Rita Moreno
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-12-11
Place of Birth
Humacao, Puerto Rico
Rita Moreno
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.
Also Known For
Singin' in the Rain
Apr 10, 1952
80 for Brady
Feb 03, 2023
West Side Story
Dec 13, 1961
Family Switch
Nov 30, 2023
Marlowe
Sep 19, 1969
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Jan 01, 1995
I Know a Woman Like That
Oct 13, 2009
The Four Seasons
May 22, 1981
Angus
Sep 15, 1995
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
Dec 31, 2014
Carnal Knowledge
Jun 30, 1971
Garden of Evil
Jul 09, 1954
Slums of Beverly Hills
Aug 14, 1998
The Ritz
Aug 12, 1976
The King and I
Jun 29, 1956
The Ring
Sep 26, 1952
The Night of the Following Day
Jan 10, 1969
So Young, So Bad
May 20, 1950
Untamed
Mar 01, 1955
Pagan Love Song
Dec 26, 1950
Torch
Oct 08, 2018
This Rebel Breed
Mar 19, 1960
The Muppet Revue
Apr 16, 1985
The Toast of New Orleans
Aug 24, 1950
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Dec 05, 2021
The Prank
Mar 15, 2024
Summer and Smoke
Nov 16, 1961
Paul Newman: The Restless
Jun 11, 2023
The Stories of West Side Story
Mar 02, 2022
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Sep 30, 2021
The Deerslayer
Sep 10, 1957
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Jan 11, 1956
Carlo's Wake
Jan 01, 1999
Jivaro
Feb 12, 1954
The Muppets Go Hollywood
May 16, 1979
Cry of Battle
Oct 09, 1963
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Jul 04, 1989
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
Aug 08, 1989
Seven Cities of Gold
Oct 07, 1955
My Father's Dragon
Nov 04, 2022
The Yellow Tomahawk
May 01, 1954
Cattle Town
Sep 06, 1952
Rio 2
Mar 19, 2014
Casa de los Babys
Sep 19, 2003
Latin Lovers
Aug 12, 1953
Nicky Deuce
May 27, 2013
Fast X
May 17, 2023
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Mar 22, 2005
The Fabulous Senorita
Mar 31, 1952
Age Isn't Everything
Jan 02, 1991
Celebrity Habla
Sep 25, 2009
Evita Peron
Feb 23, 1981
Portrait of a Showgirl
Apr 09, 1982
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Feb 24, 2004
Samar
Apr 11, 1962
Fort Vengeance
Mar 28, 1953
The Day Of The Dead
Jan 01, 2011
Santa Bootcamp
Dec 05, 2022
The Vagabond King
Aug 28, 1956
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Dec 12, 2014
I Like It Like That
Oct 14, 1994
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Sep 22, 2022
Open House
Feb 16, 2003
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Dec 15, 2022
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
Dec 28, 1960
A Gift of Miracles
Feb 15, 2015
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Jan 21, 1986
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Feb 14, 2024
Popi
May 27, 1969
Theirs
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Apr 13, 1995
Clemente
Mar 14, 2024
Blue Moon
Jan 16, 2000
Jim Henson Idea Man
May 18, 2024
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Nov 16, 2015
Happy Birthday, Gemini
May 03, 1980
Piñero
Oct 05, 2001
Remember Me
Mar 05, 2016
The Spree
Apr 18, 1998
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
Dec 04, 2016
Out to Lunch
Dec 10, 1974
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Dec 26, 2016
Anatomy of a Seduction
May 08, 1979
Resurrection
Mar 15, 1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Apr 20, 1999
The Boss' Son
Oct 02, 1978
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Sep 30, 2003
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Oct 14, 2008
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Mar 04, 1994
Every Act of Life
Apr 23, 2018
Italian Movie
Sep 01, 1994
West Side Story
Dec 08, 2021
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Sep 20, 2014
Working
Apr 13, 1982
The Wharf Rat
Mar 11, 1996
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
May 14, 2019
El Alaméin
Dec 03, 1953
Voice of La Raza
Jan 01, 1971
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Sep 13, 2019
And the Oscar Goes To...
Feb 01, 2014
West Side Memories
Apr 01, 2003
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Mar 11, 2006
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Nov 25, 2006
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Jun 18, 2021
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Aug 10, 2014
King of the Corner
Jun 08, 2004
Still Working 9 to 5
Mar 13, 2022
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Aug 29, 2021
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Jan 01, 2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
May 19, 2009
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Jun 11, 2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Jun 22, 2004
When It Was a Game 3
Jul 17, 2000
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
Jun 06, 2002
Burke's Law
Sep 20, 1963
Bourbon Street Beat
Oct 05, 1959
Trapper John, M.D.
Sep 23, 1979
The Guardian
Sep 25, 2001
The Golden Girls
Sep 14, 1985
Miami Vice
Sep 16, 1984
The Larry Sanders Show
Aug 15, 1992
The Cosby Show
Sep 20, 1984
The Nanny
Nov 03, 1993
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sep 20, 1999
George Lopez
Mar 27, 2002
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Mar 03, 2005
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Feb 05, 1994
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sep 30, 2001
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
The Electric Company
Oct 25, 1971
Ugly Betty
Sep 28, 2006
Cane
Sep 25, 2007
China Smith
Jan 01, 1952
The Handler
Sep 26, 2003
Run for Your Life
Sep 13, 1965
Lanigan's Rabbi
Jan 22, 1977
9 to 5
Mar 25, 1982
The Millionaire
Jan 19, 1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Oct 05, 1951
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Jul 01, 1957
Climax!
Oct 07, 1954
Wanted
Jul 31, 2005
Adventures in Paradise
Oct 05, 1959
Ford Theatre
Oct 17, 1948
Matinee Theater
Oct 31, 1955
Cimarron City
Sep 27, 1958
Cavalcade of America
Oct 01, 1952
The Cosby Mysteries
Sep 21, 1994
Tamron Hall
Sep 09, 2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The Oscars
Mar 19, 1953
The Captain and Tennille
Sep 20, 1976
On the Rocks
Sep 11, 1975
Top of the Heap
Apr 14, 1991
The Muppet Show
Sep 05, 1976
Happily Divorced
Jun 15, 2011
Oz
Jul 12, 1997
Jane the Virgin
Oct 13, 2014
Maya and the Three
Oct 22, 2021
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
The View
Aug 11, 1997
Intimate Portrait
Nov 14, 1993
The Magic School Bus
Sep 10, 1994
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
General Electric Theater
Feb 01, 1953
Hearts Afire
Sep 14, 1992
One Day at a Time
Jan 06, 2017
The Marti Caine Show
Jan 08, 1979
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Oct 05, 1956
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Oct 01, 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
Nina's World
Sep 09, 2015
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
Green Eggs and Ham
Nov 08, 2019
The $100,000 Pyramid
Jun 27, 2016
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sep 12, 2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jul 16, 2009
The Reichen Show
Nov 11, 2005
The Rockford Files
Sep 13, 1974
Playhouse 90
Oct 04, 1956
Climax!
Oct 07, 1954
Climax!
Oct 07, 1954
Burke's Law
Jan 07, 1994
Climax!
Oct 07, 1954
Sherri
Sep 12, 2022
The Carol Burnett Show
Sep 11, 1967
Women of the House
Jan 04, 1995
Grey's Anatomy
Mar 27, 2005
To Tell the Truth
Jun 14, 2016
Stars in the House
Mar 16, 2020
Welcome to the Family
Oct 03, 2013
Seaway
Sep 15, 1965
The Dick Cavett Show
Jun 06, 1968
Grace and Frankie
May 08, 2015
The Ford Television Theatre
Oct 02, 1952
Strong Medicine
Jul 23, 2000
Bless This Mess
Apr 16, 2019
B.L. Stryker
Feb 13, 1989
Touched by an Angel
Sep 21, 1994
Dinah!
Oct 21, 1974
60 Minutes
Sep 24, 1968
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Apr 27, 2014
Miss USA
Jul 17, 1963
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Dec 21, 2014
Hollywood Squares
Jan 16, 2025
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
The Love Boat
Sep 24, 1977
Medical Center
Sep 24, 1969
The Abbott and Costello Show
Dec 05, 1952
The Wonderful World of Disney
Oct 27, 1954
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Oct 05, 1955
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Sep 15, 1990
Trackdown
Oct 04, 1957
The Merv Griffin Show
Oct 01, 1962
In Plain Sight
Jun 01, 2008
