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Rita Moreno Wiki Information
Rita Moreno
(born December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress. She is the first and only Hispanic female and one of ten performers who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony and at the time the second Puerto Rican to win an Academy Award. [1]
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Early years
Moreno was born Rosita Dolores Alverío
in Humacao, Puerto Rico, to Rosa María, a seamstress, and Paco Alverío, a farmer. [2] She moved with her mother to New York City at the age of five, and took the surname of her stepfather, Edward Moreno. [ When she was eleven years old, she lent her voice to Spanish-language versions of American films.
]
She had her first Broadway role-- as "Angelina" in Skydrift
--by the time she was 13, which caught the attention of Hollywood talent scouts. She played a small role in the 1952 movie Singin' in the Rain
as Zelda Zanners, a fictional silent screen vamp, and had a supporting role in the 1956 musical The King and I
as Tuptim, but disliked most of her other work during this period. [3]
West Side Story
In 1961, Moreno landed the role of Anita in Robert Wise's film adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's and Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking Broadway musical, West Side Story
, which was played by Chita Rivera on Broadway. Moreno won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for that role. [4] Moreno went on to be the first actress (and the first Hispanic) to win an Emmy (1977), a Grammy(1972), an Oscar (1962) and a Tony (1975). In 1985, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago.
Other Roles
Besides appearing in Singin' in the Rain
, The King and I
, Summer and Smoke
(1961), West Side Story
, The Night of the Following Day
(1968) and Carnal Knowledge
in (1971), Moreno appeared on the PBS children's series The Electric Company
in the 1970s, most notably as Millie the Helper. In fact, it was Moreno who screamed the show's opening line, "HEY, YOU GUYS!" She also had roles as the naughty little girl Pandora, and as "Otto", the very
short-tempered director. Moreno appeared in the family variety series The Muppet Show
, and she made other guest appearances on television series such as The Rockford Files
, The Love Boat
, The Cosby Show
, George Lopez
, The Golden Girls
, and Miami Vice
. She was also a regular on the short-lived sitcom version of Nine to Five
(based on the film hit) during the early 1980s.
Broadway and television
Moreno's Broadway credits include The Last of the Red Hot Lovers
, Gantry
, The Ritz
, for which she won the 1975 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress, and the female version of The Odd Couple
. In 1993 she was invited to perform at President Bill Clinton's inauguration and later that month was asked to perform at the White House. During the mid 1990s, Moreno provided the voice of Carmen Sandiego on the animated Fox show Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
In the late 1990s, she gained exposure to a new generation of viewers when she played Sister Pete, a nun trained as a psychologist in the popular HBO series, Oz
. She made a guest appearance on The Nanny
as Coach Stone, Maggie's (Nicholle Tom) tyrannical gym teacher, whom Fran Fine (Fran Drescher) also remembered from her school as Ms. Wickavich. [5]
Performing in the 21st century
Moreno continues to be active on stage and screen. In 2006, she portrayed Amanda Wingfield in Berkeley Repertory Theatre's revival of The Glass Menagerie
. She was seen on Law and Order: Criminal Intent
as the dying mother of Detective Goren. She was a regular on the short-lived TV series Cane
, which starred Jimmy Smits and Hector Elizondo. [6]
Family
On June 18, 1965, Moreno married Leonard Gordon, who remains her husband and manager. They have one daughter, Fernanda Luisa (Gordon)Fisher.and 2 grandsons.
Awards
Among Moreno's awards and recognitions are the following:
- Academy Award as the Best Supporting Actress "West Side Story" (1961)
- Golden Globe Award as the Best Supporting Actress "West Side Story" (1961)
- "The Joseph Jefferson Award" Best Chicago Theatre Actress (1968)
- Grammy Award The Electric Company Album (1972)
- Tony Award Best Featured Actress, "The Ritz" (1975)
- Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (1977)
- Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Drama Series (1978)
- "The Golden Apple" Cue Magazine Award
- Library of Congress Living Legends Award, April 2000
- "The Sarah Siddons Awards" for her portrayal of Olive Madison in the female version of the Odd Couple
- "Special Recognition Award" from the International Latin Music Hall of Fame (2001)
- "Presidential Medal of Freedom" from President George W. Bush in June 2004
- Rita Moreno has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7083 Hollywood Blvd.
- On December 5, 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Moreno into the California Hall of Fame, located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts. [7]
Filmography
Film
Year
| Film
| Role
| Other notes
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1950
| So Young So Bad
| Dolores Guererro
| as Rosita Moreno
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The Toast of New Orleans
| Tina
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Pagan Love Song
| Terru
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1952
| The Ring
| Lucy Gomez
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Singin' in the Rain
| Zelda Zanders
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The Fabulous Señorita
| Manuela Rodríguez
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Cattle Town
| Queli
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1953
| Fort Vengeance
| Bridget Fitzgibbon
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Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation
| Soubrette
| uncredited
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Latin Lovers
| Christina
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El Alaméin
| Jara
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1954
| Jivaro
| Maroa
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The Yellow Tomahawk
| Honey Bear
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Garden of Evil
| Cantina Singer
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1955
| Untamed
| Julia
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Seven Cities of Gold
| Ula
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1956
| The Lieutenant Wore Skirts
| Sandra Roberts
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The King and I
| Tuptim
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The Vagabond King
| Huguette
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1957
| The Deerslayer
| Hetty Hutter
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1960
| This Rebel Breed
| Lola Montalvo
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1961
| West Side Story
| Anita
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Golden Globe
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Summer and Smoke
| Rosa Zacharias
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1963
| Cry of Battle
| Sisa
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1968
| The Night of the Following Day
| Vi
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1969
| Popi
| Lupe
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Marlowe
| Dolores Gonzáles
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1971
| Carnal Knowledge
| Louise
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1976
| The Ritz
| Googie Gomez
| Nominated - BAFTA Award; Nominated - Golden Globe
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1977
| Voodoo Passion
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1978
| The Boss' Son
| Esther Rose
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1980
| Happy Birthday, Gemini
| Lucille Pompi
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1981
| The Four Seasons
| Claudia Zimmer
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1991
| Age Isn't Everything
| Rita
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1993
| Italian Movie
| Isabella
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1994
| I Like It Like That
| Rosaria Linares
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1995
| Carmen Miranda: Bananas Is My Business
| Herself
| documentary
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Angus
| Madame Rulenska
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1998
| Slums of Beverly Hills
| Belle Abromowitz
| Nominated - ALMA Award
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1999
| Carlo's Wake
| Angela Torello
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The Puerto Ricans: Our American Story
| Herself
| documentary
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2000
| Blue Moon
| Maggie
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2001
| Piñero
| Miguel's Mother
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2003
| Casa de los Babys
| Señora Muñoz
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Beyond Borders: John Sayles in Mexico
| Herself
| documentary
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2004
| King of the Corner
| Inez
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2006
| Play It By Ear
| Ruth
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Television
Year
| Title
| Role
| Other notes
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1958
| Father Knows Best
| Chanthini, an exchange student from India
| episode: Fair Exchange
(24 Nov 1958) [8]
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1971 – 1977
| The Electric Company
| Carmela Otto The Director Pandora the Little Girl, Millie the Helper
| 780 episodes
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1974
| Dominic's Dream
| Anita Bente
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Out to Lunch
| Various
| Nominated - Emmy Award
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1976
| The Muppet Show
| Herself
| Episode #1.5 - Emmy Award
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1978
| The Rockford Files
| Rita Capkovic
| 3 episodes Emmy Award - For episode "The Paper Palace" Nominated - Emmy Award - For episode "Rosendahl and Gilda Stern are Dead".
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1979
| Anatomy of a Seduction
| Nina
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The Muppets Go Hollywood
| Herself/Host
| Special [9]
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1981
| Evita Perón
| Renata Riguel
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1982 – 1983
| 9 to 5
| Violet Newstead
| Nominated - Emmy Award; Nominated - Golden Globe
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1982
| Working
| Waitress
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Portrait of a Showgirl
| Rosella DeLeon
| Nominated - Emmy Award
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1989 – 1990
| B.L. Stryker
| Kimberly Baskin
| 2 episodes
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1994
| The Nanny
| Miss Wickervich/Mrs. Stone
| Episode - The Gym Teacher
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1994 – 1998
| Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
| Carmen Sandiego
| voice
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1994 – 1995
| The Cosby Mysteries
| Angie Corea
| 2 episodes
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1995
| The Wharf Rat
| Mom
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1997 – 2003
| Oz
| Sister Peter Marie Reimondo
| 44 episodes ALMA Award - 1998, 1999, 2002 Nominated - ALMA Award - 2000, 2001
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1998
| The Spree
| Irma Kelly
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1999
| Resurrection
| Mimi
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2004
| Copshop
| Mary Alice
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2005
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
| Mildred Quintana
| Episode - "Night"
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury
| Mildred Quintana
| Episode - "Day"
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2006 – 2007
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent
| Frances Goren
| 3 episodes: "Endgame" "The War at Home" "Brother's Keeper"
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2007
| The George Lopez Show
| Luisa Diaz
| Episode - "George Testi-Lies for Benny"
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Ugly Betty
| Aunt Mirta
| Episode - "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara"
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Cane
| Amalia Duque
| 13 episodes
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See also
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- List of Puerto Ricans in the Academy Awards
- List of people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award
References
- Speakers on healthcare
- http://www.filmreference.com/film/49/Rita-Moreno.html
- {{imdb|0001549}}
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Rita Moreno fan site
- All American Speakers
- Rita Moreno: 1931 — : Actress, Singer, Dancer - Demonstrated Versatile Talents
- Moreno inducted into California Hall of Fame, California Museum, Accessed 2007
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