Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno
	Rita Moreno (1963)
Born	Rosa Dolores Alverío; December 11, 1931 (age 92); Humacao, Puerto Rico
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, dancer
Years active	1950–present
Spouse(s)	Leonard Gordon (1965-2010; his death; 1 child)

Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004

Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican dancer, singer and actress. Moreno is known for her role as Anita in West Side Story (1961), which earned her the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first Latin American woman to win an Academy Award.^[1] She is one of the few performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and a Tony Award.^[2] In 2014 she was honored with a Screen Actors Guild Award for lifetime achievement.^[3] In 2019, she was honored with a career achievement Peabody Award.

Personal life

Moreno had an eight-year-long affair with actor Marlon Brando when he was young.^[4] She also dated Elvis Presley.

On June 18, 1965, Moreno married Leonard Gordon. Gordon was a cardiologist and also her manager. He died on June 30, 2010.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1950	So Young So Bad	Dolores Guererro	as Rosita Moreno
1950	The Toast of New Orleans	Tina
1950	Pagan Love Song	Terru
1952	The Ring	Lucy Gomez
1952	Singin' in the Rain	Zelda Zanders
1952	The Fabulous Señorita	Manuela Rodríguez
1952	Cattle Town	Queli
1953	Fort Vengeance	Bridget Fitzgibbon
1953	Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation	Soubrette	uncredited
1953	Latin Lovers	Christina
1953	El Alaméin	Jara
1954	Jivaro	Maroa
1954	The Yellow Tomahawk	Honey Bear
1954	Garden of Evil	Cantina Singer
1955	Untamed	Julia
1955	Seven Cities of Gold	Ula
1956	The Lieutenant Wore Skirts	Sandra Roberts
1956	The King and I	Tuptim
1956	The Vagabond King	Huguette
1957	The Deerslayer	Hetty Hutter
1960	This Rebel Breed	Lola Montalvo
1961	West Side Story	Anita	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Laurel Award for Best Supporting Performance Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1961	Summer and Smoke	Rosa Zacharias
1963	Cry of Battle	Sisa
1968	The Night of the Following Day	Vi
1969	Popi	Lupe
1969	Marlowe	Dolores Gonzáles
1971	Carnal Knowledge	Louise
1976	The Ritz	Googie Gomez	Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
1977	Voodoo Passion
1978	The Boss' Son	Esther Rose
1980	Happy Birthday, Gemini	Lucille Pompi
1981	The Four Seasons	Claudia Zimmer
1991	Age Isn't Everything	Rita
1993	Italian Movie	Isabella
1994	I Like It Like That	Rosaria Linares
1995	Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business	Herself	documentary
1995	Angus	Madame Rulenska
1995	America: A Call to Greatness	Herself	docudrama
1998	Slums of Beverly Hills	Belle Abromowitz	Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role
1999	Carlo's Wake	Angela Torello
1999	The Puerto Ricans: Our American Story	Herself	documentary
2000	Blue Moon	Maggie
2001	Piñero	Miguel's Mother
2003	Casa de los Babys	Señora Muñoz
2003	Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico	Dona Dolores and Woman#3	voice
2003	Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico	Herself	documentary
2004	King of the Corner	Inez
2006	Play It By Ear	Ruth
2013	Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks	Ida Barksdale	Currently filming
2014	Rio 2	TBA	Currently filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Father Knows Best	Chanthini	Episode: Fair Exchange (24 November 1958)^[5]
1971–77	The Electric Company	Carmela Otto The Director Pandora the Little Girl, Millie the Helper	6 seasons and 780 episodes
1974	Dominic's Dream	Anita Bente
1974	Out to Lunch	Various	Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music
1976	The Muppet Show	Herself	Episode #1.5 Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music
1978	The Rockford Files	Rita Capkovic	3 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for "The Paper Palace" Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are Dead"
1979	Anatomy of a Seduction	Nina
1979	The Muppets Go Hollywood	Herself/Host	Special
1981	Evita Perón	Renata Riguel
1982–83	9 to 5	Violet Newstead	Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
1982	Working	Waitress
1982	Portrait of a Showgirl	Rosella DeLeon	Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
1986	Golden Girls	Renee	Episode: "Empty Nest"
1987	The Cosby Show	Mrs. Granger	Episode: "You Only Hurt the One You Love"
1989–90	B.L. Stryker	Kimberly Baskin	2 episodes
1994	The Nanny	Miss Wickervich/Mrs. Stone	Episode: "The Gym Teacher"
1994–98	Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?	Carmen Sandiego	voice
1994–95	The Cosby Mysteries	Angie Corea	2 episodes
1995	The Wharf Rat	Mom
1995	The Magic School Bus	Dr. Camrina Skeledon	Episode" "The Busasaurus"
1997–2003	Oz	Sister Peter Marie Reimondo	44 episodes ALMA Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (1998–99, 2002) Nominated — ALMA Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series (2000–01)
1998	The Spree	Irma Kelly
1999	Resurrection	Mimi
2004	Copshop	Mary Alice
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Mildred Quintana	Episode: "Night"
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Mildred Quintana	Episode: "Day"
2006–07	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Frances Goren	3 episodes: "Endgame"; "The War at Home" and "Brother's Keeper"
2007	George Lopez	Luisa Diaz	Episode: "George Testi-Lies for Benny"
2007	Ugly Betty	Aunt Mirta	Episode: "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara"
2007	Cane	Amalia Duque	13 episodes
2010	In Plain Sight	Rita Ramirez	Episode: "Coma Chameleon"
2011	Special Agent Oso	Abuela	voice - Episode: "For Tamales with Love/Pinata Royale"
2011–present	Happily Divorced	Dori Newman
2013	Nicky Deuce	Tutti	TV Movie
2017-Prsent	One Day at a time	Lydia Alvarez

References

↑ "Rita Moreno becomes the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar". History Channel. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
↑ Nicole Lyn Pesce; Joe Dziemianowicz and Margaret Eby (3 March 2014). "Oscars 2014: Bobby Lopez becomes youngest person to get an EGOT with Best Original Song win for 'Let It Go'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
↑ Gettell, Oliver (January 18, 2014). "SAG Awards 2014: Rita Moreno receives lifetime achievement award". LA Times. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
↑ "After Trying Hollywood, Brando and Suicide, Rita Moreno Has Settled Down". People. April 21, 1975. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
↑ "Father Knows Best, episode "Fair Exchange" (24 November 1958) at Internet Movie Database".

Other websites

Rita Moreno at the Internet Broadway Database
Rita Moreno on IMDb

[1] "Rita Moreno becomes the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar". History Channel. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

[2] Nicole Lyn Pesce; Joe Dziemianowicz and Margaret Eby (3 March 2014). "Oscars 2014: Bobby Lopez becomes youngest person to get an EGOT with Best Original Song win for 'Let It Go'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

[SAG-3] Gettell, Oliver (January 18, 2014). "SAG Awards 2014: Rita Moreno receives lifetime achievement award". LA Times. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

[4] "After Trying Hollywood, Brando and Suicide, Rita Moreno Has Settled Down". People. April 21, 1975. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2014.

[5] "Father Knows Best, episode "Fair Exchange" (24 November 1958) at Internet Movie Database".

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v t e People who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards
listed by duration and year of completion
Competitive EGOTs	Richard Rodgers (1946–1962) Helen Hayes (1932–1977) Rita Moreno (1962–1977) John Gielgud (1948–1991) Audrey Hepburn (1954–1994) Marvin Hamlisch (1974–1995) Jonathan Tunick (1978–1997) Mel Brooks (1967–2001) Mike Nichols (1961–2001) Whoopi Goldberg (1985–2002) Scott Rudin (1984–2012) Robert Lopez (2004–2014) John Legend (2006–2018) Andrew Lloyd Webber (1980–2018) Tim Rice (1980–2018) Alan Menken (1990–2020) Jennifer Hudson (2007–2022) Viola Davis (2001–2023) Elton John (1987–2024) Benj Pasek (2017–2024) Justin Paul (2017–2024)
Honorary recipients	Barbra Streisand (1964–1970) Liza Minnelli (1965–1990) James Earl Jones (1969–2011) Harry Belafonte (1954–2014) Quincy Jones (1964–2016) Frank Marshall (2019–2023)

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