Rita Moreno

Known for ActingBorn 1931-12-11 (age 94)Humacao, Puerto Rico

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Still Working 9 to 5

Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

Carlo's Wake

The Boss' Son

When It Was a Game 3

Clemente

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert

West Side Memories

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

Portrait of a Showgirl

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

Grey's Anatomy

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Green Eggs and Ham

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

The Latin Explosion: A New America

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Maya and the Three

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Oz

Jane the Virgin

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Jim Henson Idea Man

The Nanny

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

One Day at a Time

Grace and Frankie

The Muppet Show

Out to Lunch

Something's Coming: West Side Story

Voice of La Raza

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Hearts Afire

Singin' in the Rain

The Magic School Bus

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

The Larry Sanders Show

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

George Lopez

El Alaméin

The Stories of West Side Story

Blue Moon

Ford Theatre

Wanted 2005

Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?