Rita Moreno

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

218

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-12-11 (93 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Fast X

    Fast X

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • The View

    The View

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • Jane the Virgin

    Jane the Virgin

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Oz

    Oz

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • De Puerto Rico para el mundo

    De Puerto Rico para el mundo

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

  • In Plain Sight

    In Plain Sight

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • The Latin Explosion: A New America

    The Latin Explosion: A New America

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

    Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Green Eggs and Ham

    Green Eggs and Ham

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

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

  • Miss USA

    Miss USA

  • Rio 2

    Rio 2

  • West Side Story

    West Side Story

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • 1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular

    1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular

  • One Day at a Time

    One Day at a Time

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

    Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • The Stories of West Side Story

    The Stories of West Side Story

  • The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

    The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema

  • The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

    The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Maya and the Three

    Maya and the Three

  • The Prank

    The Prank

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • The $100,000 Pyramid

    The $100,000 Pyramid

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

    The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

    Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

  • Family Switch

    Family Switch

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

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

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

  • 9 to 5

    9 to 5

  • The Deerslayer

    The Deerslayer

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

    Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

  • Angus

    Angus

  • George Lopez

    George Lopez

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • Cane

    Cane

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • Bless This Mess

    Bless This Mess

  • Samar

    Samar

  • Ford Theatre

    Ford Theatre

  • B.L. Stryker

    B.L. Stryker

  • Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

    Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

  • Marlowe

    Marlowe

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • Carlo's Wake

    Carlo's Wake

  • Popi

    Popi

  • Jivaro

    Jivaro

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • Something's Coming: West Side Story

    Something's Coming: West Side Story

  • The Boss' Son

    The Boss' Son

  • Open House

    Open House

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

  • Nicky Deuce

    Nicky Deuce

  • Happily Divorced

    Happily Divorced

  • Best Ever Muppet Moments

    Best Ever Muppet Moments

  • Wanted

    Wanted

  • The Ritz

    The Ritz

  • Nina's World

    Nina's World

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • The Handler

    The Handler

  • 80 for Brady

    80 for Brady

  • Theirs

    Theirs

  • Untamed

    Untamed

  • West Side Story

    West Side Story

  • Fort Vengeance

    Fort Vengeance

  • El Alaméin

    El Alaméin

  • The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

    The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

  • Cattle Town

    Cattle Town

  • Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

  • Working

    Working

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Santa Bootcamp

    Santa Bootcamp

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Cimarron City

    Cimarron City

  • The Four Seasons

    The Four Seasons

  • Curious George: Cape Ahoy

    Curious George: Cape Ahoy

  • Women of the House

    Women of the House

  • Top of the Heap

    Top of the Heap

  • Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

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

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

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • Slums of Beverly Hills

    Slums of Beverly Hills

  • A Gift of Miracles

    A Gift of Miracles

  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Jim Henson Idea Man

  • The Cosby Mysteries

    The Cosby Mysteries

  • The Toast of New Orleans

    The Toast of New Orleans

  • So Young, So Bad

    So Young, So Bad

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • Italian Movie

    Italian Movie

  • Seven Cities of Gold

    Seven Cities of Gold

  • Celebrity Habla

    Celebrity Habla

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • Casa de los Babys

    Casa de los Babys

  • The Marti Caine Show

    The Marti Caine Show

  • Torch

    Torch

  • China Smith

    China Smith

  • Seaway

    Seaway

  • Remember Me

    Remember Me

  • The Night of the Following Day

    The Night of the Following Day

  • Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

    Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

  • The Fabulous Senorita

    The Fabulous Senorita

  • Blue Moon

    Blue Moon

  • Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

    Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

  • Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

  • The Wharf Rat

    The Wharf Rat

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

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

  • Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

  • Welcome to the Family

    Welcome to the Family

  • I Like It Like That

    I Like It Like That

  • When It Was a Game 3

    When It Was a Game 3

  • Lanigan's Rabbi

    Lanigan's Rabbi

  • Anatomy of a Seduction

    Anatomy of a Seduction

  • Out to Lunch

    Out to Lunch

  • The Yellow Tomahawk

    The Yellow Tomahawk

  • Summer and Smoke

    Summer and Smoke

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Happy Birthday, Gemini

    Happy Birthday, Gemini

  • Age Isn't Everything

    Age Isn't Everything

  • I Know a Woman Like That

    I Know a Woman Like That

  • The Vagabond King

    The Vagabond King

  • King of the Corner

    King of the Corner

  • Portrait of a Showgirl

    Portrait of a Showgirl

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • On the Rocks

    On the Rocks

  • Evita Peron

    Evita Peron

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Rita Moreno: Now You Can!

    Rita Moreno: Now You Can!

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • The Day Of The Dead

    The Day Of The Dead

  • Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

    Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

  • Piñero

    Piñero

  • Voice of La Raza

    Voice of La Raza

  • Latin Lovers

    Latin Lovers

  • This Rebel Breed

    This Rebel Breed

  • The Spree

    The Spree

  • The Muppet Revue

    The Muppet Revue

  • Still Working 9 to 5

    Still Working 9 to 5

  • The Ring

    The Ring

  • West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

    West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

  • Pagan Love Song

    Pagan Love Song

  • Clemente

    Clemente

  • West Side Memories

    West Side Memories

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

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

  • Cry of Battle

    Cry of Battle

  • Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

    Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

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

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

  • Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

    Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

  • Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's

    Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's