Rita Moreno
Puerto Rican actress · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1931 · age 94
Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. With a career spanning eight decades she is known for her roles on stage and screen, and is one of the last remaining stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood.
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Jim Henson Idea ManFilm2022BBC 100 WomenAwardProducers Guild Stanley Kramer AwardAward
SherriSeries, 2022
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationFilm, 2022Narrator (voice)2019
Still Laugh-In: The Stars CelebrateFilm2015Kennedy Center HonorsAward
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSeries, 2015
A Gift of MiraclesFilm, 2015Beverly Davis2014Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement AwardAward2013
Nicky DeuceFilm, Tutti2012Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardAward2009National Medal of ArtsAward
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries, 20092007California Hall of FameAward2005
Grey's AnatomySeries, Gayle McColl2004Congressional Gold MedalAwardPresidential Medal of FreedomAward2001
PiñeroFilm, Miguel's Mother1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries, Mildred Quintana1995
AngusFilm, Madame Rulenska1994
I Like It Like ThatFilm, Rosaria Linares1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries1984
Miami ViceSeries, Congresswoman Madelyn Woods1979
The Muppets Go HollywoodFilm1977
The Love BoatSeries, Gladys Gordon1975Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary AwardAwardTony Award for Best Featured Actress in a PlayAward1971
Carnal KnowledgeFilm, Louise1962Academy Award for Best Supporting ActressAward
The Merv Griffin ShowSeries, 19621961
Summer and SmokeFilm, Rosa Zacharias1956
The King and IFilm, Tuptim1954
Garden of EvilFilm, Cantina Singer1950
So Young, So BadFilm, Dolores Guererro1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1931Born11 December 1931People around Rita
Close ties
Jeff Corey Taught Rita
Arthur Freed Produced Singin' in the Rain and Pagan Love Song
Charles Brackett Produced The King and I and Garden of Evil
Joe Pasternak Produced The Toast of New Orleans (1950)
Steven Spielberg Produced West Side Story (2021)
Gene Kelly Directed Singin' in the Rain (1952)
James Garner Also in Marlowe (1969)
Mike Nichols Directed Carnal Knowledge (1972)
Stanley Donen Directed Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Steve Schirripa Produced Nicky Deuce (2013)
Hal B. Wallis Produced Summer and Smoke (1961)
Jean Hagen Also in Singin' in the Rain and Latin Lovers
Justin Lin Produced Fast X (2023)- Frank Tashlin Directed The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
- Ernest Lehman Wrote The King and I and West Side Story
Kurt Neumann Produced The Deerslayer (1957)
Peter Glenville Directed Summer and Smoke (1961)- Donna Gigliotti Produced 80 for Brady (2023)
- Lesley Selander Directed The Yellow Tomahawk (1954)
Georgie Stoll Wrote The Toast of New Orleans and Latin Lovers- Lee David Zlotoff Directed The Guardian
Jeremy Kagan Directed The Guardian
Michael W. Watkins Directed The Guardian
Patrick Read Johnson Directed Angus (1996)
Known for
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Singin' in the Rain 1952
Jim Henson Idea Man 2024
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico 2003
The King and I 1956
Fast X 2023
Filmography 40
226 credits on file
Television 24
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Awards
About this person
Among her numerous accolades, she is one of the few actors to have been awarded an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony (EGOT) and the Triple Crown of Acting. She has been honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, the National Medal of Arts in 2009, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2015, and a Peabody Award in 2019.
