Renée Victor

Known for ActingBorn 1938-07-25Died 2025-05-30San Antonio, Texas, USA

Renée Victor (July 25, 1938 — May 30, 2025) was an American actress, dance instructor, and singer. She was best known for her role as Abuelita in the Disney•PIXAR film Coco (2017), the recurring role of Lupita on Weeds (2005–12), and the voice of female Argonians in Bethesda Softworks' video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011). Victor was the eldest of three sisters. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s, where she launched her career in entertainment as a singer for prominent bandleaders who spearheaded the popularity of Latin music in the U.S., including Xavier Cugat and Perez Prado. At this time, she also served as a dance instructor, teaching salsa and tango. Having met her husband in these circles, she and her husband traveled globally to perform together under the banner “Ray & Renee” — nicknamed the Latin Sonny & Cher — from 1963 to 1973. In the 1970s, Victor hosted KTLA’s Pacesetters, which highlighted the Chicano Power movement. After joining the Screen Actors Guild in 1973, she eventually transitioned to television and film work in the ’80s, scoring appearances in series like Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985) and Matlock (1987). Her film credits include The Doctor (1991), alongside William Hurt, as well as The Apostle (1997) and A Night in Old Mexico (2013), featuring close friend Robert Duvall.Read more

Movies & web series

Coco

Futurama

Mister Sterling

Mayans M.C.

Women's Murder Club

Undone

ER

Snowpiercer

All Rise

Weeds

Bob

Dead to Me

Strong Medicine

Witches of East End

A Million Little Things

Walker

The Parent 'Hood

Childrens Hospital

Matlock

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit

SuperFly

Saint George

Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Victor and Valentino

The Doctor

Blood Screams

With Love

The Apostle

All You've Got

In Other Words

The Neon Bible

The Prophecy II

My Brother the Pig

A Night in Old Mexico

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones

The Tony Danza Show

Dolly Dearest

Men Behaving Badly

Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone

Stuntmen

The Mealybug

This One Is for the Neighborhood

That Motherf**ker

The Flight