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.
Movies (110)
Clemente
2025
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
The Prank
2024
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
2024
Family Switch
2023
Fast X
2023
80 for Brady
2023
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
2022
Santa Bootcamp
2022
My Father's Dragon
2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
Still Working 9 to 5
2022
The Stories of West Side Story
2022
West Side Story
2021
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
2021
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
Torch
2018
Every Act of Life
2018
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
2016
Remember Me
2016
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015
A Gift of Miracles
2015
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2014
Rio 2
2014
Nicky Deuce
2013
I Know a Woman Like That
2009
Celebrity Habla
2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
2006
Best Ever Muppet Moments
2006
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
King of the Corner
2004
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
2003
Casa de los Babys
2003
West Side Memories
2003
Open House
2003
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
Piñero
2001
Blue Moon
2000
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999
Resurrection
1999
Carlo's Wake
1999
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
The Spree
1998
The Wharf Rat
1996
Angus
1995
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
1995
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
1995
I Like It Like That
1994
Italian Movie
1994
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
1994
Age Isn't Everything
1991
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
1989
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
The Muppet Revue
1985
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Working
1982
Portrait of a Showgirl
1982
The Four Seasons
1981
Evita Peron
1981
Happy Birthday, Gemini
1980
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979
The Boss' Son
1978
The Ritz
1976
Out to Lunch
1974
Carnal Knowledge
1971
Voice of La Raza
1971
Marlowe
1969
Popi
1969
The Night of the Following Day
1969
Cry of Battle
1963
Samar
1962
West Side Story
1961
Summer and Smoke
1961
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1960
This Rebel Breed
1960
The Deerslayer
1957
The Vagabond King
1956
The King and I
1956
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
1956
Seven Cities of Gold
1955
Untamed
1955
Garden of Evil
1954
The Yellow Tomahawk
1954
Jivaro
1954
El Alaméin
1953
Latin Lovers
1953
Fort Vengeance
1953
The Ring
1952
Cattle Town
1952
Singin' in the Rain
1952
The Fabulous Senorita
1952
Pagan Love Song
1950
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
So Young, So Bad
1950
Theirs
TV Shows (104)
Hollywood Squares
2025
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
Maya and the Three
2021
Stars in the House
2020
Green Eggs and Ham
2019
Tamron Hall
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Bless This Mess
2019
One Day at a Time
2017
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
To Tell the Truth
2016
Nina's World
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Grace and Frankie
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Jane the Virgin
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Getting On
2013
Welcome to the Family
2013
Happily Divorced
2011
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
In Plain Sight
2008
Cane
2007
Ugly Betty
2006
The Reichen Show
2005
Wanted 2005
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
The Handler
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
George Lopez
2002
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
The Guardian
2001
Strong Medicine
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The View
1997
Oz
1997
Women of the House
1995
The Cosby Mysteries
1994
Touched by an Angel
1994
The Magic School Bus
1994
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
1994
Burke's Law
1994
Intimate Portrait
1993
The Nanny
1993
Hearts Afire
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Top of the Heap
1991
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
B.L. Stryker
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Golden Girls
1985
The Cosby Show
1984
Miami Vice
1984
9 to 5
1982
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Marti Caine Show
1979
The Love Boat
1977
The Captain and Tennille
1976
The Muppet Show
1976
Dinah!
1974
The Rockford Files
1974
The Electric Company
1971
Medical Center
1969
60 Minutes
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Seaway
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
Burke's Law
1963
Miss USA
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959
Cimarron City
1958
Trackdown
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Playhouse 90
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
Matinee Theater
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Millionaire
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
Climax!
1954
The Oscars
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
General Electric Theater
1953
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
China Smith
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Golden Globe Awards
1944