Rita Moreno
Acting
Born 1931-12-11
Humacao, Puerto Rico
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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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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grey's Anatomy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Love Boat
The View
The Nanny
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Miami Vice
Golden Globe Awards
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Fast X
The Larry Sanders Show
Tony Awards
60 Minutes
Sherri
Matinee Theater
Oz
The Rockford Files
The Dick Cavett Show
Strong Medicine
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Merv Griffin Show
Touched by an Angel
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Cosby Show
Jane the Virgin
The Golden Girls
Intimate Portrait
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Ugly Betty
Burke's Law
Tamron Hall
The Carol Burnett Show
Grace and Frankie
Climax!
Medical Center
The Guardian
Run for Your Life
The Oscars
The Reichen Show
In Plain Sight
Trapper John, M.D.
Dinah!
American Playhouse
Miss USA
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Green Eggs and Ham
Adventures in Paradise
The Ford Television Theatre
Stars in the House
Rio 2
To Tell the Truth
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