Cast & creator
Rita Moreno
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: Rosa Dolores Alverío, Rosita Moreno , ریتا مورنو, Роса Долорес Альверио Маркано
117
film credits
109
television credits
225
1944–2025 · acting roles
6.6
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (226)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mildred Quintana
1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Grey's Anatomy
Gayle McColl
2005
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Frances Goren
2001
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Love Boat
Gladys Gordon
1977
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self - Guest
2014
The Nanny
Mrs. Wickervich Stone
1993
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Touched by an Angel
Amanda Revere
1994
American Playhouse
Waitress
1982
Strong Medicine
Lydia
2000
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Miami Vice
Congresswoman Madelyn Woods
1984
Jane the Virgin
Liliana De La Vega
2014
The Rockford Files
Rita Capkovic
1974
Climax!
Irene
1954Climax!
Maria
1954Climax!
Denise Cardoza
1954Climax!
Francesca
1954
The Cosby Show
Mrs. Granger
1984
Matinee Theater
1955
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
Oz
Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
1997
The Golden Girls
Renee Corliss
1985
The Guardian
Caroline Novack
2001
Grace and Frankie
Lucy Chambers
2015
The Larry Sanders Show
Rita Moreno
1992
Ugly Betty
Aunt Mirta
2006
Burke's Law
Margaret Cowls
1963
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Dinah!
Self
1974
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Linda
1956The Reichen Show
Self
2005
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Fast X
Abuelita
2023
In Plain Sight
Rita Ramirez
2008
Medical Center
Lydia Neal
1969
Stars in the House
Self
2020
The Electric Company
Carmela
1971
Run for Your Life
Anita
1965
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Ella Salvador (voice)
1990
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Sonseeahray
1955
The Oscars
Self
1953
Adventures in Paradise
Inez Sanders
1959
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist
2016
The Ford Television Theatre
Serene Crane
1952
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Maria Ferrari
1957
The Millionaire
Alicia Conception Osante Williams
1955
Miss USA
Self - Judge
1963
Trackdown
Tina
1957
The Magic School Bus
Dr. Carmina Skeledon (voice)
1994
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
The Abbott and Costello Show
Telegram delivery girl
1952
Green Eggs and Ham
Dookess (voice)
2019
Playhouse 90
Rita
1956
One Day at a Time
Lydia Riera
2017
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Mildred Quintana
2005
Hollywood Squares
Self
2025
Cavalcade of America
1952
Burke's Law
Jackie Lodge
1994
George Lopez
Luisa Diaz
2002
Hearts Afire
Senator Rhonda Hall
1992
Getting On
Sister Lily Claire
2013
Rio 2
Aunt Mimi (voice)
2014
Carmen Sandiego
Cookie Booker (voice)
2019
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Singin' in the Rain
Zelda Zanders
1952
The Wonderful World of Disney
Chulita
1954
9 to 5
Violet Newstead
1982
Wanted
Mrs. Kelly
2005
Cane
Amalia Duque
2007
Bless This Mess
Theresa
2019
Maya and the Three
Ah Puch (voice)
2021
West Side Story
Valentina
2021West Side Story
Executive Producer
2021
Happily Divorced
Dori Newman
2011
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
Carmen Sandiego (voice)
1994
The Handler
2003
Family Switch
Angelica
2023
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
Nina's World
Abuelita
2015
Women of the House
Self
1995
80 for Brady
Maura
2023
West Side Story
Anita
1961Ford Theatre
1948
My Father's Dragon
Mrs. McClaren (voice)
2022
B.L. Stryker
Kimberly Baskin
1989
Welcome to the Family
Lita
2013
China Smith
1952
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Narrator (voice)
2022
The Marti Caine Show
1979
Cimarron City
1958
Carnal Knowledge
Louise
1971
Jim Henson Idea Man
Self
2024
Seaway
Annabelle
1965
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theater
Princess Michal
1953
Top of the Heap
Alixandra Stone
1991
The King and I
Tuptim
1956
The Cosby Mysteries
1994
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico
Doña Dolores / Woman #3 (voice)
2003On the Rocks
1975
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Lit-Lit
1951
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
2021
Voice of La Raza
Self
1971
Slums of Beverly Hills
Belle Abromowitz
1998
Garden of Evil
Cantina Singer
1954
The Four Seasons
Claudia Zimmer
1981
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Marlowe
Dolores Gonzáles
1969
Curious George: Cape Ahoy
Gertrude St. John (voice)
2021Lanigan's Rabbi
Millie Hillman
1977
Seven Cities of Gold
Ula
1955
Still Working 9 to 5
Self
2022
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
2009
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
2019
Casa de los Babys
Señora Muñoz
2003
The Prank
Mrs. Wheeler
2024
Every Act of Life
Self
2018
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
1979A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Self
2025
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actress
2014
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
1982
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Self
2015
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
2023
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
2004
The Ritz
Googie Gomez
1976
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
2022
I Like It Like That
Rosaria Linares
1994
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008
Anatomy of a Seduction
Nina
1979
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
2021
The Toast of New Orleans
Tina
1950
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
Remember Me
Nanna
2016
Untamed
Julia
1955
Piñero
Miguel's Mother
2001
Torch
Aunt Francine
2018
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
1986
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema
2002
A Gift of Miracles
Beverly Davis
2015
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Rita Kapkovic Landale
1999
De Puerto Rico para el mundo
Self
2016
Summer and Smoke
Rosa Zacharias
1961
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Self
2009
Portrait of a Showgirl
Rosella DeLeon
1982
Angus
Madame Rulenska
1995
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
2022
The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
Sandra Roberts
1956
Santa Bootcamp
Belle
2022
The Night of the Following Day
Blonde
1969
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Self
2024
Fort Vengeance
Bridget Fitzgibbon
1953
Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
Self
2014
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Ida Barksdale
2014
Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
Self
1995
The Vagabond King
Huguette
1956
The Deerslayer
Hetty Hutter
1957
Evita Peron
Renata Riguel
1981
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
Self
2021
Theirs
Age Isn't Everything
Rita
1991
Out to Lunch
Self / Divorce Woman / Posy / Spectator / 50s Dancer
1974
Cry of Battle
Sisa
1963
The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits
Self
2006When It Was a Game 3
Passage Narrator (voice)
2000
This Rebel Breed
Lola Montalvo
1960
The Spree
Irma Kelly
1998
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
2016
The Yellow Tomahawk
Honey Bear
1954
Italian Movie
Isabella
1994
King of the Corner
Inez
2004
So Young, So Bad
Dolores Guererro
1950
Nicky Deuce
Tutti
2013
The Wharf Rat
Mom
1996
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
Self
1995
Mga Alamat Ng Sandaigdig
1960
Happy Birthday, Gemini
Lucille Pompi
1980
Cattle Town
Queli
1952
I Know a Woman Like That
Self
2009
Actresses Turned Producer/Directors
2014
Popi
Lupe
1969
Blue Moon
Maggie Cavallo
2000
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Self (voice)
2004
Samar
Woman Convict
1962
Best Ever Muppet Moments
Self
2006
Carlo's Wake
Angela Torello
1999
Jivaro
Maroa
1954
The Boss' Son
Esther Rose
1978
Resurrection
Mimi
19991989 Walt Disney World 4th of July Spectacular
Self
1989
Latin Lovers
Christina
1953The Day Of The Dead
2011
The Ring
Lucy Gomez
1952
Working
Waitress
1982
Open House
Lydia Fitch
2003
The Muppet Revue
Self
1985
Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
1994
Celebrity Habla
Self
2009
The Fabulous Senorita
Manuela Rodríguez
1952
Pagan Love Song
Terru
1950
West Side Memories
Self
2003
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Narrator (voice)
2005
Clemente
Self
2025
El Alaméin
Jara
1953
Rita Moreno: Now You Can!
Self
1989When Medicine Got It Wrong
Narrator
2009