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
The Latin Explosion: A New America
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Every Act of Life
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
When It Was a Game 3
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Passions: America’s Greatest Love Stories
West Side Memories
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in the Movies
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
The Electric Company’s Greatest Hits & Bits
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Evita Peron
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Working
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Portrait of a Showgirl
The Four Seasons
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Maya and the Three
Something’s Coming: West Side Story
The Prank
Still Working 9 to 5
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Paul Newman: The Restless
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
The Stories of West Side Story
Popi
Anatomy of a Seduction
This Rebel Breed
The Ritz
The Toast of New Orleans
Jivaro
Fort Vengeance
Untamed
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Italian Movie
Cry of Battle
The Ring
Summer and Smoke
The Vagabond King
Latin Lovers
I Like It Like That
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Cattle Town
Voice of La Raza
The Night of the Following Day
Pagan Love Song
So Young, So Bad
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
The Yellow Tomahawk
Angus
Seven Cities of Gold
The Deerslayer
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
The Spree
The Wharf Rat
Marlowe
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds… It Leads
Clemente
Career Timeline
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2024
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self - Actress, Singer
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Self
2023
Fast X
Abuelita
80 for Brady
Maura
Family Switch
Angelica
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
2022
My Father's Dragon
Mrs. McClaren
The Prank
Mrs. Wheeler
Still Working 9 to 5
Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Narrator (voice)
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
2021
In the Heights
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
West Side Story
Valentina
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Gertrude St. John (voice)
Something’s Coming: West Side Story
Self
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Self
2014
And the Oscar Goes To…
Self (archive footage)
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actress
2002
AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Passions: America’s Greatest Love Stories
Self
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
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