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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • 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

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Fast X

    Fast X

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Oz

    Oz

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Jane the Virgin

    Jane the Virgin

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Golden Girls

    The Golden Girls

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Ugly Betty

    Ugly Betty

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

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

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • In Plain Sight

    In Plain Sight

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Magic School Bus

    The Magic School Bus

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Miss USA

    Miss USA

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

  • 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

  • Rio 2

    Rio 2

  • Green Eggs and Ham

    Green Eggs and Ham

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • The Prank

    The Prank

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • One Day at a Time

    One Day at a Time

  • De Puerto Rico para el mundo

    De Puerto Rico para el mundo

  • West Side Story

    West Side Story

  • The $100,000 Pyramid

    The $100,000 Pyramid

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Maya and the Three

    Maya and the Three

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Family Switch

    Family Switch

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • The Latin Explosion: A New America

    The Latin Explosion: A New America

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Angus

    Angus

  • 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

  • Hearts Afire

    Hearts Afire

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury

    Law & Order: Trial by Jury

  • The Electric Company

    The Electric Company

  • The Abbott and Costello Show

    The Abbott and Costello Show

  • Samar

    Samar

  • Jivaro

    Jivaro

  • Marlowe

    Marlowe

  • Popi

    Popi

  • Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

    Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

    Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

  • Ford Theatre

    Ford Theatre

  • Nicky Deuce

    Nicky Deuce

  • The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

    The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

  • Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

    Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

  • Theirs

    Theirs

  • The Deerslayer

    The Deerslayer

  • Open House

    Open House

  • The Ritz

    The Ritz

  • Fort Vengeance

    Fort Vengeance

  • The Stories of West Side Story

    The Stories of West Side Story

  • Cane

    Cane

  • Cattle Town

    Cattle Town

  • B.L. Stryker

    B.L. Stryker

  • El Alaméin

    El Alaméin

  • 9 to 5

    9 to 5

  • George Lopez

    George Lopez

  • 1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular

    1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular

  • Working

    Working

  • Getting On

    Getting On

  • Bless This Mess

    Bless This Mess

  • Untamed

    Untamed

  • Nina's World

    Nina's World

  • 80 for Brady

    80 for Brady

  • The King and I

    The King and I

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • Santa Bootcamp

    Santa Bootcamp

  • Wanted

    Wanted

  • West Side Story

    West Side Story

  • The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

    The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

  • Top of the Heap

    Top of the Heap

  • Happily Divorced

    Happily Divorced

  • Something's Coming: West Side Story

    Something's Coming: West Side Story

  • Torch

    Torch

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

  • Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

    Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

  • Curious George: Cape Ahoy

    Curious George: Cape Ahoy

  • The Handler

    The Handler

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • Italian Movie

    Italian Movie

  • Jim Henson Idea Man

    Jim Henson Idea Man

  • Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

  • Blue Moon

    Blue Moon

  • My Father's Dragon

    My Father's Dragon

  • The Four Seasons

    The Four Seasons

  • Women of the House

    Women of the House

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Cimarron City

    Cimarron City

  • Slums of Beverly Hills

    Slums of Beverly Hills

  • The Marti Caine Show

    The Marti Caine Show

  • Remember Me

    Remember Me

  • The Night of the Following Day

    The Night of the Following Day

  • Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

    Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

  • Carlo's Wake

    Carlo's Wake

  • The Cosby Mysteries

    The Cosby Mysteries

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

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

  • Seven Cities of Gold

    Seven Cities of Gold

  • The Boss' Son

    The Boss' Son

  • Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

    Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

  • A Gift of Miracles

    A Gift of Miracles

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

  • The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

    The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

  • The Toast of New Orleans

    The Toast of New Orleans

  • Best Ever Muppet Moments

    Best Ever Muppet Moments

  • The Fabulous Senorita

    The Fabulous Senorita

  • I Like It Like That

    I Like It Like That

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

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

  • Anatomy of a Seduction

    Anatomy of a Seduction

  • So Young, So Bad

    So Young, So Bad

  • Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

  • The Wharf Rat

    The Wharf Rat

  • Age Isn't Everything

    Age Isn't Everything

  • China Smith

    China Smith

  • The Yellow Tomahawk

    The Yellow Tomahawk

  • Seaway

    Seaway

  • Happy Birthday, Gemini

    Happy Birthday, Gemini

  • Out to Lunch

    Out to Lunch

  • Casa de los Babys

    Casa de los Babys

  • Welcome to the Family

    Welcome to the Family

  • Evita Peron

    Evita Peron

  • When It Was a Game 3

    When It Was a Game 3

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

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

  • King of the Corner

    King of the Corner

  • Celebrity Habla

    Celebrity Habla

  • Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

    Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

  • Summer and Smoke

    Summer and Smoke

  • Carnal Knowledge

    Carnal Knowledge

  • Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

    Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

  • The Vagabond King

    The Vagabond King

  • Portrait of a Showgirl

    Portrait of a Showgirl

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Lanigan's Rabbi

    Lanigan's Rabbi

  • I Know a Woman Like That

    I Know a Woman Like That

  • Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

    Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

  • Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

  • Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

    Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Voice of La Raza

    Voice of La Raza

  • On the Rocks

    On the Rocks

  • The Spree

    The Spree

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • This Rebel Breed

    This Rebel Breed

  • The Muppet Revue

    The Muppet Revue

  • The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

    The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

  • The Day Of The Dead

    The Day Of The Dead

  • Still Working 9 to 5

    Still Working 9 to 5

  • Rita Moreno: Now You Can!

    Rita Moreno: Now You Can!

  • Latin Lovers

    Latin Lovers

  • Piñero

    Piñero

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

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

  • Pagan Love Song

    Pagan Love Song

  • Every Act of Life

    Every Act of Life

  • Clemente

    Clemente

  • The Ring

    The Ring

  • West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

    West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

  • Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

    Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

  • Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

    Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

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

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

  • West Side Memories

    West Side Memories

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

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

  • Cry of Battle

    Cry of Battle