Creator / Rita Moreno

"It is through art that we will prevail and we will endure. It lives on after us and defines us as people."

Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931 in Humacao, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican actress, singer and dancer.

A star of stage, film, and television for more than six decades, Moreno is the first — and thus far the only — Latin American to have won an Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, and Tony, as well as one of only two people (along with Helen Hayes) to have completed both the EGOT and the Triple Crown of Acting.

Following what she has described as a "tumultuous" relationship with Marlon Brando in the 1950s and early '60s, she was married to cardiologist Leonard Gordon from 1965 until his death in 2010; they had one daughter together.

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Selected works:

Theatre roles

• The Ritz (1975) as Googie Gomez, a role she reprised in the film version.
• The Odd Couple (1985) as Olive Madison

Film roles

• So Young, So Bad (1950) as Dolores Guerrero
• The Ring (1952) as Lucy Gomez
• Singin' in the Rain (1952) as Zelda Zanders
• The King and I (1956) as Tuptim
• West Side Story (1961) as Anita Palacio
  • West Side Story (2021) as Valentina
• Marlowe (1969) as Dolores Gonzáles
• Carnal Knowledge (1971) as Louise
• The Four Seasons (1981) as Claudia Zimmer
• Angus (1995) as Madame Rulenska
• Slums of Beverly Hills (1998) as Belle Abromowitz
• 80 for Brady (2023): Maura
• Fast X (2023): Abuela Toretto
• Family Switch (2023)

Television roles

• Father Knows Best (1958) as Chanthini (1 episode)
• Playhouse 90 (1960) as Rita (1 episode)
• Zorro (1960) as Chulita (2 episodes)
• Burke's Law (1963) as Margaret Cowls (1 episode)
• The Electric Company (1971–77) as Carmela/Otto the Director/Pandora the Little Girl/Millie the Helper
• Hec Ramsey (1973) as Lina Ramirez (1 episode)
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1975) as Herself (1 episode)
• The Carol Burnett Show (1976) as Herself (1 episode)
• The Muppet Show (1976) as Herself (1 episode)
• The Rockford Files (1978–79) as Rita Capkovic (3 episodes)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1981) as Liz Boyce (1 episode)
• The Love Boat (1983) as Gladys Gordon (2 episodes)
• The Cosby Show (1987) as Mrs. Granger (1 episode)
• The Golden Girls (1987) as Renee (1 episode)
• Miami Vice (1989) as Congresswoman Madelyn Woods (1 episode)
• Hearts Afire (1993) as Senator Rhonda Hall (1 episode)
• The Nanny (1994) as Miss Wickervitch/Mrs. Stone (1 episode)
• The Larry Sanders Show (1994) as Herself (1 episode)
• The Cosby Mysteries (1994–95) as Angie Corea
• Murphy Brown (1997) as Dr. Goldman (1 episode)
• Touched by an Angel (1997) as Amanda Revere (1 episode)
• Oz (1997–2003) as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
• Strong Medicine (2003) as Lydia (1 episode)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005) as Mildred Quintana (1 episode)
  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005) as Mildred Quintana (1 episode)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2006–07) as Frances Goren (3 episodes)
• The George Lopez Show (2007) as Luisa Diaz (1 episode)
• Cane (2007) as Amalia Duque (13 episodes)
• Ugly Betty (2007) as Aunt Mirta (1 episode)
• In Plain Sight (2010) as Rita Ramirez (1 episode)
• Happily Divorced (2011–13) as Dori Newman
• Jane the Virgin (2015–19) as Liliana De La Vega (5 episodes)
• Grace and Frankie (2016) as Lucy (1 episode)
• Grey's Anatomy (2016) as Gayle McColl (1 episode)
• One Day at a Time (2017–20) as Lydia Riera
• Bless This Mess (2019–20) as Theresa (3 episodes)

Voice roles

• Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (1994–98) as Carmen Sandiego
  • Carmen Sandiego: Junior Detective Edition as Carmen Sandiego
  • Carmen Sandiego (2019) as Cookie Booker (3 episodes)
• The Magic School Bus (1995) as Dr. Carmina Skeledon (1 episode)
• Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (2003) as Doña Dolores
• Special Agent Oso (2011) as Abuela (1 episode)
• Rio 2 (2014) as Mimi
• Nina's World (2015–18) as Abuelita
• Elena of Avalor (2018) as Queen Camila (2 episodes)

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