Rita Moreno
Acting
Born December 11, 1931 · Humacao, Puerto Rico
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.
Films (113)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025
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
The Day Of The Dead
2011
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
When It Was a Game 3
2000
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
1989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
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