Rita Moreno

ActorProducer Dec 11 (age 94) Humacao, Puerto Rico 1944–2025 (81 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Singin' in the Rain

Zelda Zanders

Film

Fast X

Abuelita

Film

West Side Story

Anita

Film

Oz

Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

Film

Rio 2

Aunt Mimi (voice)

Film

West Side Story

Valentina

Film

Maya and the Three

Ah Puch (voice)

Film

Family Switch

Angelica

Filmography

Acting (218)

Movies (115)

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

as Self

Clemente

as Self

The Prank

as Mrs. Wheeler

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Self

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

as Self

Fast X

as Abuelita

Family Switch

as Angelica

80 for Brady

as Maura

My Father's Dragon

as Mrs. McClaren (voice)

7.1

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

as Narrator (voice)

Still Working 9 to 5

as Self

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

2022

as Self

8.0

The Stories of West Side Story

as Self

Santa Bootcamp

as Belle

Something's Coming: West Side Story

as Self

West Side Story

as Valentina

Curious George: Cape Ahoy

2021

as Gertrude St. John (voice)

4.9

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

2021

as Self

7.5

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

2021

as Self

10.0

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

2019

as Self

5.3

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

as Self

Torch

as Aunt Francine

Every Act of Life

as Self

Remember Me

as Nanna

De Puerto Rico para el mundo

2016

as Self

1.5

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

as Self

A Gift of Miracles

as Beverly Davis

The Latin Explosion: A New America

as Self

Rio 2

as Aunt Mimi (voice)

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

2014

as Self - Actress

7.3

Actresses Turned Producer/Directors

2014

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

2014

as Self

6.5

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

as Ida Barksdale

Nicky Deuce

as Tutti

The Day Of The Dead

I Know a Woman Like That

2009

as Self

7.0

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

2009

as Self

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

2009

as Self

When Medicine Got It Wrong

2009

as Narrator

Celebrity Habla

2009

as Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

2008

as Self

8.0

Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006

as Self

6.0

The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits

2006

as Self

6.0

The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo

2005

as Narrator (voice)

6.2

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

as Self (voice)

King of the Corner

as Inez

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

2004

as Self

8.0

Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

2003

as Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)

Open House

as Lydia Fitch

Casa de los Babys

as Señora Muñoz

West Side Memories

as Self

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

2002

as Self

6.5

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

Piñero

as Miguel's Mother

When It Was a Game 3

as Passage Narrator (voice)

Blue Moon

as Maggie Cavallo

Resurrection

as Mimi

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

1999

as Rita Kapkovic Landale

6.0

Carlo's Wake

1999

as Angela Torello

Slums of Beverly Hills

as Belle Abromowitz

The Spree

as Irma Kelly

The Wharf Rat

as Mom

Angus

as Madame Rulenska

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995

as Self

8.5

Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business

1995

as Self

7.4

Italian Movie

1994

as Isabella

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl

as Self

I Like It Like That

as Rosaria Linares

Age Isn't Everything

as Rita

Rita Moreno: Now You Can!

1989

as Self

1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular

1989

as Self

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

1986

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Muppet Revue

1985

as Self

Working

1982

as Waitress

3.5

Portrait of a Showgirl

as Rosella DeLeon

The Four Seasons

as Claudia Zimmer

Evita Peron

as Renata Riguel

Happy Birthday, Gemini

1980

as Lucille Pompi

3.0

Anatomy of a Seduction

1979

as Nina

5.5

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

as Self

6.2

The Boss' Son

1978

as Esther Rose

The Ritz

1976

as Googie Gomez

5.9

Out to Lunch

1974

as Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer

Carnal Knowledge

as Louise

Voice of La Raza

as Self

Popi

as Lupe

Marlowe

as Dolores Gonzáles

The Night of the Following Day

as Blonde

Cry of Battle

as Sisa

Samar

as Woman Convict

West Side Story

as Anita

Summer and Smoke

as Rosa Zacharias

This Rebel Breed

as Lola Montalvo

Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig

The Deerslayer

as Hetty Hutter

The King and I

as Tuptim

The Vagabond King

as Huguette

The Lieutenant Wore Skirts

as Sandra Roberts

Untamed

as Julia

Seven Cities of Gold

as Ula

Garden of Evil

as Cantina Singer

Jivaro

as Maroa

The Yellow Tomahawk

as Honey Bear

Fort Vengeance

as Bridget Fitzgibbon

6.2

El Alaméin

1953

as Jara

Latin Lovers

as Christina

Singin' in the Rain

as Zelda Zanders

The Fabulous Senorita

as Manuela Rodríguez

Cattle Town

as Queli

The Ring

as Lucy Gomez

The Toast of New Orleans

as Tina

Pagan Love Song

as Terru

So Young, So Bad

as Dolores Guererro

Rio 3

as Mimi (voice)

Theirs

Television (103)

Hollywood Squares

2025

as Self

6.2

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Maya and the Three

as Ah Puch (voice)

Stars in the House

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Green Eggs and Ham

as Dookess (voice)

Bless This Mess

as Theresa

One Day at a Time

as Lydia Riera

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Grace and Frankie

as Lucy Chambers

Nina's World

as Abuelita

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self - Guest

5.2

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Self - Guest

7.8

Jane the Virgin

2014

as Liliana De La Vega

7.9

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.5

Getting On

2013

as Sister Lily Claire

6.3

Welcome to the Family

as Lita

Happily Divorced

as Dori Newman

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

In Plain Sight

as Rita Ramirez

Cane

as Amalia Duque

Ugly Betty

as Aunt Mirta

Grey's Anatomy

as Gayle McColl

The Reichen Show

as Self

Law & Order: Trial by Jury

as Mildred Quintana

Wanted

as Mrs. Kelly

The Handler

George Lopez

as Luisa Diaz

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Frances Goren

The Guardian

as Caroline Novack

Strong Medicine

as Lydia

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Mildred Quintana

The View

as Self - Guest

as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

8.0

1997

as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo

Women of the House

as Self

Touched by an Angel

as Amanda Revere

The Magic School Bus

as Dr. Carmina Skeledon (voice)

7.7

Burke's Law

1994

as Jackie Lodge

6.7

Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?

1994

as Carmen Sandiego (voice)

The Cosby Mysteries

The Nanny

as Mrs. Wickervich Stone

8.1

Intimate Portrait

1993

as Self

4.5

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

as Rita Moreno

7.7

Hearts Afire

1992

as Senator Rhonda Hall

7.3

Top of the Heap

1991

as Alixandra Stone

6.0

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

1990

as Ella Salvador (voice)

6.8

B.L. Stryker

1989

as Kimberly Baskin

6.0

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

The Golden Girls

as Renee Corliss

Miami Vice

as Congresswoman Madelyn Woods

The Cosby Show

as Mrs. Granger

9 to 5

as Violet Newstead

Trapper John, M.D.

The Marti Caine Show

The Love Boat

as Gladys Gordon

Lanigan's Rabbi

as Millie Hillman

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

8.0

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

On the Rocks

Dinah!

as Self

The Rockford Files

as Rita Capkovic

The Electric Company

as Carmela

Medical Center

as Lydia Neal

60 Minutes

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

Run for Your Life

as Anita

Seaway

as Annabelle

Miss USA

as Self - Judge

Burke's Law

as Margaret Cowls

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

Adventures in Paradise

as Inez Sanders

Bourbon Street Beat

Cimarron City

Zorro

as Chulita

Trackdown

as Tina

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

as Maria Ferrari

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Linda

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Playhouse 90

as Rita

Matinee Theater

The Millionaire

as Alicia Conception Osante Williams

5.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Sonseeahray

Climax!

as Irene

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Chulita

The Oscars

as Self

General Electric Theater

1953

6.4

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

as Serene Crane

7.3

The Abbott and Costello Show

1952

as Telegram delivery girl

Cavalcade of America

China Smith

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Lit-Lit

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Ford Theatre

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

West Side Story

2021

Executive Producer

6.9